Conversation with artist Elia Bosshard about 'Assembly of Arenas', a work that looks at how we construct spaces of social gatherings and what this arrangements (i.e. arrangements of chairs) tell about the nature of our gatherings and how they effect the way we interact and perceive. The project is showing at Sydenham International in Sydney, Australia from 7-11 September 2022.

This conversation was originally aired on Eastside Radio 89.7FM on 29 August 2022.

For more about Elia's work see: https://www.eliabosshard.com/

Sympoiesis radio show is produced on the Gadigal land of the Eora nation, traditional custodians of this land. We pay our respect and gratitude to the elders past, present, and yet to come.

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PRESENTER/INTERVIEWER: Ira Ferris (www.instagram.com/artemisprojects)

Conversation with artist Kit Bylett, about immersive installation 'Second Guest Wellness' made in collaboration with Monica Rani Rudhar and Rachel Levine, for the Cement Fondu project space. 'Second Health Wellness' is a clinic that is also a shop. It speaks about commodification of traditional wellness practices and how those things that were once passed on through families have now become market goods.

Originally aired on Eastside Radio 89.7FM on 24 August 2022.

For more about Kit's work see: https://kitbylett.com/

For 'Second Guest Wellness' see: https://cementfondu.org/project-space-monica-rani-rudhar-kit-bylett-rachel-levine-second-guest-wellness/

Sympoiesis radio show is produced on the Gadigal land of the Eora nation, traditional custodians of this land. We pay our respect and gratitude to the elders past, present, and yet to come.

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Conversation with Diane Busuttil, a dancer/choreographer and the founder/facilitator of Creative Caring organisation that brings dance to elderly, and people with dementia, Alzheimer's, Multiple Sclerosis, and Parkinson's. We speak about dance as a caring modality, and about the new series of workshops 'Spring for Seniors' held at the Sydney Opera House and designed for those 55+.

Originally aired on Eastside Radio 89.7FM on 24 August 2022.

Host: Ira Ferris

For more about Diane's work: https://www.creativecaring.com.au/about-us

For Spring for Seniors, and to book see: https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/events/whats-on/workshops/2022/spring-for-seniors-monthly-dance-theatre-class.html

Sympoiesis radio show is produced on the Gadigal land of the Eora nation, traditional custodians of this land. We pay our respect and gratitude to the elders past, present, and yet to come.

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Conversation with Sydney-based dancer and choreographer Ryuichi Fujimura about his HER NOW trilogy; a series of three auto-biographical dance solos that address ageing and body memory; stage fright and the addiction to the audience-connection; professional set-backs and humour as a tool for recovery...

The conversation was recorded on 27 July 2022 via a zoom call from Zagreb to Sydney, and it aired on Sydney's Eastside Radio 89.7FM on 1 August 2022.

For more about Ryuichi Fujimura: https://www.ryuichifujimura.com/

Sympoiesis radio show is produced on the Gadigal land of the Eora nation, traditional custodians of this land. We pay our respect and gratitude to the elders past, present, and yet to come.

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Conversation with visual artist Thomas Thorby-Lister about the 'paintings' he is creating in collaboration with nature, for the Orange Regional Gallery, and through the CORRIDOR project residency.

The conversation was recorded on 13 May 2022 at the Corridor project (Cowra NSW) on Wiradjuri Country, while Thorby-Lister was in the process of creating a site-responsive works for the Orange Regional Gallery exhibition which takes place from 30 July – 25 September2022: https://www.orange.nsw.gov.au/gallery/exhibitions/

We spoke about the idea of shared agency (between him and the surrounding environment); intuition, honesty, immersive scale, monochrome expression, hapticity of linen, and why his works are not easily categorised as 'paintings'.

Image Credit: Tom Malek

For more about Thomas Thorby-Lister: https://www.instagram.com/thomasthorbylister/

This conversation was originally aired on Eastside Radio on 18 July 2022, as part of Arts Monday: Sympoiesis.

Sympoiesis radio show is produced on the Gadigal land of the Eora nation, traditional custodians of this land. We pay our respect and gratitude to the elders past, present, and yet to come.

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MUSIC:

#1 Philip Samartzis + Eugene Ughetti, Medium Frequency Spaced Array Radars (Array, 2021)

#2 Cipkice, O tha'n tombaca daor (https://cipkice.bandcamp.com/releases)

#3 The Comet is Coming, Do the Milky Way (Prophecy, 2015)

#4 Mimika Orchestra, Fondo (single, 2022)

Conversation with Lucija Ivšić aka Živa, Croatia-born Melbourne-based musician and Sensilab (Monash University) researcher.

