‘How I’m Feeling Now’: Participatory art installation

Date & time
3 November 2026 | 09.30-14.45

Photograph of a young person using a digital tablet to create and share visual content, highlighting digital creativity, self-expression and the role of technology in communicating ideas and emotions

Event format

Attend event in person

Event type

Participatory interactive event

Event topic

Technology and us

Audience

Young People, Adults

Academic discipline

Psychology

Venue

Roland Levinksy Building Lecture Theatre / Foyer, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA

What's on offer?

Contribute to and explore a participatory audio-visual exhibition where young people share short video clips expressing how they are feeling. The installation invites visitors to reflect on social media, digital expression and wellbeing through a collective creative experience.

What's it about?

How do young people use social media and digital technologies to express how they feel? This participatory exhibition explores the role of digital media in emotional expression, encouraging visitors to reflect on the benefits and challenges of online spaces, wellbeing and self-expression through a collaborative audio-visual artwork.

Who's leading the event?

Dr Jessy Williams, Post Doctoral Research Fellow at University of Plymouth, Lily Frances, PhD candidate at the University of Bristol

Open to

Young people aged 16-25

Of particular interest to

Young people aged 16-25 who are interested in social media, digital culture, wellbeing and creative self-expression, particularly those who want to reflect on how digital technologies shape the way they communicate emotions and experiences.