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Photo Elysée podcasts#1 – Hannah DarabiOriginally from Iran, Hannah Darabi has been living in Paris for several years. Her country has always been at the heart of her art, reflecting on its past and present. "Why Don’t You Dance?" is the project nominated for the Prix Elysée 2025. This series of photographs draws inspiration from the Women, Life, Freedom movement, which fights against a national government that restricts women's rights.
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This episode was produced by Louie Creative – the content creation agency of Louie Media. Katie Kherij...2024-11-0427 min
Photo Elysée podcasts#2 – Roger EberhardThis episode features Swiss photographer Roger Eberhard, an avid lover of landscapes who investigates the history of places impacted by human activity through his art. He shares, with the host Katie Kheriji-Watts, insights about "Meanwhile", the project for which he was nominated for the Prix Elysée 2025, offering a deep dive into 300 years of world history through 12 photographic chapters.
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This episode was produced by Louie Creative – the content creation agency of Louie Media. Katie Kheriji-Watts hosted and wrote this episode. It was...2024-11-0423 min
Photo Elysée podcasts#4 – Camille GharbiIn her Parisian artist studio, Camille Gharbi tackles the heavy themes of sexuality and violence, particularly within relationships where power dynamics are unbalanced. The French photographer's project nominated for the Prix Elysée 2025, "Intimes Convictions", challenges rape culture and chemical submission within French society. This theme is particularly relevant, as it is largely inspired by the trial of Dominique Pelicot, which resonates daily in the media.
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This episode was produced by Louie Creative – the content creation agency of Louie Media. Katie Kher...2024-11-0419 min
Photo Elysée podcasts#6 – Seif KousmateAfter spending years in a corporate job, Seif Kousmate transitioned back to his true passion: photography. Through it, he has traveled the world, merging photography with journalism. Today, his art primarily focuses on subjects related to Morocco, his country of origin. "Men vs. Fathers" is the project he is presenting for the Prix Elysée 2025, where he explores his relationship with his father and, through it, the topic of masculinity.
Conversations is a Photo Elysée podcast. If you liked this series, please comment and give us a rating.
This episode was produced by Louie Creative – the content creation agency of L...2024-11-0420 min
Photo Elysée podcasts#8 – Anastasia SamoylovaAnastasia Samoylova is Russian but resides in the United States, where she continues to explore her favorite theme. In an interview with Katie Kheriji-Watts, she shares her thoughts about this theme that combines landscapes and humanity, focusing on the coexistence of nature and human activity. Her project nominated for the Prix Elysée 2025, "Transformations", discusses the recent successful adaptations implemented to combat the impacts of climate change. This episode highlights a passionate and engaging photographer, balancing hope with optimism.
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This episode wa...2024-11-0427 min
Photo Elysée podcasts#7 – Felipe Romero BeltránOriginally from Colombia, Felipe Romero Beltrán has lived abroad for half of his life. Recently, he aimed to reconnect with his homeland while integrating research into the history of photography. From his apartment in Paris, he talks about his project nominated for the Prix Elysée 2025, "A Body That Speaks As a Bird", which revisits the 20th century, documenting the significant shift of lifestyles from the countryside to urban areas in Colombia, an episode that resonates with the photographer's own family history.
Conversations is a Photo Elysée podcast. If you liked this series, please comment and give us a r...2024-11-0421 min
Photo Elysée podcasts#3 – Rahim FortuneRahim Fortune's photographs are deeply rooted in his South American heritage. He primarily uses traditional analog techniques to capture his images. In his project "The Cove", the nominee of th Prix Elysée 2025 dives into his family archives and his close ties to a military town in Texas. This episode is dedicated to family and origins, visible through the perspective of Rahim Fortune.
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This episode was produced by Louie Creative – the content creation agency of Louie Media. Katie Kheriji-Watts hosted and wrot...2024-11-0426 min
Photo Elysée podcasts#5 – Samuel GratacapIn his apartment in Paris, Katie Kheriji-Watts interviewed Samuel Gratacap about his 17 years dedicated to studying international migration. As a French photographer and journalist, he has practiced his art in extreme environments, reflecting both the best and worst of humanity. The "Welcome Europa" project, nominated for the 2025 Prix Elysée, fits perfectly within this framework by portraying the journeys of people seeking asylum in the European Union through the Western Balkan countries.
