KQ CONNECT: Private View of Observatory at CSM (London Design Festival 24')

Join the for a tour and private view of Observatory, Central Saint Martins' 2024 exhibition which celebrates interdependence in creative practice — much like the Knowledge Quarter, where cross-disciplinary thinking joins up.

This KQ CONNECT event will feature an exclusive tour and Q&A at 08:45 with the exhibition team.

We will be hosted by co-curators Teleri Lloyd-Jones and Kate Keara Pelen, along with Amar Sall, exhibition designer.

Breakfast will be provided.

As with all our private views, you're welcome to turn up at any time between 08:30 and 10:00.

About the exhibition: Welcome to Observatory; we invite you to look and look again.

Our 2024 London Design Festival exhibition celebrates interdependence in creative practice. We'll be exploring the orbits and constellations that spread out of creative practice and creative education: an interdependent network of people, moments, spaces, resources and skills – much like the Knowledge Quarter, where cross-disciplinary thinking joins up.⁠ ⁠

Each exhibit brings with it a story of iteration, exploration and conversation. Our Observatory invites you to look closer, to examine creativity as a process and to witness transformation. Across art, design and performance, work by students and staff demonstrates creativity as a connector: of people, places and ideas.

Projects featured include ReRoasted, a project working with Origin roasters at the British Library, demonstrating the re-use of spent coffee grounds in ceramic-making and a proposal to challenge our relationship to ‘waste’. Other work addresses cultural permanence for marginalised and migrant communities; and western influence on Artificial Intelligence, leading to flaws in translating nuanced subject matter and raising questions of trust.

Step inside and connect with the life and work of Central Saint Martins.

Find out more about the exhibition here.

KQ CONNECT:

KQ CONNECT is our networking event series that brings KQ colleagues together across our diverse range of partner institutions. Join us for a series of private views of exhibitions and summer walking tours of our vibrant local area. Immerse yourself in a world of creativity, connect with like-minded individuals, and discover hidden gems across the Knowledge Quarter.

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