Permanent Daydream

Painter Lindsay Adams approaches abstraction as both a formal language and philosophical framework. Her practice is akin to musical composition; each mark functions like a note, colors melding to create harmonies and melodies. Drawing from Black cultural and literary traditions, Lindsay’s luminous canvases explore memory, migration, ancestry, and the many emotional realities that shape the human e...

In this episode, Elodie sits down with Heather McCalden to discuss her inventive and deeply moving book The Observable Universe, a memoir, mystery, investigation, and work of cultural commentary.  Heather lost both of her parents to AIDS when she was a child. Years later, following the death of her grandmother Nivia, she started researching the history of HIV and discovered that the history of the...

What does it mean to create in the face of loss and uncertainty? In this episode, acclaimed author Edwidge Danticat and multidisciplinary artist Manuel Mathieu reflect on their creative journeys, tracing the origins of their respective practices and the formative moments that gave them permission to see themselves as artists. Danticat and Mathieu discuss how their shared Haitian ancestry shapes th...

Welcome to Permanent Daydream, a conversation series that explores the inner lives of artists, writers, and cultural visionaries. Hosted by writer and critic Elodie Saint-Louis, it’s a show for anyone wondering what we might discover when we let our minds wander freely. The first episode, featuring Edwidge Danticat and Manuel Mathieu, premieres April 21. Follow the show on Instagram: instagram.com...