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This episode was produced by Louie Creative – the content crea...2024-11-0427 min
Points of EntryLučka Kajfež Bogataj : “Creativity is how we will survive on our planet.”In this episode, host Katie Kheriji-Watts speaks with Lučka Kajfež Bogataj, an esteemed climatologist from Slovenia who’s served on the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. They talk about why arts organisations should measure their environmental impact, the importance of setting concrete goals, and the relationship between creativity and survival. This episode was co-commissioned by On the Move and the Motovila Institute, produced with the support of the French Ministry of Culture, and edited by Émilie Wadelle. We have created a transcript of this episode and written translations in French and Slovenian. 2023-11-1642 min
CircostradaFRESH 2023 - ONLINE RADIO - ON CAREThe first day of FRESH 2023 - International Event for the Development of Contemporary Circus and Outdoor Arts has opened in style the 3 days programme, starting at La Villette, with the opening words of Gwénola David - General Director of ARTCENA, Stéphane Segreto-Aguilar - Head of Development at ARTCENA and Coordinator of Circostrada, Gilles Pelayo, Head of Unit, EACEA B.1 CULTURE (established by the European Commission) and Christopher Miles, General Director of Artistic Creation at the French Ministry of Culture.Day 1 of the programme, was dedicated to the concept of care during a morning session at La...2023-11-102h 24
Points of EntryBochra Triki : “My queerness is about questioning norms and opening new possibilities.”In this episode, host Katie Kheriji-Watts speaks with Bochra Triki – a queer activist, feminist curator, and artist based in Tunis. They talk about what it was like for her to live through the Tunisian Revolution, how she feels about going into international spaces as a North African non-binary woman, and how a new generation of activists and artists in Tunisia is mobilising for queer visibility and freedom. This episode was commissioned by On the Move, produced with the support of the French Ministry of Culture, and edited by Émilie Wadelle. We have created a transcript of...2023-06-1936 min
Points of EntryHettie Judah : “Artists often feel they need to hide their parenthood from the art world.”In this episode, host Katie Kheriji-Watts speaks with Hettie Judah, a journalist and critic based in London who’s authored a new book: How Not to Exclude Artist Mothers (and Other Parents). They talk about how discrimination against parenthood in the arts is an international issue, what artists with care-taking responsibilities might need when they travel for their work, and what cultural organisations could do to be more parent-friendly. This episode was commissioned by On the Move, produced with the support of the French Ministry of Culture, and edited by Émilie Wadelle. We have created a t...2022-11-0342 min
Émotions (sans publicité)Quel pouvoir émotionnel a la musique ?Quels pouvoirs émotionnels à la musique ? Avez-vous déjà été étonné de voir qu’une musique pouvait vous transporter autant physiquement qu’émotionnellement ? Existe-t-il une musique qui vous replonge immédiatement dans un souvenir ? Est-ce qu’elle vous rappelle la personne avec qui vous étiez au moment de son écoute ? Fait-elle resurgir avec précision les émotions de l’instant où vous l’avez entendue ? Allongé dans son lit, en transit dans un train, ou en courant dans un parc, la musique nous accompagne partout, elle s’insinue dans notre quotidien, dans notre intimité. Mais comment se fait-il qu’elle ait un tel pouvoir sur nos émotions ? D...2021-10-2541 min
ÉmotionsQuel pouvoir émotionnel a la musique ?Quels pouvoirs émotionnels à la musique ? Avez-vous déjà été étonné de voir qu’une musique pouvait vous transporter autant physiquement qu’émotionnellement ? Existe-t-il une musique qui vous replonge immédiatement dans un souvenir ? Est-ce qu’elle vous rappelle la personne avec qui vous étiez au moment de son écoute ? Fait-elle resurgir avec précision les émotions de l’instant où vous l’avez entendue ? Allongé dans son lit, en transit dans un train, ou en courant dans un parc, la musique nous accompagne partout, elle s’insinue dans notre quotidien, dans notre intimité...2021-10-2541 min
