Weaving Space

Name: Weaving Space
Start: 2025-05-02T13:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-05-02T14:00:00+01:00
Location: Watershed

part of Lunchtime Talks

Talk

Fri 2 May 13:00-14:00

In venue: Pervasive Media Studio, Watershed
And online: Live stream on Youtube.com

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In this Lunchtime Talk we will explore Dhaqan Collective's journey with The House of Weaving Songs, a domed steel structure based on an Aqal, a nomadic home found in the arid landscapes of Somalia.The installation is inspired by a moment shared with an elder during a workshop in which they sang from a tapestry they had woven, leading to an ongoing inquiry about how we make homes through songs that act as both literal construction, and a metaphorical manual for co-existence.

About Dhaqan Collective

Dhaqan Collective is a Somali feminist art duo made up of Ayan Cilmi and Fozia Ismail. Their practice seeks to find ways of building imaginative futures that support Somali people in the UK and East Africa, to resist threats over their cultural heritage.

Choose event time for: Weaving Space

Fri 2 May

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13:00 (ends 14:00)

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Pricing

Unless otherwise stated the cost of cinema tickets is as follows:

Screenings before 16:00 Monday to Friday and before 14:00 at weekends
£8.50 full (plus 12% booking fee*) / £5.00 concessions (plus 12% booking fee*).

Screenings after 16:00 Monday to Friday and after 14:00 at weekends
£11.00 full (plus 12% booking fee*) / £8.50 concessions (plus 12% booking fee*).

Aged 24 or under and refugees and asylum seekers
Any screening, any day any time for £5.00 (plus 12% booking fee*).

*Booking fee applies to online and phone booking only.

Access

Lunchtime Talks take place in the Pervasive Media Studio Event Space. To access the Studio, please go to the Main Watershed Box Office entrance and go upstairs to the Café & Bar. Walk across the cafe bar, turn right and walk towards the double doors. Go through into the corridor and walk all the way down until you reach the Studio. A member of staff will sign you in, and check your ticket, if you have booked.

The Studio is wheelchair accessible, and the events space has a hearing loop. The last talk of every month is BSL interpreted.

For more information on accessing the studio take a look here.

Concessions

Concessions apply to Full Time Students, Job Seekers Allowance and Employment Support Allowance, 66+ who have retired, Equity and BECTU members and disabled people.

Where applicable please produce proof of eligibility when collecting a ticket.