Andrew Purvis sits down with Julia Robinson to discuss her exhibition The Beckoning Blade at Hugo Michell Gallery. From scythes to smocks, the Burry Man to the Wicker Man, witchfinders and gourdfathers; tune in to hear about the cultural, conceptual, and material considerations that drive Julia’s practice.

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Image: Julia Robinson, The Cull, linen, thread, steel, fixings, 110 x 110 x 15cm, 2021, photo Sam Roberts.

Andrew Purvis chats with Mark Valenzuela about his journey as an artist and his current exhibition, 'Still Tied to a Tree' at Adelaide Central Gallery. Tune in to hear about his influences and connections to his practice – from Filipino culture, to chess, to the fictitious villain General Zod.

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Andrew Purvis sits down with Clem Newchurch to discuss his arts practice and how it ties to his cultural journey. Tune in to hear about Clem’s processes; from collecting natural material and being guided by its properties, to reflecting on museum collections to position his techniques in time and place. They yarn about the recent exhibition KAURNA: Still Here as an outcome of the Guildhouse Collections Project, all while Clem demonstrates weaving techniques for the audience. 

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image: Clem Newchurch, Uncle Peter taking photo of second valley painting, 2022, Digital composition with artist photo and George French Angas, Coast scene near Rapid Bay at sunset, 1847.

Catherine Truman joins Andrew Purvis to discuss the dynamics of artist residencies, the importance of a self-imposed 'pause', the desire to artistically locate the person behind their research, and the beginnings of her work from her time in residency at Carrick Hill.

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Andrew Purvis catches up with Rosina Possingham to chat about her intricate photographic processes (that dote on old and new technology), collaboration, and 'the Patch', a body of work recently exhibited at Praxis Artspace inspired by Lefevre Park/Namtu Wama.

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Tom Borgas and Athanasios Lazarou make time to chat about Tom's practice. From feedback loops, to making the unseen seen, and the weather conditions that constitute a 'Tom day'.

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Andrew Purvis chats to Heidi Kenyon about the themes of her practice and her work in Neoteric at the Adelaide Train Station.

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Image: Heidi Kenyon, work in progress for We shall by morning inherit the earth, 2022, photo Adrian Kenyon

Andrew Purvis sits down with SA artist Jess Taylor to discuss her arts practice and her show Primordial at Hugo Michell Gallery. Tune in to hear about Jess' journey since art school, how art can perform the social function or horror (and ethical hurdles around executing this), and what draws her to the mediums she uses.

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• Primordial at Hugo Michell Gallery

Image: Jess Taylor, A Lie for a Lie (detail), 

Alex Mullen speaks about the influence his travels have had upon his work, forging into the gallery circuit, and his new body of work 'The Saloon of the Refused'.