Intrusive Images

11 to 30 May 2026

 

A festival of the moving image that takes up the theme of access, through creative practice, to technology and physical and institutional space. We mean access in its broadest senses, from challenging social, cultural and material barriers to inclusion, to experimental and critical approaches to opening up technology and architectural/institutional space for creative expression. And by invoking the intrusive, we shift attention to, on the one hand, the cultural politics and guerrilla tactics of effecting access and presence, and on the other, the unsettling possibilities of art in dominant mindsets and practices. 

All are welcome to join us for a screening event and reception on 20 May from 17:00 in Westside Lecture Theatre, Winchester School of Art. Films will be exhibited on screens across WSA from 11 to 30 May 2026.

Curated by Seth Giddings and Louise Siddons.

 

A digital collage features multiple anatomical drawings of the human nervous system arranged over a background of technical circuit‑style diagrams. Shades of black, white and purple create a layered, high‑contrast effect.

           

Intrusive Images
Photographs credits: Dave Gibbons and Xinyue Li. Email us for specific credits and captions for external use.