Immersing in Alternative Futures Event, April 16th, 2pm
David Blandy’s Our Place, No Place
Come and join us for the first in a series of Immersing in Alternative Futures. Artist David Blandy will be running his new game: Our Place, No Place at the University of Sussex.
Step into the world of Our Place, No Place, a tabletop role-playing game by David Blandy, (in collaboration with Jo Lindsey Walton), where we imagine the complexities of a better future together. In this collaborative experience, we create a shared world by drawing a map and defining its landscapes, then step into the lives of characters who inhabit it. As we navigate a year in this imagined space, unexpected local events will shape our story and a community will emerge through play. The game was originally commissioned for Brent Biennial by curator Annie Jael Kwan.
The game launches a monthly series of free art and design activities led by some of Britain’s most inspiring creators. Each session invites you to engage imaginatively with possible futures—both those we hope for and those we seek to avoid—exploring how creativity can help address urgent global challenges, such as climate care. Every session follows a unique path for a thought-provoking experience. There will be a chance to contribute to research as part of this.
Playing the Future – Imagining Better Worlds, One Story at a Time… April 16th, 2pm
The rest of the series (so far):
📅 May 14 – story.glitch: A practice-led performance research project (Zoe Svendsen)
📅 May 30 – Interspecies Meditation (Ruth Catlow)
📅 June 4 – The Strategy Room (Dan Barnard)
📅 July 16 – Fashion Futures (Amy Twigger Holroyd)
Reserve your spot and learn more at: Immersing in Alternative Futures: Playful Encounters with Eco-social Art and Design | Ann Light
Our Placee, No Place, Originally commissioned by Curator Annie Jael Kwan for Brent Biennial 2025
By David Blandy and Joseph Walton