Episode 4: Anders Dickson :|: keep your door open

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03/24/22 • 130 min

This episode features a conversation with host, Rhonda Willers, and guest, Anders Dickson. During one of his artist residencies, there was a requirement to keep your door open on Tuesdays. In this episode, you’ll hear that while that was a physical rule, it’s also a great metaphor for his approach to art making and creative exploration.

At age 20, Anders, an American, started a semester abroad experience in Germany and then remained in Europe for the past 15 years.

One of my favorite parts from his artist statement is: My studio is like a forest of accumulated items wherein I intuitively incorporate images, and gestures from the environment into assemblages...My role is to move between items like a spider: drawing parallels and connecting narratives into a network with its own internal logic.

He currently lives and works between Holland and Paris.

Please enjoy this episode with Anders Dickson.

Find Anders on Instagram: @dicksonanders

Studio Mix #4 :|: Anders Dickson
Sunflower River Blues- John Fahey
Storm - Godspeed
You! - Black Emperor
Anywhere I Lay My Head- Scarlett Johansson
Wildflowers- Tom Petty
Might as Well - Acetone
Oh! Sweet Nuthin’ - The Velvet Underground

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6bCJGBOpZqciJRaSoo8RHD

Episode page: https://theartistinmeisdeadpodcast.com

Books, Artists, Residencies Mentioned in our Discussion

Books:
House of Leaves, Mark Z. Danielewski
Tell Them I Said No, Martin Herbert (curator & author)
Zen & The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Robert M Pirsig
The Poetics of Space, Gaston Bachelard

Artists:
Harry Smith
Donna Harroway
Lucy McKenzie
Susan Cianciolo

Schools & Residencies:
Fine Arts Academy in Karlsruhe (Deutschland/Germany)
Albert Ludwigs University in Freiburg (Deutschland/Germany)
Städelschule in Frankfurt (Deutschland/Germany)
De Ateliers, Amsterdam (Netherlands), artist residency

At age 20, Anders, an American, started a semester abroad experience in Germany and then remained in Europe for the past 15 years.

He currently lives and works between Holland and Paris.

Please enjoy this episode with Anders Dickson.

Find Anders on Instagram: @dicksonanders

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6bCJGBOpZqciJRaSoo8RHD

Episode page: https://theartistinmeisdeadpodcast.com

Books, Artists, Residencies Mentioned in our Discussion

Books:
House of Leaves, Mark Z. Danielewski
Tell Them I Said No, Martin Herbert (curator & author)
Zen & The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Robert M Pirsig
The Poetics of Space, Gaston Bachelard

Artists:
Harry Smith
Donna Harroway
Lucy McKenzie
Susan Cianciolo

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Spring Break for the Podcast

Hey There! Welcome to The Artist In Me Is Dead Podcast, I’m your host, Rhonda Willers. This week the podcast is on Spring Break! In the meantime, catch up on the first three episodes with Lisa Vang, Stephanie Lenertz, and Ira Elliot Corbett - you’re sure to find some inspiration in these conversations.

I’ll return with a new episode next week. I’m so excited about the next set of conversations coming your way in the weeks ahead. Thanks to all of you who have been listening during the first three weeks!

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Episode 5: Olivia House :|: yes, and...

This episode features a conversation with host, Rhonda Willers, and guest, Olivia House, a Black designer based in Chicago. Social change is at the core of her practice, and Olivia uses design to teach, heal, and build community.

You’ll hear how a realization prompted a summer-long research project that became so much more. She describes her immersive research approach to her project: Where are all the black designers?

Olivia and Rhonda talk about what advocacy looks like in combination with design and about how a little seed of agency grew in her and can grow in each of us to realize our own capacity to create change.

To learn more about Olivia's work and practice:
Follow Olivia on Instagram: @livs_house
Website: https://www.oh497.com/

Studio Mix #5 :|: Olivia House
Transparent Soul by Willow
Truth Hurts by Lizzo
Industry Baby by Lil Nas X
Garden (say it like that) by SZA
Butter by BTS
Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7CcW2hE9vAsIau4620nlnb

Organizations & Books Mentioned in our Conversation
Books: The Lightmaker’s Manifesto: How to Work for Change without Losing your Joy by Karen Walrond
Organizations: For Freedoms Project

Episode page: https://theartistinmeisdeadpodcast.com