Bricks

This podcast explores the process of producing a new mixed media public artwork set in the ground floor windows of the Moxy Hotel, Bristol, by artists Lawrence Hoo and Chaz Golding. Four jewelled shapes are cut into the windows, overlaid with a poem dedicated to St Paul’s and its people.

As the viewer peers in, a combination of lights and mirrors reflect their own face back through the artwork, situating them in both St Paul’s and the artwork itself.

The gem symbol weaves through the piece, speaking to similarities in the ways both communities and precious jewels are forged through pressure over time.

In this podcast artist Jonathan Kelham takes us to the year 2040 to reflect back on the stratospheric rise of the fictional club Super Duper St. Anne's F.C.

Annabel Other explores how it feels to miss the closeness and comfort of friendship during periods of isolation, through conversations about horses with her friends.

A walk to a place long forgotten becomes the basis for a rumination on memory, place, and the creation of personal identities. Cliff Andrade’s internalised audio adventure into the unique mental state entered into when walking.

Ben Hartley examines the parallels between Ruderal plant species and their expert ability to colonise disturbed lands, and the processes of gentrification and urban regeneration.

In this episode, artist Megan Clark-Bagnall tries to find a working methodology for the new art world based on learnings taken from the demise of Little Chef restaurants in the UK. 

Olivia Jones's podcast is centred around a recent journey to Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel. Speaking with artists, geologists and those working to protect the island's wildlife, the recording explores the island's volcanic history and how those living on Lundy have engaged with the material of the island over time.   

Produced by Rowan Bishop, co-produced by Bricks. Original music by @rowanbishop.

Bo Lanyon explores how artists working now have responded to the legacy of the St. Ives school, speaking with Lucy Stein, Hannah Murgatroyd and musician Gwenno on painting, the British Modernist tradition, ancient Cornish fougous, living with the dead and the lasting influence of his grandfather, Peter Lanyon.