Lunchtime talk at Pervasive Media Studio, Bristol.

Can sound help us imagine and create better futures? There are many people and projects thinking about possible futures, and how we might design or write ourselves into them. With its immersive and ambiguous qualities, and its ability to tap directly into our emotions, how might sound impact the way we think about and influence the future? Recently, Duncan Speakman has been working with the theatre company Uninvited Guests, alongside DEFRA, to explore sound and the future of our freshwater systems through a series of collaborative immersive sound performances. In this talk, Duncan will present this project, alongside a range of other international future sound projects and practitioners, exploring the theory, practice and possibilities of this exciting new field