Insights of an Eco Artist

🎙️  Welcome to Season 3 of "Insights of an Eco Artist" Podcast!  🌿 Join me, Joana Alarcão, your host and a passionate eco-artist, curator, and writer, as we embark on an inspiring journey through the realms of art, culture, and the pressing issues that shape our world. In this podcast, we'll explore the dynamic intersection of creativity and ecology, examining the profound impact of...

Welcome back to another episode, today's guest is Luka Ver Elst , a graphist, sound artist, body researcher, dancer, and writer. We connected through a remarkable book she wrote chronicling her five-week adventure tracing a river from its source to its mouth. Luka´s artistic journey is a poignant exploration of the human form, illuminating its profound connections to itself, others, and the su...

In this episode, we dive into the world of speculative writing, art, and healing with Ama Josephine Budge , a boundary-pushing artist, curator, and pleasure activist, who fearlessly explores the intersections of race, art, ecology, and Blackness in her interdisciplinary practice. If you are an artist and want to be featured on the magazine go to the page  ⁠submit your work⁠  on your website and se...

Welcome back to our podcast. Today, we continue our conversation with  Katerina Gribkoff , where we delve into Katerina's curatorial practice, her insights on sustainable approaches to art-making, and how she sees art as a tool for change in our rapidly changing world. If you are an artist and want to be featured on the magazine go to the page  ⁠submit your work⁠  on your website and see the r...

As climate change continues to threaten our planet, and concerns about sustainability and the environment become more urgent, artists like Katerina Gribkoff are using their work to explore new ways of thinking about our relationship with nature. Through her practice, which blends traditional techniques with innovative approaches to growing and creating, pushing the boundaries of what it means to b...

Welcome back to our podcast, where we continue our conversation with the talented artist Hernando Rico Sanchez . In the first part of our interview, we discussed how his work reflects the ongoing conflicts and violence in the world and the social responsibility that comes with living in a society marked by such issues. In this second part of the interview, we delve deeper into his work as a curato...

Hernando Rico Sanchez is a contemporary artist whose work reflects the ongoing violence and conflict of our world. His art offers a powerful means of reflection, exploring emotional responses and social responsibility. Through a range of mediums, Sanchez highlights the authoritarian dimension of the human condition. His profound statement of compassion invites the viewer into a haunting and mesmer...

Our guest today is Leslie Espino , a female environmental scientist working at NASA and a sustainable artist who creates beautiful and inspiring art. Leslie's art is all about creating safe spaces where she's free to express herself without external or internal expectations. As a woman working in male-dominated fields of STEM and art, she uses her work to explore safe spaces and share her...

Today we have Milah van Zuilen , a visual artist and forest ecologist in training who aims to bridge the gap between art and ecology. She explores the human need to understand and categorize landscapes, particularly through the use of squares, a shape that characterizes our perspective on land. On an unrelated note, the second volume of the magazine is already here along with its digital version,...

Uncover the world of contemporary art with us! In this episode, we continue our conversation with Anna Fine Foer , a Baltimore-based artist who creates captivating collages that explore the intersection of digital technology and traditional art forms. Get ready to learn more about Anna's creative process and artistic vision. On an unrelated note, the second volume of the magazine is already here a...

Uncover the world of contemporary art with us! Today we feature eco-artist Anna Fine Foer , blending digital tech with traditional collage techniques to challenge perceptions & raise environmental awareness. Dive into her inspirations, process & impactful work in this enlightening episode. On an unrelated note, the second volume of the magazine is already here along with its digital versio...

How do you feel about the wilderness? Does it belong to everyone or is it only for special people? With me today we have New York-based abstract painter Matt Coombs whose paintings and drawings depict a fluidity between the natural environment, the figure and the synthetic. One of the fascinating aspects of Matts's practice is his willingness to seek the sublime in an augmented “nature”,  so...

