PART TWO: SONYA BLESOFSKY

Site-responsive artist Sonya Blesofsky and South Philadelphia carpenter Mariel Herring come together to address the ways they think about and use their bodies in their different types of work. We talk about what it feels like to pick up plywood from the hardware store as a woman, about the satisfaction of precise craftspersonship, and finding notes in the walls (or leaving them!) from past carpenters.

In today's episode, I interview artist Sonya Blesofsky. We talk about how she views her work as a collaboration between herself and a building, why she’s drawn to materials like plaster, and how she’s thinking through the complicated history of classical architecture.

Music for this episode was created by Karen Smith, a Philadelphia percussionist and poet who often takes their drums on the road.

Check out our website to read more about the musicians and our guests, and to follow their collaborations together.

Thank you to technical director Eric Carbonara at NadaSoundStudio, and to the Center for Humanities at Temple University for supporting this podcast.