The Photo Vault: A journey into Vernacular Photography, Archives and Photobooks
Lukas Birk
24 episodes
4 months ago
In this episode, we hear from an artist who, according to reliable sources, is BIG IN JAPAN—Dutch artist Chantal Rens. Her lifelong obsession with collecting has shaped her into a collage artist creating surrealist images brimming with fantasy and a hint of desire. What she desires, we’ll uncover in this conversation. A favorite quote: “If people see my work, they get happy”—something rarely said about contemporary art. Listen as Chantal, in her own words, makes art out of "useless stuff," br...
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In this episode, we hear from an artist who, according to reliable sources, is BIG IN JAPAN—Dutch artist Chantal Rens. Her lifelong obsession with collecting has shaped her into a collage artist creating surrealist images brimming with fantasy and a hint of desire. What she desires, we’ll uncover in this conversation. A favorite quote: “If people see my work, they get happy”—something rarely said about contemporary art. Listen as Chantal, in her own words, makes art out of "useless stuff," br...
ROY NG - neo-colonialism / cultural agenda / photography
The Photo Vault: A journey into Vernacular Photography, Archives and Photobooks
37 minutes
9 months ago
ROY NG - neo-colonialism / cultural agenda / photography
In this episode, I take you to Singapore, where I attended the Singapore International Photo Festival with the Myanmar Photo Archive. During my time there, I met Roy Ng, a curator at the National Gallery Singapore. Our conversation quickly turned into a deep dive into the evolving cultural landscape of Singapore—how the city-state is positioning itself as a regional cultural hub, the complexities of representation, and the role of institutions in shaping artistic narratives. Roy shares his in...
The Photo Vault: A journey into Vernacular Photography, Archives and Photobooks
In this episode, we hear from an artist who, according to reliable sources, is BIG IN JAPAN—Dutch artist Chantal Rens. Her lifelong obsession with collecting has shaped her into a collage artist creating surrealist images brimming with fantasy and a hint of desire. What she desires, we’ll uncover in this conversation. A favorite quote: “If people see my work, they get happy”—something rarely said about contemporary art. Listen as Chantal, in her own words, makes art out of "useless stuff," br...
