Random Co-ordinate Photography
BY KYLE SOO
@ VOL 17
ON JUN 22, 2017
Kyle Soo, the organiser of PechaKucha Night Manchester, presents his first ever full PechaKucha, telling his story of a photography project he completed in 2016, when he asked the people of Twitter to guide him to random places in London, using only the power of random co-ordinates, and serendipity.
Join him on his journey into the unknown...
Squirrelling
BY RITA CERVETTO
@ VOL 16
ON MAR 30, 2017
"Squirrelling is the opposite of being a velociraptor."
In Squirrelling from PechaKucha Night Manchesters Vol. 16, Rita Cervetto from Common Good talks about squirelling - an approach designed to help in the planning and preparing for a big project.
This was "Presentation of the Day" on June 19th, 2017.
The Power of Talking
BY DANIEL THOMPSON
@ VOL 16
ON MAR 30, 2017
Listen to designer Daniel Thompson talking about the power of talking.
Follow him as he tells his tale of coming to Manchester for the first time and meeting its brilliant residents.
Lessons from Loose Collective
BY GRAHAM JONES
@ VOL 16
ON MAR 30, 2017
"Embrace your weirdness! The weirder the better, I'd say."
Hear Senior Lecturer in Graphic Design at Manchester Metropolitan, Graham Jones from Manchester's Loose Collective, as he talks about his work, imposter syndrome and Star Wars Lego in Lessons from Loose Collective from PechaKucha Night Manchester Vol. 16.
This was "Presentation of the Day" on May 25th, 2017.
Arthur Dooley
BY BOB GAUNT
@ VOL 5
ON JUN 13, 2013
Bob Gaunt tells us about the artist Arthur Dooley, a janitor turned sculptor. His story seems influenced by writer Jacques Rancier, whose book reflects the redistribution of the social order, which Dooley immitated in his change from low value employee to independent artist. Gaunt explores Dooley's stations of the cross series, which evoke a mix of traditionally christian and labor-conscious communist thinking.
The Cheetah and The Stag
BY DAVID CARDEN
@ VOL 5
ON JUN 13, 2013
David Carden serenades us with the amusing story of The Cheetah and The Stag. Based on a painting by George Stubbs, the story tells of a bet made by the Duke of Cumberland, in which he was later aided by the gift of a cheetah from his nephew, King George III. Delivered in the form of a high energy song.
Proteins R Us
BY ABID JAVED
@ VOL 5
ON JUN 13, 2013
Abid Javed tells us a bit about the different proteins in the body, and about their various functions, such as creating energy. Through his own drawings he teaches about various proteins, illustrating their differing shapes and how they do their jobs.
