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Iridescener

by Kehan Lai

Iridescener Podcast is one that features in-depth interviews with professional photographers as well as critics and curators in an attempt to shed light on meaningful topics. Focusing not only on the works and the creative-process of featured photographers, the podcast also examines how they view society and humanity at large. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episodes

  1. Matthew López-Jensen|Landscape Perceived through Technology

    In this episode, we talked about using technologies such as Google Street View to photograph the landscape, as well as seeing the land as a place that collect history and seeing the act of taking pictures as an anti-death impulse. Mattew Jensen is an environmental artist with a lens-based…

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  2. m Burgess | Energy States, Brain Waves, and the New Physical

    In this episode, we talked about brain waves, energy states, a concept named “the New Physical” as well as careerism in art. m Burgess is an interdiciplinary installation artist. They are the recipient of many grants including Guggenheim Fellowship and residencies including MacDowell Colony. They...

  3. Juergen Staack | Photography As Mental Image

    In this episode, We talked about how Juergen defines photography, how his works take audiences as participants and how the work stimulates a kind of mental image by means of sound, smell, and memory. Juergen Staack is a conceptual and multi-disciplinary artist from Germany. He studied photography...

  4. Letha Wilson | Photographic Sculpture and Landscape Images

    In this episode, we talked about breaking the rules of photography, the relationship between the material and the image, between landscape and land art, as well as ideas of permanence and spirituality. Letha Wilson lives in Brooklyn and Hudson New York. Her solo exhibtions include GRIMM…

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  5. Jenna Westra | Female Representation and Postmodern Performance

    In this episode, we talked about female representation, symbolism, and modes of image-making, as well as the influences of post-modern dance on Jenna’s work. Jenna Westra is a New York based artist working in photography and film. She had solo exhibitions in New York, Berlin, Madrid, among many...

  6. Luis Manuel Diaz | Post-migration Life and Images of Care

    In this episode, we talked about the post-migration life of Latino youth, the lack of representation of certain community, the cultural assimilation problem of America, as well as the exploitative history of photography and works that reinforces stereotypes. Luis Manuel Diaz, born in Michoacán,...

  7. Wendy Vogel | Nude Photography and Morality Around Art-Making

    In this episode, we talked about nude photography, both male and female, including the works of Paul Kooiker, Lee Friedlander, Robert Mapplethorpe, Carmen Winant, among many others. We also talked about art institutions and some of their decisions that are quite controversial. Wendy Vogel is a...

  8. Matthew Leifheit | Queer Complexities and MATTE Magazine

    Matthew Leifeit is a photographer, magazine-editor, publisher, and professor based in Brooklyn, NY. He was formerly the photo director of Vice Magazine, and has written criticism and interviews about art and photography for Aperture, Vice, Art F City, and Time. Leifheit's photographic work is…

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  9. Dana Melaver | False Dichotomy and Conversation as Change

    Dana Melaver is a writer and artist. Her work is rooted in the belief that everything is interesting, and often acts as a bridge among art, thought, and the sciences. Dana's most recent projects include an experimental documentary about sustainable aqua-culture, and an ode to the mischievous...

  10. Sarah Palmer | Poetic and Conceptual Openness

    Sarah Palmer is a photographer based in New York. She has been teaching in many places including Parsons School of Design, Pratt Institute, and ICP. She was awarded the 2011 Aperture Portfolio Prize and has had solo exhibitions at Mrs., Wild Project, and Aperture. Her work has been exhibited at…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Iridescener Podcast is one that features in-depth interviews with professional photographers as well as critics and curators in an attempt to shed light on meaningful topics. Focusing not only on the works and the creative-process of featured photographers, the podcast also examines how they view society and humanity at large.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

HOSTED BY

Kehan Lai

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Iridescener Podcast is one that features in-depth interviews with professional photographers as well as critics and curators in an attempt to shed light on meaningful topics. Focusing not only on the works and the creative-process of featured photographers, the podcast also examines how they view...

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Iridescener is created and hosted by Kehan Lai.
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