VSW Project Space Podcast

For this episode, Hernease sits with former resident, Joshua Tonies… twice, due to technical issues with their first audio recording. Joshua was extremely generous to record for a second time to speak about his residency experience, his layered obsession with house plants and how he uses animation technology to make the intangible, tangible. This episode will be a hybrid combination of the first a...

Hernease Davis sits down with the artist, Raymond Thompson, Jr. at the end of a very busy season that included a tour that launched his recent book project, entitled, Appalachian Ghosts: A Photographic Reimagining of The Hawks Nest Tunnel Disaster, which caused the death of nearly 800 workers, 2/3 of which were black americans. Their conversation focuses on an ongoing series that Raymond worked on...

Welcome to Season 3 of the Project Space Podcast! Our brand new season starts off with a sequel. Ligia Bouton, who was an artist in residence at VSW in 2022, is back on the podcast for Part 2 of her conversation with Assistant Curator, Hernease Davis. Ligia's first conversation with Hernease was actually the Season 1 finale. If you haven’t already listened to part 1, the link to that episode is in...

Podcast host, Hernease Davis is popping back onto the feed with two important announcements. One: Episode 3 will be back soon! The season begins with Part 2 of Hernease’s conversation with Ligia Bouton about the exciting developments in her work. will be the follow up conversation with Ligia Bouton and spoke with the artists Aspen Mays and Dan Boardman, about their latest collaboration, which cent...

Photo Caption: Earth (Mom and I) by Eduardo L Rivera. Archival Pigment Print, 24" x 30", 2018. © Eduardo L Rivera. Courtesy of the artist. Season 2 Episode 5 In this episode Hernease speaks with Eduardo Rivera about how the Project Space residency - and particular aspects of Rochester’s weather - gave him much needed space and perspective to parse through nuances within his images. Stay tuned and...

Season 2 Episode 4 This episode features a conversation between artist, Ana Paula Estrada and Tate Shaw, the editor of VSW Press. Ana was a remote resident in 2020, in the early months of the COVID pandemic. One of the outcomes of Ana’s remote residency was an award winning publication entitled I.Am. Here. You will hear about that work, and how timely and relevant it was and continues to be. Stay...

Season 2 Episode 3 For this next episode, Hernease Davis spoke with the artist Meredith Davenport about her most recent return to The Project Space Residency, and how she is going beyond photography in her practice to engage with her family’s ties to slavery in the U.S. Stay tuned and subscribed for upcoming episodes in Season 2. Please find a transcript for this episode at the following link http...

Season 2 Episode 2 For this next episode, we have a guest host! Tara Merenda Nelson, Curator and Director of Public Programs, spoke with the artist Anna Kipervaser about her background in experimental filmmaking and her experience developing a film screening program that occurred during her residency at the Visual Studies Workshop. Please find a transcript for this podcast at https://www.vsw.org/w...

Season 2 Episode 1 Welcome to Season 2! For the next episode, Hernease Davis, Assistant Curator at VSW, spoke with the artists Aspen Mays and Dan Boardman, about their latest collaboration, which centers around the Biosphere 2 Project, the challenge of working on such a topic and how they used AI technology as a solution to some of those challenges. Stay tuned and subscribed for upcoming episodes...

Season 2 will be out soon, so we are putting a bit of a teaser to say a quick "hello" on your feed. For our next episode, Hernease Davis, Assistant Curator at VSW, spoke with the artists Aspen Mays and Dan Boardman, about their latest collaboration, which centers around the Biosphere 2 Project. Here is a short clip from our conversation. Stay subscribed so you don't miss an episode! More About VSW...

Season 1 Episode 4 In this final episode of season 1, Hernease speaks with artist, Ligia Bouton. Ligia was an artist in residence at VSW in August of 2022. They recorded their conversation in the Project Space towards the very end of Ligia’s residency. Ligia thoughtfully used the VSW building and archives in her multifaceted approach towards making work that is in response to and in conversation w...

Season 1 Episode 3 In this episode, Hernease speaks with artist Lili Chin. During their conversation Lili touches on how a particularly unique experience as a solo Project Space resident allowed her space for contemplation and experimentation and the role long walks along the Genesee river played in changing how she approached her project. You can find a transcript of the podcast here https://www....

Season 1 Episode 2 In this episode, Hernease speaks with artists Savannah Wood and Aaron Turner. As residents, Aaron came to VSW from Fayetteville, AK in July 2020. Savannah came to VSW in November 2021 from Baltimore, MD. Savannah and Aaron speak together about their work in the archive and how they met through the archive - specifically, through one important historic image. We’ve included refer...

Season 1 Episode 1 This new podcast features conversations with artists who have participated in Visual Studies Workshop's Project Space artist-in-residence program. In this episode Hernease Davis talks with artist Granville Carroll about his practice and his experiences during his residency at VSW in September, 2021. Please find a transcript of this conversation at https://www.vsw.org/wp/wp-conte...