Artist Talks x HQI

Something a little different for a Thursday after work - feed your curiosity with this series of talks curated by HQI, celebrating current and past artists in residence who've come through White City Place. Each talk is moderated by one of our resident artists, with a guest of their choosing for a conversation shaped by shared practice.

Architecture as Protagonist

THURSDAY 12 NOVEMBER

A talk by Hannah Stewart and Misha Notley on turning environments from passive backgrounds into driving characters: designing space to be felt before it’s understood, using distortion as a form of truth-telling, and making artificial worlds – both physical and digital – feel real.

About the Artists

Misha Notley is a London-based CGI artist with a background in Art Direction, working across music, fashion and commerce. Her work embodies a progressive design philosophy, frequently exploring future-facing and experimental visual narratives. Her artistic style blends digital surrealism with abstract storytelling, leveraging technology to create sophisticated visuals across a variety of environments. Her work includes projects for Weirdcore, Aphex Twin, Arca, Sevdaliza, Two Shell, Boiler Room, Slam Jam, Dior and New Balance, and has been exhibited at Madrid Digital Arts Festival and London Design Festival.

Hannah Stewart is a Newcastle-born, Berlin-based artist and founder of TOR Studio working across sculpture, new media, and live spatial installation. Shaped by her upbringing in the north of England in the 90s-00s, her work draws on the lived experience of the contemporary city to critique the politics that surround it.

Tor Studio is a multidisciplinary design practice that works across architecture, art, and new media. The studio develops conceptual and experiential work that is intentionally experimental, operating outside conventional design narratives while reflecting the dynamics of the present cultural moment. The studio was founded by Hannah Stewart and Fritz Schiffers in 2024.

Timings

Doors open 17:30, talk starts at 18:30, ends 19:30

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