Join us for this exhibition late and panel discussion, part of Mapping the Antropocene exhibition programme.
Join us for a lively discussion with the team behind the project, chaired by Inge Panneels, inviting artists Lise Autogena and Joshua Portway and guest speaker Chris Fleet, Map curator at the National Library of Scotland, to speak about mapping as a tool to better understand complex data and the world around us. We’ll invite different perspectives of different types of data; e.g. economic, climate, environmental data and together explore how through visualising these systems and processes, their meaning can be expanded and better accessed and understood.
Event details
Speakers:
Inge Paneels (chair) – Artist, researcher and lecturer in Service Design at University of Edinburgh
Lise Autogena – Data visualisation designer, artist, and researcher
Joshua Portway – Head of Published Collections, National Library of Scotland
Chris Fleet – Web archivist, National Library of Scotland
Date: Thurs 5 Nov 2025
Time: 18:00-20:00 | Free/Ticketed
Location: Inspace, 1 Crichton St, Edinburgh, EH8 9AB
Audience: General public(under 18’s must be accompanied by an adult)
This event has limited capacity and so registration is preferred. Participants with tickets are guaranteed entry.
Venue Access features: Accessible toilets, Assistance dogs welcome, Baby changing facilities, Seating, Step-free access, Wheelchair accessible
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Please note this event will be recorded and photographed. Video and Phorotraphs will be used for future marketing, promotional, reporting and archival purposes. If you would prefer not to be filmed or photographs, please let us know at the event.
Supported by
This programme is partially funded by the ESRC Festival of Social Science, with support from the Institute for Design Informatics, and Inspace. This programme is also part of the Being Human Festival, the UK’s national festival of the humanities, taking place 5 – 14 November 2026. Led by the School of Advanced Study, University of London, with Arts and Humanities Research Council and the British Academy. For further information please see beinghumanfestival.org.
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