In this episode, artist Stephen Hobbs and writer Jacqueline Flint have a conversation about Stephen’s latest exhibition at David Krut Projects titled Body Parts (July - August 2019). The conversation took place at the David Krut Gallery - 142 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood, Johannesburg. The two talk about where Hobbs draws his inspiration from - structures, buildings and the city of Johannesburg. Jacqueline interrogates how this exhibition - Body Parts - differs from his previous showcases as it is the first exhibition to include a personal narrative related to the artist's complicated medical history. They then discuss the wider themes surrounding this body of work in this new context.

Jacqueline and Stephen have had a long term working relationship, whereby the shifts throughout his career have been observed and understood on both a personal and professional level.

Enjoy!

Chapters:

0:40 Jacqueline’s Disclaimer
2:31 The Body, the built environment and engineering vis-à-vis the structural stress response of the body
12:50 The theatre of war, the operating theatre and the spectacle of making in relation to the politics of urban space and the physicality of lived experience
23:27 War Room, Surveillance and Augmented Surgery

Edited by Hagen Gersie
Introduction by Britt Lawton
Artist Stephen Hobbs
Writer Jacqueline Flint