Artists' Impressions

In this episode Laura chats to printmaker and textile artist Sophie Fields about collaging in lockdown, life as an Artist in Residence and creating an installation using 150m of fabric to fill the windows of the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh.

Find Sophie's work on her website here: https://www.sophielfields.co.uk/

Featured in the Episode:

Capital Theatres, Hanging by a Million Threads by Sophie Fields https://www.capitaltheatres.com/about/stories/art-installation-at-the-festival-theatre

Tanya Kovats, Rivers at Jupiter Artland, Edinburgh https://www.jupiterartland.org/art/tania-kovats-rivers/#:~:text=Jupiter%20Artland%20%2D%20Rivers%20Tania%20Kovats&text=Born%20in%20London%20in%201966,the%20Serpentine%20Gallery%20in%201991.

Drawing Water by Tanya Kovats. https://www.fruitmarket.co.uk/shop/the-fruitmarket-gallery-books/tania-kovats-drawing-water/

The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh https://www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning/vincent-van-gogh-the-starry-night-1889/

Grayson's Art Club Exhibition Book https://shop.manchesterartgallery.org/products/graysons-art-club-the-exhibition

MUSIC BY KYE PERRY https://kyeperry.myportfolio.com/production

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In this episode Laura and Honor chat about farming in the Alps, making costumes in Marseille and cycling around Paris to find a pasta machine. Honor Bathurst, a painter, printmaker and costume designer shares her creative processes and her inspirations.

[Content Warning: Please note that this episode contains references to the Holocaust and to suicide]

Featured in the episode:

Find Honor's work here: https://www.instagram.com/h_o_n_o_r_bat/?hl=en

Katie Patterson's work is on display at Modern One in Edinburgh as part of their NOW exhibition. Honor mentioned in particular the piece Earth, Moon, Earth. Find out more here: https://www.nationalgalleries.org/exhibition/now-katie-paterson-darren-almond-shona-macnaughton-lucy-raven

Charlotte Salomon, Life? Or Theatre? See the series here: https://jck.nl/en/exhibition/charlotte-salomon-life-or-theatre

Material Matters Podcast with Grant Gibson https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/material-matters-with-grant-gibson/id1450375359 Honor mentioned in particular the episode from 9th Sept 2020 with Dominic Wilcox

The music was created by Kye Perry https://kyeperry.myportfolio.com/composition

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This episode includes an (exclusive?!) performance of Eve Simpson's brand new song 'All Her Strange' which will be featured on her soon-to-be recorded EP!

Find Eve's music here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6vxrjJL8W4vLJ2lNU3xYEk?autoplay=true

Featured in the Episode

Kathryn Tickell https://www.kathryntickell.com/biography

Twice Over by Eve Simpson and Jane Prinsley https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/edinburgh-festivals/theatre-and-stage/theatre-review-twice-over-greenside-nicolson-square-edinburgh-1411529

Tackling Elitism at the University of Edinburgh https://www.facebook.com/tacklingelitismuoe/

Beth Nielsen Chapman https://bethnielsenchapman.com/

The Masbro Elders Project https://www.upg.org.uk/elders-project/

'Our Place our Time' The Masbro Elders Project with the Bush Theatre, Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mur7BMA7Wkk&feature=emb_title

bell hooks, 'Black Looks, Race and Representation' (Chapter Nine - Is Paris Burning?)

Paris is Burning - Jennie Livingston

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Laura chats to Cinematographer Arran Green and Set Dresser Fingal Green about finding their feet in the film industry, being followed around school by Chris Packham, being humble, how to make fake poo and Visual Indeterminacy.

