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Episode 5. Drawing the Line

 

In this episode, we talk to artists who have sparked consciousness and debate around the ongoing suffering of displaced peoples. Drawing the Line discusses how art can act as an alternative vehicle to spread awareness.

Featuring interviews with Candice Breitz, Ben Quilty and Gabrielle de Vietri

Featuring music from Behrouz Boochani. Journalist and poet Behrouz Boochani has been held in immigration detention on Manus Island for four years.

Image: Ben Quilty, High Tide Mark (2016)

Photo captured by Tom Ross

 

Episode 2. Extremities

 

In this episode, we explore artists engaging directly on location with their practice. Extremities defines the environmental and circumstantial challenges that its featured artists have experienced, and the methods to which they challenged their practice to define outcomes.

Featuring interviews with Philip Samartzis and Polly Stanton

Image: Philip Samartzis, Blizzard at Jack’s Hut, Eastern Antarctica (2016)

Photo captured by Daniel Wilkins