Studio Talk: Solid State Drive

Insights into Ryan Heath's existential arcade game

Join us at Broadway for this lunchtime talk with artist and Near Now Studio member Ryan Heath.
 

Ryan will share insights into the making and ongoing development of SOLID STATE DRIVE (2023), “an existential arcade machine: a non-game, a relic of retail and a new interactive work of fiction".
 

It explores the birth, life and death of a retro racer — a gaming experience commonly found in bygone brick-and-mortar arcades. While these spaces have shrunk in the face of an increasingly digitised world, our racing simulator has had time to contemplate. Instead of competing, our vehicle takes us on a journey off-course to the back end of its software. Roaming through these cavernous networks, our program delivers a monologue questioning the relevance of both itself and the experience it is supposed to provide.

WHAT IS BROADWAY ARTS AND TECH STUDIO TALKS?

This event is hosted by Near Now, Broadway Arts and Tech studio for arts, design and innovation, supported using public funding by Arts Council England.

Near Now Studio Talks are an opportunity for Broadway's network of artists and creatives to share insights into their processes, projects and inspirations.

Find out more at nearnow.org.uk.