Featured in the Episode:

Documentary - 'No Ball Games' available here: https://www.theguardian.com/society/ng-interactive/2020/oct/08/no-ball-games-life-and-play-through-the-eyes-of-children-across-the-uk-documentary

Izzy Bizu's music video 'MG' available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vzUKzi4KKs

Roger Deakins, Cinematographer https://www.rogerdeakins.com/

Roger Deakins' Podcast - 'Team Deakins' https://teamdeakins.libsyn.com/

Barry Ackroyd, Cinematographer https://www.barryackroyd.com/

Robert Pepperell http://www.artocratic.com/essays_musings/002_pepperell.html

Visual Indeterminacy. https://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1162/leon_a_01930

'Incendies' Film.

Episode title chosen by guests.

Music by Kye Perry https://kyeperry.myportfolio.com/work

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In this episode, Laura chats to painter, printmaker, jewellery maker and video artists Bryony Douthwaite. The conversation topics in this episode span long eggs (a real thing in the 1970s!), the surrealism of the internet, deep fakes and graduating into 2020.

Content warning, please note this episode includes topics of a sexual nature, mention of panic attacks and allusion to drug use.

Find Bryony's work here: https://www.instagram.com/bryony_douthwaite_art/

and her video work here: https://vimeo.com/user97239292

Featured in this episode:

Story of an Eye by Georges Bataille

Ways of Seeing by John Berger

Website: https://thispersondoesnotexist.com/

'Self' by Marc Quinn https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw138260/Marc-Quinn-Self

The Salt Space Cooperative in Glasgow https://www.saltspacecoop.co.uk/

Georgia Holman, Artist https://georgiaholman.com/About

Eva and Franco Mattes, Artist Duo https://0100101110101101.org/

'Object' by Meret Oppenheim https://www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning/meret-oppenheim-object-paris-1936/

Jon Ronson's Podcasts:

The Butterfly Effect - http://www.jonronson.com/butterfly.html

The Last Days of August - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-last-days-of-august/id1258779354

Episode title chosen by guest.

Music by Kye Perry, https://kyeperry.myportfolio.com/production

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In Episode Two Laura chats to playwright and stage manager Roni Neale about their new play Misstrial and its recent research and development sessions with the National Youth Theatre. Conversation topics include playwriting, the experiences of Transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming people in the UK, historic feuds in Dorset and the future of video game theatre.

Trigger warning: Discussions of Transphobia and Transitioning.

Sources of support for many of the topics discussed in the show can be found here: https://gic.nhs.uk/info-support/support-groups-and-resources/

Mentioned in the show:

The Trial by Franz Kafka

Chris Bush (playwright) http://www.writingsquad.com/squad-writer/chris-bush/

Faustus that damned woman by Chris Bush

The Assassination of Katie Hopkins by Chris Bush

Angel Exit Theatre Company https://angelexit.co.uk/

Midnight Movie by Eve Leigh https://royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/midnightmovie/

Cougar by Rose Lewenstein https://www.orangetreetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/cougar

Martin Crimp (playwright) https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/when-we-have-sufficiently-tortured-each-other

Shift+Alt+Right (Musical) https://alpmusicals.com/shiftaltright

Alfie Neale (Musician) https://open.spotify.com/artist/3kMEpQS5iaBwIvrudhKYmG

Intro music by Kye Perry https://kyeperry.myportfolio.com/work

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Laura chats to Camilla Anvar and Zelda Solomon - the two halves of theatre company/creative dream team Sexy Asians in Your Area Dying to Meet You who recently premiered their debut film at RUMAH Fest. The conversation spans British Asian Identities, Covid-19, the influence of TickTock and papier mache.

Trigger warning: Racism and racist violence.

Artists and works mentioned:

Camilla's and Zelda's film can be found here: https://www.sexyasians.co.uk/watch

See more of RUMAH Fest here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGhHWpi027IeXHWjSktCppzh1zqeeocZy

Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong

Fons Americanus by Kara Walker currently on display at the Tate Modern, see more here: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/kara-walker-2674/kara-walkers-fons-americanus

Lee Bul https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/lee-bul-18154

Episode titles are chosen by guests.

Music by Kye Perry. https://kyeperry.myportfolio.com/work

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