In this first episode, artist Kader Attia introduces his new work Repair & Listen, a gradually unfolding podcast and sound installation in twelve parts, created during and as part of the multi-part project Fragments of Repair (17 April–26 September 2021). Drawing on transcultural epistemologies and lived experiences, the podcast investigates “repair” as a concrete practice to counter the psychological impact of living through a pandemic. Episodes are based upon one-on-one conversations between the artist and Utrecht or internationally-based academics, students, or activists from fields such as philosophy, history of science, economics, psychoanalysis, psychiatry, and social epidemiology. 

The project Fragments of Repair is convened by BAK, basis voor actuele kunst, Utrecht with artist Kader Attia and decolonial forum La Colonie, Paris. and features an exhibition, a collective study program, and a series of gatherings.