The first episode features Mohit Mahato, an artist who wears his heart on his sleeve. This might not seem so unusual for an artist, but Mohit personifies being raw, vulnerable, and open to processing difficult emotions through his work. In this first conversation, we touch upon something that has not been explored before: the intimate friendships between artists. The host, Tasneem Lohani and the guest, Mohit Mahato, have been longtime friends and collaborators and have watched their practices grow individually and also sometimes in relation to each other, both growing by learning from one another.

This layer of closeness helps open up the conversation to areas that artists don't usually like to go when being interviewed, and through this familiarity, we see moments of them being in pure synchronicity. Here we plunge into the motivations behind Mohit’s art practice, leading to serendipitous moments such as when Tasneem was able to derive such insights from Mohit's work that he might not have had direct access to when creating it.

Come live these moments and more with us in our debut episode, and we look forward to having more enriching conversations. Feel free to comment or DM us and tell us what you think or how our work made you feel.

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