What is the watering Hole?
The watering hole ; Also referred to as WaterHole is a place where animals go to drink water together. It has been said that at watering Holes, animals that are usually preying on one another observe a temporary truce. Although this concept of truce has been proven inconsistent, the idea of ‘truce at a place of refreshment’ is the metaphorical basis of the Art Sci Lab’s Watering Hole.
The refreshment that we refer to as water is knowledge and ideas from different disciplines. The different animals represent people from different backgrounds and disciplines and ages drinking together from a pool of interdisciplinary , trans-disciplinary Knowledge.
The core value of interdisciplinary exchange is the backbone to the vision of the Art Science Lab
The Art Science Lab weekly Watering Hole Seminar is held on Thursdays from 4PM -5:20 PM . It is a hybrid format with some guests physically present at the lab in ATEC 3.209. The seminar is semi casual and its purpose is to foster conversation, collaboration, and creation . We tend to have diverse participants ; and each meeting has different dynamics.
Upcoming Guest Speakers
- June 17th : Baba the Storyteller | Storytelling as technology
- June 24th : Russel Stoneback
- July 08th : Chukuwemeka Ikebude
- July 15th : Jacob Hunwick | Maintanence, Repair & the Illusion of Infinite growth
- July 22nd : Lagu Stephen
Watering Hole Conversation History
- April 16th : Lindsay King | Dark Matter
- April 23rd : Open conversation | Random in Creativity
- May 14th : Natachi Mez | Lineage
- June 10th : Open conversation | Information Modelling and connectivity