The Portuguese Capital exudes an everlasting magnetism. So I am once again in Lisbon to meet up with friend and cousin Julian Hönig. He is a prolific designer whose credentials include Apple Computers, Audi and many others. On his terrace overlooking The Old Man's River, the Tejo, we riff off on a plethora of topics and questions, from addictive algorithms in mobile phones to creative trip-lines when designing.   

On a wonderful early autumn day we meet with Vienna based artist Sarah Sternat. She is a multidisciplinary artist, whose work revolves around  painting, dance, theatre and sculpture. Her approach, more often than not, is based on collaborative forms of creation and concepts. She is also part of the art collective Club Fortuna. https://www.clubfortuna.net https://www.reykjavikdancefestival.com/    

Today we meet visual artist Constantin Luser in his studio in Vienna. This space is teeming with pedigree as it once belonged to famed sculptor Alfred Hrdlicka’s workplace. So we both were rather inspired to chat about art, life, his creative process and everything in between. NOTE: This episode is in GERMAN. So all those esteemed listeners who are at a loss with this language: Please bear with us. The next episode will be, as usual, in English.   IG: https://www.instagram.com/studio_constantinluser/?hl=en

欢迎来到我的播客 - The Artvark meets Rebekka Hirschberg on a rather nice late August day in Vienna. At the center of her work is an engagement with the city and urban development from social, participatory, economic, and ecological perspectives. A particular focus is on communal and nonprofit housing forms and the structural conditions under which they emerge. She is a co-founder of the collective 'wohnlabor,' which has been researching, exhibiting, and publishing topics related to housing since 2018. So we had a treasure chest of topics to explore and delve into. https://www.wohnlabor.at

On a rather windy and rainy day we snuggle up in Tina Dico’s and Helgi Jonsson’s fantastic summer house nestling high above the shores of Iceland’s biggest lake Thingvallavatn. We talk about their backgrounds, their music and their common and individual trials, tribulations, successes and learning curves as musicians and parents.  https://tinadico.com/ https://www.helgijonsson.com/ (There were slight problems with the recording gear so please excuse the occasional glitches in this episode)  

Once again in Lisbon, I had the great pleasure to meet up with Margo Gabriel. Hailing from Miami via Boston, MA she is a freelance food writer who centers her work on art, food, music and travel. She is, amongst a plethora of other creative outputs, hosting Haitian Pop-Up Dinners in Lisbon. We riff off on her background and ancestry, her move from the US to Lisbon but also the gentrification processes that make it increasingly difficult for many parts of society and the impact the so-called expat community has on these developments. Nonetheless, we were striving to keep a light tone in our late morning chat.   https://margoscreativelife.com  

The Artvark meets Brian Ambulo

The Artvark Podcast meets Masimba Hwati.

Welcome to the ARTVARK Podcast. We rattle brains and concepts. We riff about art, life, sociopolitical issues, trials, tribulations and everything in between with artists, writers, musicians, architects, cooks and crooks. Our first episode on the 27.10.2023 finds us in Vienna, where I meet with artist Masimba Hwati hailing from Zimbabwe. My best wishes, Georg Hartwig