For the 10th episode we invited Elena Sorokina, a Russian author and curator based in Paris. During our interview, she shared what it means for her to curate exhibitions, as a way to support artists, to put ideas and art into space, and to ask questions. We discussed the subjects that nourish her practice such as extractive capitalism of the economies of care.

She gave us an insight into the incredible challenge behind creating her first ecological exhibition titled "Crystal Clear" currently open at the Pera Museum of Art in Istanbul. From production to recycling, the exhibition raises fascinating questions on the ecological ways to create, produce and exhibit art.

If you’re interested in seeing images of her work and of the artists we mentioned, go to our Instagram account @theartofsocialchange.

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For the 9th episode we invited Matylda Taszycka, an art historian leading the scientific programs of the AWARE association, in order to discuss the place of women in art. AWARE is a non-profit association founded in 2014 and directed by Camille Morineau, a curator and art historian specialized in women artists. With a telling acronym, the Association's name stands for Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitions. The mission of AWARE is simple, yet ambitious : to rewrite Art History in a gender equal way.

For our eight episode, we had the pleasure of meeting with Franco-Algerian artist and film director Katia Kameli. Born in 1973, Katia Kameli has developed a research-based approach on history and memory. With a variety of media such as film, photography, and installations, she explores the power of narratives and images in the construction of identities. From narrating the story of a postcard salesman in Algeria, to finding the surprising sources of our childhood fables, her work unveils what we often overlook. Katia’s story is rooted in her multicultural heritage interlacing French and Algerian identities, and her work is nourished by this experience. She shared with us how she developed her practice to cast a new light on obliterated parts of history.

In this episode we had the pleasure of speaking to French artist Emmanuel Guillaud about his life and works. Born in 1970, Guillaud’s artistic practice is based on performative strategies that immerse each visitor inside a phantasmagoric universe.

For this episode we interviewed Ecuatorian artist Estefania Peñafiel Loaiza. We talked about the current events that inspired her series of works about the Bois de Vincennes in Paris, while discussing her views on migration, surveillance and anonymity. We even got a sneak peak on the project she will be creating during her upcoming stay in the Villa Medici in Rome.

For this episode we had a conversation with Colombian artist Iván Argote, whose work generates questions about how we relate to others, traditions, and patrimony. We discussed his new public sculpture at la Defense, in Paris, his tactics for not getting arrested, how to renegotiate the colonial narrative and his participation in the exhibition Global Resistance at the Pompidou Museum.

For this episode we interviewed Ali Cherri, a visual artist from Lebanon who spoke to us about his past, present and future projects including his participation in Manifesta 13, which is currently on view in Marseille, France and his upcoming film based in Sudan. If you would like to see images of the works discussed in this podcast follow our Instagram account @theartofsocialchange.

For this episode we invited writer, editor and curator Marisol Rodríguez to talk about AMEXICA, the exhibition she is currently curating with the Servais Family Collection in The Loft, Brussels. This art exhibition deals with the complexities of a nation beyond the purely geographic. Book your visit starting this July at www.amexica.me. For visuals of the works stay tuned on our Instagram account @theartofsocialchange.