With me today we have Israel-based abstract painter Shir Beck , whose practice reflects the landscape of the city of Eilat, depicting the sea and the desert seen from the perspective of the artist. Beck is a very distinguished painter with work exhibited in London, New York, Florida, Tel Aviv and Venice. On an unrelated note, the second volume of the magazine is already here along with its digital...

Today, we are continuing the interview with UK-based interdisciplinary artist, Adrien Châtelain , whose practice is focused on audio production, music, audiovisual installation, analogue photography, poetry, sculpture and software. In terms of themes, they investigate the climate crisis, interactions between humans and nature; decay; gender; and the impact of technology, with an emphasis on textur...

With me today we have UK-based interdisciplinary artist, Adrien Châtelain , whose practice is focused on audio production, music, audiovisual installation, analogue photography, poetry, sculpture and software. In terms of themes, they investigate the climate crisis, interactions between humans and nature; decay; gender; and the impact of technology, with an emphasis on texture. During the intervie...

Today we have with us UK-based glass artist and ceramist Daniel Rollitt , that uses traditional and digital techniques to create kiln-formed sculptures. Heads up, this was a very technical conversation about the methods and processes of glass sculpting and how sustainability can still be applied when using this material. I learn a lot about the techniques involved and I am sure you will too. Thank...

So today we have the second part of the interview with  Amy Yoshitsu , she is an incredible artist and we talk about the art scene, and how she manages her time between her many different projects, we bust some myths around the artist's career and Amy shares some tips to artists to further your practice. It's gonna be fun, stick around. Thanks for listening to the show, we are at Instagram at...

In today’s conversion, we will touch on subjects of dysphoria, assimilation and imperialism with Amy Yoshitsu . Amy is an accomplished sculptor, designer, and socially engaged artist that deconstructs the interconnections between power, economics, labor, and race to illuminate their foundational impact on personal schemas and interpersonal relationships. In 2020, Amy co-founded Converge Collaborat...

Here with me today I have Paul Brooke, a wild photographer, eco poet and writer. Paul started as a biologist and later transformed his passion for wildlife into a career as a photographer and poet. Most of his works are a merger between his knowledge of science - the ecosystems, his passion for culture and eco theories that are then showcased in his unique poem structures and his perspective as a...

This season we have a very interesting group of artists from all around the world and for this first episode, I have with me Miami artist and artivist Melanie Oliva. She founded the collective artful activist and Inspiration Pollination to raise awareness of endangered fauna and flora and bring the conversation about social atmospheres to the general public, opening the door to create change in po...

Today is the last episode of season one and I just want to thank everyone that has supported this initiative and give a special thanks to all the amazing artists that took the time to speak to all of us. I grew so much from all these inspiring artists and conversations and I hope you all too. For the last guest of the season we have Cheryl Maeder a photographer and video/sound installation artist...

I hope you enjoyed the first part of the conversation with Adriana Prat, today we delved into the notions behind a sustainable art practice and Adriana shares some advice for emerging artists starting out. Recommendations: Podcasts How to Save the Planet - Join journalist Alex Blumberg and a crew of climate nerds, as they bring you smart, inspiring stories about the mess we're in and how we can ge...

Welcome to Insights of an Eco Artist. Today, I have with me, abstract artist and curator, Adriana Prat whose practice is rooted in sustainability and inspires change in others to halt climate change. Adriana has exhibited at multiple galleries and alternative spaces, in both Argentina and the US, mostly in the greater Boston area. Recently she has an exhibition at the Multicultural Arts Center in...

I hope you enjoyed the first part of the conversation with Naima. It was really a pleasure to hear about art from the perspective of an art journalist and know more about the art scene in Singapore and Indonesia. Definitely art that I look forward to learning more about. For the second part, we delve into the project coming up about the solo show of artist Eddy Susanto and the story behind the Gra...

Welcome to Insights of an Eco Artist. Today, I have with me Naima Morelli, an Italian art writer, journalist and curator specialising in contemporary art from Asia-Pacific and the MENA region. Aiming to create meaningful connections She is a regular contributor to many prestigious international magazines and also published three books on Southeast Asian contemporary art. Wearing many hats, Naima a...