The Open Lecture Series

The Open Lecture Series is a collaboration between Worcester School of Art’s Fabrication Research Group and Meadow Arts. Some of the most exciting contemporary artists working in the UK and internationally visit Worcester to talk about their artwork, wider research, and processes they use. The talks are hosted at The Art House, accessible to students across the university and members of the public, and are free to attend.

Talks take place on selected Wednesday evenings from 4:30pm to 6:30pm, and include a chance to ask questions after each presentation. The talks are free and open to all: booking is recommended.

Alia Pathan

Alia Pathan is an interdisciplinary artist interested in memory, technology and subjectivity. Fire Rooster (2017) was Alia Pathan’s inaugural solo exhibition in London and included opera, video and 4D Sculpture inspired by the artist's actual and imagined journeys “home”. Spanning three continents this artwork negotiated the notion of provenance and intra-cultural identity constructed through pop culture.

They have exhibited nationally and internationally including Mount Florida Screenings at GoMA, EM15 Sunscreen, a collateral project for the 56th Venice Biennale, 4th Moscow International Biennale of Young Art, LOOP Festival Barcelona, Superdeluxe Tokyo and Note On, Berlin. Alia is the recipient of numerous awards including ASC Development Fund 2017, Red Mansion Art Prize Beijing Residency 2016, A‐N Go and See Venice Bursary 2015, Goldsmiths/ICA Moscow Scholarship Residency 2014.

www.aliapathan.com