Session In Play – SODA ECRS, Manchester Metropolitan University MMU

Maria Ruban, John Lloyd, Adam Cain, Damon Bannister, David Bewick, Sian McFarlane, Sophie Lee, Polly Palmerini, Thom Bridge.

Keywords: Joy, Playful, Space, Dance, Fragments

Session In Play – SODA ECR Showcase #2 - Proposal Format: Audio, Video and multimedia pieces (with research statement 1000 words) Contact: Maria Ruban m.ruban@mmu.ac.uk

Abstract

Session In Play is the forthcoming showcase of work by Early Career Researchers (ECRs) at Modal Gallery, SODA (School of Digital Arts), MMU in January 2026. This work builds upon a previous one off,almost spontaneous pop-up exhibition held last Autumn. At this event there was no attempt to create synergies or connections, it was purely a manifestation of our willingness to show work at any stage; published or prototype. As a group of ECRs we are attempting to navigate shifting understandings of what practice-based research is, particularly in a digital arts context. Our Wild Research Proposal is to examine how these methods of sharing knowledge and research as ECRs create our own possibilities of a playfulness of ideas, collaboration and community, outside of regulated structures as practice-based researchers.

Index of /DOCUMENTATION/WILD_RESEARCH

	Name	Last modified	Size
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	A place before wild spaces Maria John.mp4	2025-11-12 12:48	1.1G
	Bury Me Wild As A Live Experiment (Adam Cain-Dave Bewick).wav	2025-11-12 12:45	47M
	DAVE ADAM DAMON.m4a	2025-11-12 12:45	649K
	DAVE ADAM DAMON JOHN.m4a	2025-11-12 12:45	1.0M
	Polly and Sian planning conversation.m4a	2025-11-12 12:45	40M
	Rigourmortified Legion (Dave Bewick-Adam Cain-JohnLloyd-MariaRuban-DamonBannister).mp4	2025-11-12 12:47	688M
	ScreenRecording-Palmerini-Lee.MP4	2025-11-12 12:45	67M
	Screen Recording POLLY AND SIAN.mov	2025-11-12 12:48	728M
	Sophie and Polly - Land and Wild.mp3	2025-11-12 12:45	9.0M
	Thom Bridge and Sian Macfarlane Discuss Seeing Art Together.mp3	2025-11-12 12:45	52M
	Wild Research Vis.mp4	2025-11-12 12:46	70M

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