T is for Technology: A one day 360º Workshop with Manuel Mason

“T IS FOR TINGLE WHEN WATCHING YOU, TINGLE WHEN TALKING ABOUT YOU, TALKING YOU INTO REALITY, TOUCHING…” 

Screen South are inviting creatives to join 360º expert Manuel Vason for a one-day workshop, focusing on how to document with this exciting all-seeing technology. The hands-on session will give participants the essential skills needed to handle 360º kit and shoot independently, along with the technical know-how to be able to develop independent projects. 

T is for Technology is part of ‘Survival Guide for a Post-Apocalyptic Child’, an exhibition by award-winning Finnish artist Nastja Säde Rönkkö and programme of related events taking place at Fort Burgoyne in Dover through August 2025. Participants will gain detailed insight into this ambitious immersive exhibition through documenting it and developing virtual 360º tours. 

This free workshop is open to creative practitioners from any discipline with an interest in developing their digital skills and discovering new forms of documentation.

Manuel Vason:

Manuel Vason is a visual artist and the director of Studio Radar Ltd a company specialised on the documentation and promotion of contemporary art. Having worked extensively with photography, video and more conventional forms of documentation, Vason considers the 360º virtual tours a comprehensive tool tailored to reach out new audiences, grow accessibility and extend the longevity of the art event. 

Screen South:

Screen South is a cultural development agency and digital studio with creativity and diversity at its heart. We work with regional, national and international partners developing programmes, productions and exhibitions, and nurturing talent through training and progression opportunities. We are a not-for-profit organisation with a drive to bring hidden stories to the public gaze and a track record of delivering ground-breaking projects across the arts, heritage and on screen. www.screensouth.org

Nastja Säde Rönkkö:

Nastja Säde Rönkkö is an artist working with video, performance, installation and text. Her projects investigate the relationship between the digital era, power, humanity and the future of our planet. She is particularly fascinated with how concepts such as love, slowness or affection can be silent yet radical ways to be and act in the world. Her practice dreams about the future and explores presence through politics and poetics of emotion.

Rönkkö has exhibited and performed internationally, Recent solo exhibitions include Those Who Kept the Light, Rønnebæksholm Kunsthall, Denmark (2022) and Salt in Our Blood, in Our Sweat, In Our Tears, Beaconsfield Gallery, London (2023). 

Her work has won several awards including Best Experimental Film at Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival, Best Editing, NYC Indie Film Awards, Best Short Film and Best Director in Short Film, Marietta International Film Festival and Seeing the Bigger Picture Award, American Documentary Film Festival and Film Fund (2018). She is the 35th recipient of the Young Artist of the Year 2019 title and award in Finland and recipient of Below Zero Art Prize (2023).