Talks

Presentations, Interviews and panel discussions. Click on an item for more detailed information about each talk.

The Edges of Our World

9th March 2017
A short talk considering property ownership, gated communities and passport hierarchies.

Empathy & Risk

17th November 2016
Inaugural lecture from Professor David Cotterrell at University of Brighton - For the past few years, Cotterrell has been embarkin...

TED : How I Almost Lost My Faith in Photography (v)

12th June 2012
At TEDx events, a screening of TEDTalks videos -- or a combination of live presenters and TEDTalks videos -- sparks deep conversat...

In Conversation : David Cotterrell and Helen Sloan (v)

23rd February 2012
A public discussion between the artist David Cotterrell and the curator Helen Sloan.

David Cotterrell and Dr David Dibosa : Artist Talk (v)

9th July 2011
An in conversation event to accompany the exhibition Slipstream

Jerwood : Artists' Opportunities (a)

24th May 2010
Panel Discussion focussing on opportunities for emerging artists. Speakers included; Josh Lilley, Josh Lilley Gallery; Julie ...

Tate : Practice as Research (a)

14th May 2010
A presentation and panel discussion considering the difficulties in defining practice-based research.

RUSI : Subjective Views (a)

10th March 2010
A presentation and discussion considering the changing role of memorials and remembrance within contemporary society.

Artist's Story - David Cotterrell

19th November 2009
A presentation of recent commissioned and site-specific projects.

BBC Radio 4 : The Two Minute Silence (a)

8th November 2009
A short Radio 4 feature exploring the contemporary relevance of the Two Minute Silence.

David Cotterrell Film Screening

29th October 2009
For the first part of this unique event, Mezz was given over to an installation of three video works – Serial Loop, 9-Liner ...

Bearing witness: the role of war artists in the 21st century

26th October 2009
Internationally acclaimed artists Paul Seawright and David Cotterrell were in conversation with Jes Fernie, curator at firstsite, ...

Bridging the Gap (v)

16th September 2009
A short presentation prepared for the VAGA symposium, Making the Case. The audience was comprised of gallery and museum directors,...

Structural Video

27th August 2009
The festival showcased works from international artists in the form of video installations, video art, experimental, VJ and live a...

Searchlight Book Launch

23rd June 2009
A book documenting the project, Searchlight was launched at the 2009 North East Festival of Architecture at a talk by David on the...

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times (v)

26th May 2009
AA School Director Brett Steele hosts a conversation between pairs of collaborators who discuss their joint projects as well as th...

What we do

26th February 2009
A one day symposium aspiring to expand artists' professional practice and consider opportunities for artists in the social, natura...

Rob Smith in conversation with David Cotterrell & Siobhan Davies

20th February 2009
As part of Siobhan Davies Studios’ exhibition programme visual artist Rob Smith presents and discusses his new work 1440fram...

David Cotterrell in Conversation

7th February 2009
An event In support of the War and Medicine exhibition with the chance to view previously unseen images from David’s residen...

David Cotterrell War and Medicine

18th December 2008
Afghanistan: shifting visions Artist David Cotterrell was given the extraordinary opportunity to create art in a war zone -&n...

Army medics on the front-line (v)

17th December 2008
An interview describing recollections of time spent in Helmand province, recorded and formatted into an on-line slide-show by the ...

CNN : Another Side of War

8th December 2008
A short interview conducted by Nic Robertson, within the Wellcome exhibition, War and Medicine, for the CNN : International C...

BBC Radio 4 Today : Injury and Conflict (a)

25th November 2008
The subject of injured soldiers was addressed in a new exhibition, 'War and Medicine'. The artist David Cotterrell photographed me...

Value Addled

12th November 2008
A one-day conference for artists and commissioners exploring questions of value in relation to socially engaged artistic practice....

Culture and Consequence

12th June 2008
At the heart of the event was a desire to examine the sometimes uncomfortable relationships between arts and ethics with a view to...

Culture in a Time of Conflict (a)

10th June 2008
Lecture and discussion followed up by article in RSA Arts and Ecology Magazine.

Shared Territory

15th May 2008
An event to celebrate the achievement and potential demonstrated by recent interdisciplinary research and innovation.

The Privilege of the Outsider (v)

14th May 2008
Collaborations between artists and urban designers as part of a design team are generally seen as ‘a good thing’. But ...

Art in Hostile Environments (or a painter's megalomania)

8th May 2008
Evening Lecture to international community at Karte Parwan, Kabul. The talk described a selection of art, architecture and masterp...

David Cotterrell: Selected Works

1st April 2008
Presentation to faculty and students at Kabul University, Afghanistan

How was it for you?

11th December 2007
Regional Networking Day for Public Art South West

David Cotterrell on Afghanistan (v)

30th November 2007
A video interview conducted by the Wellcome Collection shortly after returning from a month long residency with the Joint Forces M...

Creative Question Time

18th October 2007
CIDA's 5th Creative Links event, featured a dynamic mix of advice, information, showcasing and support opportunities aimed at Lond...

Panel Discussion

20th September 2007
Part of London Design Festival and Urban Design Week 2007 this conference explored the role of the artist in urban regeneration.

Interactivity in Conceptual Art

1st September 2007
Presentation and panel member for discussion in Englsh and Chinese concerning the role of interactivity within contemporary art.

Appropriation of Modernism

25th July 2007
The object of the evening panel discussion was to investigate our relationship to Modernism and think about what it means to appro...

Critiquing Process

1st March 2007
Creative Regeneration consisted of a conference day and an artist training day. The events were attended by 180+ people and stimul...

Ecological Perspective on Rapid Development in China - the Importance of the Spaces in Between

12th December 2006
Panel discussion at LSE as part of No Way Back Conference.

Creative Clusters 2006: Mainstreaming Creativity (Curator)

8th November 2006
Creative Clusters is an Annual Conference - the theme for 2006 was Mainstreaming Creativity.

South Facing

13th September 2006
A presentation of research and development of artworks in response to the architecture and development of Shanghai.

NASA, an Outsider's View

26th July 2006
A seminar intended to provoke those involved in housing provision, housing design and the creation of vibrant neighbourhoods...

Architecture

27th March 2006
Multistorey was a series of public guest lectures by international architects, artists and other professions. The series was hoste...

International Investigation

27th March 2006
Presentation to Arts Council England and invited audience for the launch of the second phase of the ArtistLinks International resi...

Artists and Commissioners

17th March 2006
A one-day conference for local authorities, Arts organisations and Artists to consider developments within art commissioning.

Underworld

13th March 2006
Presented as part of the Open in Process series of lectures for Node London: b>b>d>s bodydataspace.

Working with Civil Servants

27th February 2006
An informal networking event as part of the national AIR Open Dialogues artists’ events programme.

Growth Without a Soul

24th November 2005
The Thames Gateway Forum is the annual interface for all those involved with the Thames Gateway and Olympic projects.

Building Culture

26th October 2005
Paper delivered to international conference on creative economies.

Public Art and Development

21st May 2005
Close Proximity was a two day NAN event organised by Helen Sloan, from SCAN and Jonathan Swain, an artist from Brighton.

The Search for Wu Jiang

24th March 2005
An event timed to coincide with a visit to London of a selection of Chinese Contemporary artists,

BBC4 : Beck's Futures 2002 (v)

10th July 2002
A short TV interview, documentary and extracts from a panel discussion focusing on the work, Borrowed Time installed at the ICA, L...