'74PODCAST

In this episode of Urban Nature , physicist Geoffrey West discusses the universal scaling laws that govern organisms, cities, and economies. Drawing from his book Scale , West explains how cities function as networked systems analogous to living organisms, exhibiting predictable patterns of growth, efficiency, and innovation. The conversation explores the implications of these laws for urbanizatio...

In this episode of Urban Nature, Sunita Narain explores the concept of “environmentalism of the poor”, contrasting it with the technocratic, middle-class environmentalism that often externalizes costs and creates new problems while trying to solve old ones. She emphasizes equity, local knowledge, and practical solutions that consider both human needs and environmental sustainability. Narain critiq...

In this episode of Urban Nature, Sheila Jasanoff delves into the intricate relationship between science, society, and the natural world. She challenges the conventional view that science merely mirrors nature, arguing instead that scientific knowledge is shaped by human mediation, representation, and power dynamics. Through an exploration of how societal choices influence scientific practices and...

In this episode of Urban Nature, Steward Pickett explores the dynamic relationship between cities and natural ecosystems, challenging the notion that urban environments are separate from nature. He argues that viewing cities as part of natural systems reveals the deep interconnections between human and ecological processes, urging for a more holistic approach to urban planning that integrates thes...

In this episode of Urban Nature, Eduardo Góes Neves and Gabriel Kozlowski discuss how archaeology can be a means to understand change in human–natural systems over long timescales. Neves elaborates on the connection between ancient Amazonian societies with large-scale transformations of the natural environment. He emphasizes that what see as pristine forests are, most of the times, anthropic lands...

In this episode of Urban Nature, Kate Soper and Gabriel Kozlowski discuss the multiple meanings of Nature alongside issues related to environmental activism, feminism and the need for a cultural and economic shift towards a post-growth society and an alternative concept of hedonism. She emphasizes the need for a new political imaginary that challenges current consumerist and growth-driven lifestyl...

In this episode, Gabriel Kozlowski and Tania Li discuss the concept of land and its inscription, colonization by plantation corporations, modes of distribution beyond the “proper job,” and ethnographic approaches to the practice of politics. Tania Li is a professor of anthropology at the University of Toronto. She's known for her studies concerning land, labor, capitalism, development, politic...

In this episode of Urban Nature, Jason W. Moore and Gabriel Kozlowski discuss the concepts of nature, capitalism, and the web of life from the perspective of social construction, relations of power, and Modernity’s dualism. Moore argues that one of the most fundamental problems of Western civilization, both intellectually and politically, is the splitting between society and nature; that this bina...

In this episode of URBAN NATURE , Professor of Political Theory and Geography at the University of Warwick Stuart Elden and Gabriel Kozlowski talk about the intersections between people, place, and power, in relation to concepts such as territory, understood as a political technology, and terrain, as the physical materiality of territory. The discussion touches on Lefebvre’s formulations on the ru...

Bu bölümde gitarist, kompozitör, doğaçlamacı, aranjör ve prodüktör Şevket Akıncı ve şarkıcı, şarkı yazarı, prodüktör Selin Baycan ile ISTANBUL’74’ün sunduğu “Rastlantısal Orman: Bir Okuma Odası” sergisi kapsamında düzenlenen doğaçlama performans üzerine ve canlı performansların günümüzde üretim alanı olarak nasıl ele alındığı hakkında konuşuyoruz.

In this episode of URBAN NATURE , Geographer and Professor of Urban Planning at UCLA Susanna Hecht and Gabriel Kozlowski discuss the Amazon region through the lenses of political ecology. Hecht offers a panorama of the major transformations the region went through over the last century from both a local and global perspective. In the process, she emphasizes the need to break with the idea of the A...

In this episode of URBAN NATURE , cultural and critical theorist Verena Conley and Gabriel Kozlowski talk about ecology in the context of culture and philosophy while discussing its connection to care ethics, feminism, and materialism. Conley argues that our survival depends on realizing a more direct connection with animals, plants and other life forms that share the same ecosystems with us. On t...

In this episode of URBAN NATURE , Emanuele Coccia and Gabriel Kozlowski talk about the relationship of ecology with economy and politics, both in history and in the present. Coccia argues that we call natural environment is a form of artifact, artificially produced by living beings, and that the solution to our future is a spatial one, as a form of new modes of cohabitation between species. - Welc...

