THE GYRE
Previous talk · 15 April · Ladbroke Hall
Plastic Reality
with Pandemonia and Sydney Lima
On 15 April Sydney Lima and Pandemonia sat down at Ladbroke Hall, to discuss consumer culture, self-image and constructing a persona.
The talk drew on Pandemonia’s experience living as a seven-foot-tall, idealised, latex doll over the course of nearly two decades, and Sydney’s work exploring the intersection of mental health and social media.
Sydney Lima is a documentary filmmaker and writer who has written articles for The Sunday Times Style, Vogue, VICE amongst others. She developed and co-hosts the Spotify Original podcast Sex, Lies & DM Slides with Gizzi Erskine and is currently in development for a new film with Channel 4.
In 2025, she founded Rich Parents, a production company and mentorship initiative designed to support underprivileged creatives in gaining access to the creative industries.
Previous Events
Poetry and Propaganda
18 March 2026 at Ladbroke Hall
From Yeats, to Persian poetry to the news cycle, language shapes how we understand conflict — and how we respond.
Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini brings nearly thirty years of experience as a global peace strategist, to her examination of the unfolding crisis in Iran, poetry, Sufism and the ways in which narrative can either entrench division or create space for peace.
Do We Have a Soul?
21 January 2026 at Ladbroke Hall
Dr. Victoria Trumbull and Lamorna Ash
Philosopher Dr. Victoria Trumbull in dialogue with author Lamorna Ash, exploring memory, identity, and the enduring significance of the soul.
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The Seven Deadly Sins
25 November 2025 at Saatchi Yates
Jean Campbell and Dr. Peter Jones
Historian Dr. Peter Jones in dialogue with model and broadcaster Jean Campbell over the historical formation of ‘Sin’.