In Conversation with Andrew Karas: the self-educated activist artist quietly changing minds for decades

Two of the key aims of this podcast — and all of our work as Fold — are amplifying perspectives that challenge entrenched power structures and giving a voice to those who rarely get to have one, but greatly deserve it. We’re more interested in people who have struggled to succeed within this system than those who probably already have a platform. We greatly admire people who are unashamedly true to themselves, even when that comes at a disadvantage.In this episode we are excited to introduce our first ever guest on the podcast, a person to whom all of the above definitely applies: Andrew Karas, known to us affectionately as Drew. Coming from a humble background and largely self-educated, Drew is a gifted thinker, artist activist, writer and musician. His exceptional work over many decades, including his role in the activist art project AK Rockefeller, has always been driven by a deep sense of our shared humanity. Drew’s humble, quiet and thoughtful manner is laced with an infectious, sometimes dark sense of humour that always lights up our conversations. We hope you enjoy this one.If our podcast resonates with you, please consider supporting us via our Patreon page or our Bandcamp page (see links below). Your support will not only help keep this podcast going, it will also help fund our music production workshops for young people facing barriers, our own music projects and even a quarterly print zine (if we reach enough memberships).Show NotesFind us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/foldfmFind us on Bandcamp: https://fold.bandcamp.com/subscribeRead Dancing Turtle’s article on the activist art project AK Rockefeller: https://www.dancingturtle.com/latest-news/ak-rockefeller-art-identity-and-the-struggle-for-west-papua/Visit the official AK Rockefeller website: https://akrockefeller.com/Unpicking Dissonance is hosted by Fold founder Seth Mowshowitz featuring original music by Fold (the short piece Nobody Fights from their album Aphelion: a tribute to Lorraine Hansberry).