You can find her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_xziva/

This conversation was aired on Eastside Radio 89.7FM on 4 July 2022, as part of 'Arts Monday: Sympoiesis'.

Sympoiesis radio show is produced on the Gadigal land of the Eora nation, traditional custodians of this land. We pay our respect and gratitude to the elders past, present, and yet to come.

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PRESENTER/INTERVIEWER: Ira Ferris (www.instagram.com/artemisprojects)

MUSIC:

#1 Apex Twin, Alberto Balsalm (excerpt)

#2 Puncke, Chk Chk

#3 ŽIVA, Power

#4 ŽIVA, Dualism

#5 Apex Twin, Alberto Balsalm (excerpt)

Conversation with Lleah Smith about the project FUTURE SCHOOL developed with Year 3-6 students at the Kandos Public School as a creative re-imaging of the traditional classroom, followed by the experiences of 'home-schooling' during the Covid-19 lockdowns. FUTURE SCHOOL is a framework on how to work with young people so their voices and opinions are heard, valued, and incorporated into the decision making processes. It is a project that builds and develops young people’s confidence, questions the hierarchies of knowledge and the function of the school within the community.

FUTURE SCHOOL was presented as part of the 2022 Cementa Festival in Kandos NSW, on the Wiradjuri country where my conversation with Lleah was recorded.

Cementa Festival: cementa.com.au/

Lleah Smith: http://lleahsmith.com/

This conversation was aired on Eastside Radio 89.7FM on 23 May 2022, as part of 'Arts Monday: Sympoiesis'.

Sympoiesis radio show is produced on the Gadigal land of the Eora nation, traditional custodians of this land. We pay our respect and gratitude to the elders past, present, and yet to come.

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PRESENTER/INTERVIEWER: Ira Ferris (www.instagram.com/artemisprojects)

MUSIC:

#1 (intro): The Four Distressed Waves Of Sleep, from the album 'Message' by Svntax Error

https://svntaxerror.bandcamp.com/album/message

#2 (short intermission between the interview): Passage 4: Daniel Von Jenatsch, from the album Relating to the Immediate Surroundings of Something by Megan Alice Clune

Conversation with filipino-Australian poet Kaya Ortiz. We talk about language and identity, relevance of a place, ancestry, nostalgia, connection between ecology and community, and more.

Originally aired on Eastside Radio 89.7FM on 22 November 2021, as part of 'Arts Monday: Sympoiesis'.

Find Kaya on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kayak.ortiz/

Sympoiesis radio show is produced on the Gadigal land of the Eora nation, traditional custodians of this land. We pay our respect and gratitude to the elders past, present, and yet to come.

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Conversation with artist Tina Stefanou about her vocal participatory action, ‘THE LONGEST HUM’, part of the 2022 Cementa Festival in Kandos NSW.

Cementa Festival: https://cementa.com.au/

The Longest Hum: https://www.instagram.com/_the_longest_hum/

Tina Stefanou: http://www.tinastefanou.com/

This conversation was aired on Eastside Radio 89.7FM on 9 May 2022, as part of 'Arts Monday: Sympoiesis'.

Sympoiesis radio show is produced on the Gadigal land of the Eora nation, traditional custodians of this land. We pay our respect and gratitude to the elders past, present, and yet to come.

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MUSIC:

#1: Huun Huur Tu - Konguroi (Sixty Horses in my Herd)

#2: Pauline Oliveros, David Rothenberg & Timothy Hill - Three of a Mind

#3: Tinariwen - Sastanàqqàm

Conversation with choreographer Sara Black about 'Double Beat', a performance for three dancers that explores the aural and physical responses the heart and pulse present in reaction to the tempo of our changing natural world. Double Beat is premiering at the Riverside Theatres Parramatta (Sydney) on 5th May 2022: https://riversideparramatta.com.au/show/doublebeat/

This conversation was aired on Eastside Radio 89.7FM on 25 April 2022, as part of 'Arts Monday: Sympoiesis'.

Sympoiesis radio show is produced on the Gadigal land of the Eora nation, traditional custodians of this land. We pay our respect and gratitude to the elders past, present, and yet to come.

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PRESENTER/INTERVIEWER: Ira Ferris