Han Nefkens

Arts EN ↓ 100 episodes

In hopes of forging new connections, I've decided to start this podcast. I've learned that when you share you are not alone, even if you don't know the person you're sharing with.

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Han Nefkens

Episodes

Episode 77: How life presented itself forty-five years ago 28.12.2023 3:17

“When I think of all the paths not chosen, my head begins to spin.”

Episode 76: Sinterklaas or to believe or not to believe 05.12.2023 3:21

“Perhaps my being sceptical is not only a rational way to approach life, but also a protection against my hidden desire to believe.”

Episode 75: A head filled with contradictions 14.11.2023 2:40

“My longing to forget is as strong as the duty I feel to honor those lost.”

Episode 74: My unexpected companion 27.10.2023 3:05

“A frowzy dog from a mountain village made me feel special.”

Episode 73: An expression of love 12.10.2023 3:26

‘There we stood in the room of a luxury hotel in Kuala Lumpur, two complete strangers embracing each other.’

Episode 72: Clashing images 18.09.2023 2:36

“It leaves me wondering how much time I spend in a haze of misinterpretation and fantasy.”

Episode 71: A collage in motion 01.09.2023 2:42

"I want to live up to an image I've created in my head."

Episode 70: The battle between my brain and me 21.07.2023 3:35

“What particularly disconcerts me is that my brain takes decisions without consulting me”

Episode 69: The many jackets I wear 06.07.2023 3:31

“I wonder if identity is a jacket you put on and exchange for another according to circumstances.”

Episode 68: The observer 15.06.2023 2:48

“My writing is not only the affirmation of my life but of all life.”

Episode 67: Keith Jarret or the art of surrendering 01.06.2023 2:48

“ Why do I feel I have to hold back? Is it because certain thoughts are not suitable to be shared?”

Episode 66: To possess other eyes 19.05.2023 3:29

“The awe of discovering the unknown is the most exhilarating experience I can have.”

Episode 65: How my senses seem to have changed 04.05.2023 2:48

“It's as if my senses have become more perceptive.”

Episode 64: Life as a Lego game 21.04.2023 2:17

“Certain props make us feel better about ourselves and our lives.”

Episode 63: Photos not taken 07.04.2023 3:34

‘ Making the fleeting tangible is my way of resisting the impermanent nature of life.’

Episode 62: I am the sky 23.03.2023 3:26

‘How can I take these feelings seriously when they are in fact echoes of what occurred long ago?’

Episode 61: Question marks 10.03.2023 2:49

“I know less but I see more.”

Episode 60: Momodou 23.02.2023 3:35

‘I know from experience that nothing makes us feel lonelier than feeling invisible.’

Episode 59: Feeling the gaze of my readers 09.02.2023 2:51

‘Am I writing to be seen, just to feel the gaze of my readers?’

Episode 58: Anatole France or Hegel 27.01.2023 3:49

‘Had our desire to fantasize been stronger than our grasp on reality?’

Episode 57: The soothing pleasure of the known 12.01.2023 3:04

“Has my stock of memories grown so much in these sixty-eight years that it is beginning to inundate the number of things I can fantasize about, like an overflowing reservoir?”

Episode 56: White bread with strawberry jam 30.12.2022 3:16

“By sharing his remembrances, our lives become even more intertwined”

Episode 55: Thriller 16.12.2022 3:17

"Was my desire to be back in that moment of not knowing so overpowering that it swept away those forty years?"

Episode 54: A blessing 01.12.2022 3:06

‘I feel that I haven't even started to untangle the complexities in the world and in my head.’

Episode 53: Standing together on one leg 18.11.2022 3:32

‘The power of support and collaboration has marked these past thirty-five years as much as the many challenges.’