‘74PODCAST’in yeni bölümünde, 16 Mart’ta MUBI’de dünya prömiyerini yapan, Alphan Eşeli imzalı drama film MÜJDE’yi ele alıyoruz. Film eleştirmeni, yazar ve FIPRESCI Genel Sekreter Yardımcısı Alin Taşçıyan moderatörlüğünde, yönetmen Alphan Eşeli ve filmin başrolü Lale Mansur katılımıyla gerçekleşen podcast bölümü tüm mecralarda yayında.

Bir Bakış Açısı Olarak Sürdürülebilirlik '74PODCAST serisinin dördüncü bölümünde, Sinem Çelik , Yuvam Dünya Derneği Kurucusu ve KAGİDER Yönetim Kurulu Üyesi Kıvılcım Pınar Kocabıyık ile iklim aktivizmi,  toplumsal cinsiyet eşitliği ve kadının fark yaratan gücü üzerine sohbet ediyor. 

In this episode, Cultural and Artistic Events Coordinator at Koç University, the Artistic Programmer of Sevgi Gönül Kültür Merkezi, sound artist Oğuz Öner talks to the architect and curator Gabriel Kozlowski about his relationship with music and sounds. He discusses various definitions of noise and silence, his first solo single Silence Wide, which he defines as “a poetic journey and a blast of em...

In this episode, Cultural Strategist and Head of Planning (North America) at Futerra Emily Viola talks to Sinem Çelik about their work in the spheres of sustainability, brand building and creative strategy. Viola and Çelik discuss how purpose-driven brands can further social justice and equity, creating a massive opportunity to imagine and do better.  

Bu bölümde, yazar, küratör, eğitmen Begüm Başoğlu, Sinem Çelik ile sade yaşamak yaklaşımından, değişen sürdürülebilirlik tanımlarından ve Ege Erim ile kaleme aldığı yeni kitabı Müşterek Düşünceler'den bahsediyor. 

In this twelfth and final episode of Culture in a Time of Crises, hosted by Dr. Shwetal A Patel, the London based artist Goshka Macuga talks about her journey from Warsaw to Goldsmiths College in London, the importance of certain political moments in her work, navigating the lockdown, her future plans in Greece, her dog’s new Instagram account and much much more. We would like to thank Shwetal and...

Bu bölümde Sanatçı ve Araştırmacı-Yazar Belkıs Balpınar, Prof. Dr. Marcus Graf ile ISTANBUL’74 tarafından Maçakızı iş birliğiyle gerçekleştirilen açık hava retrospektif sergisinin oluşum süreci, çalışmalarının kavramsal açıdan nasıl ele alındığı ve günümüze kadar olan evrilişi hakkında konuşuyor.

In this episode, creative director Timothée Verrecchia and acclaimed photographer Brigitte Lacombe discuss their friendship, relentless curiosity for life, zest for travel, dedication to moments of solitude as well as their journey to find their roots.

Bu bölümde, WWF-Türkiye Doğal Hayatı Koruma Vakfı'nın kurumsal iş birlikleri ve kaynak geliştirme grup müdürü Simge Abay, Sinem Çelik ile iletişim ve halkla ilişkiler alanında başlayıp WWF 'e uzanan fayda odaklı kariyer yolculuğunu paylaşırken, sürdürülebilirlik ve iklim krizi hakkında gorüşlerini aktarıyor.

İlk bölümde, Çevre Bilimci, good4trust.org ve change.org kurucusu Uygar Özesmi, Sinem Çelik ile sürdürülebilirlik, sosyal adalet, döngüsellik ve türetim kavramları hakkında konuşurken, iklim krizi karşısında nasıl harekete geçebileceğimizi paylaşıyor.

In this episode of Culture in a Time of Crises, Brussels based artist and musician Chris Evans talks to Dr. Shwetal A. Patel about growing up in the north of England, how local politics affected his life choices and his adventurous path to art making. Evans also shares his experiences of how he ended up in art school at a time when it wasn’t considered a viable or prestigious career. Reminiscing a...

In this episode, artist Gabriel Kuri talks to Dr. Shwetal A. Patel about his early years growing up in Mexico City, his friendship with other artists, and why he always knew he was an artist. Kuri also shares his experiences of being born and raised in Mexico City, moving to London to attend Goldsmiths College in the early 1990's and living in Brussels since 2003. Kuri reminisces about how he alwa...