Points of EntryOgutu Muraya : “Absence as protest”In this episode, host Katie Kheriji-Watts speaks with Ogutu Muraya, a Nairobi-based writer and a theatre maker whose artistic work focuses on orature and the politics of memory. They talk about internal and external mobility, the challenges of maintaining mental wellness during the creative process, epistemicide as an (often) unacknowledged legacy of colonial history, and why he decided to stop participating in the European Union’s “undeniably discriminatory visa system.” This episode was commissioned by the National Arts Festival in South Africa and produced with support from the French Institute of South Africamentioned in this e...2021-07-0844 min
Émotions (au travail)Pourquoi le travail artistique ne paye (souvent) pas ?Depuis le début de la pandémie, est-ce que vous avez pu échapper un moment au déluge d’informations liées au covid en vous plongeant dans un livre, en regardant un film, en feuilletant une BD, ou même en likant une photo sur internet ? Si oui, vous avez apprécié le fruit du travail d’un artiste-auteur.Mais s’ils permettent d’infuser un peu de beauté dans nos quotidiens, ces créateurs d'œuvres originales vivent de plus en plus dans la précarité financière. Un rapport de janvier 2020 commandé par le ministère de la...2021-05-0630 min
Points of EntryChristophe Meierhans : “Art is not the default way of doing things for me anymore”In this episode, host Katie Kheriji-Watts speaks with Brussels-based, participatory theatre maker Christophe Meierhans about money, radical trust, the ideology of individualism in the art world, being freaked out about the future, and why he paused his personal creative practice for more than a year to fully devote himself to the international civil disobedience movement Extinction Rebellion (XR). mentioned in this episode : A Hundred Wars to World Peace (2015)https://www.hiros.be/en/projects/detail/verein-zur-aufhebung-des-notwendigen---a-hundred-wars-to-world-peaceTrials of Money (2018)https://ww...2020-12-1637 min
Points of EntryFrançoise Vergès : “The art world thinks of itself as progressive, but there are structural problems"In this episode, host Katie Kheriji-Watts speaks with Françoise Vergès - co-founder and president of the Paris-based collective Décoloniser les Arts - about her life at the intersection of art, activism and scholarship. They talk about her formative early years in Réunion and Algeria, the fight against racism and misogyny in the French cultural sector, and the complex politics of (in)visibility. mentioned in this episode : Françoise Vergès on Twitter & Facebookhttps://twitter.com/phamthikanghttps://www.facebook.com/francoise.verges2020-09-0341 min
Points of EntryLucy Neal : “Artists are foundational to the systemic change needed in every sphere of our lives”In this episode, host Katie Kheriji-Watts speaks with London International Festival of Theatre co-founder Lucy Neal about the moral and social responsibility of art in a world inalterably changed by the burning of fossil fuels, about what climate justice could mean for internationally-focused arts organisations in wealthy countries, and about why the culture sector should publicly declare that we’re in an ecological emergency. mentioned in this episode : Lucy Neal http://www.lucyneal.co.ukLIFT https://www.liftfestival.comTransition https://transit...2020-07-0250 min
Points of EntryMichelle Millar Fisher : “What would it mean to plant and sow things outside our institutions ?”In this episode, host Katie Kheriji-Watts speaks with Michelle Millar Fisher, a Scotland-born design curator and co-founder of the grassroots collective Art + Museum Transparency. They talk about her experience working in the USA, her independent projects on the social histories of design for women, her outspokenness against unjust labor practices in museums, and her perspective on what cultural organisations should be focusing on during a global public health crisis. mentioned in this episode : Michelle Millar Fisherhttps://michellemillarfisher.com https://www.instagram.com/michellemillarfisherArt + Museum Transparencyhttps://twitter.com...2020-06-0442 min
Points of EntryMallika Taneja : "Taking risks can lead to beautiful things"In this episode, host Katie Kheriji-Watts speaks with Mallika Taneja, a theatre maker and independent artist from New Delhi. They talk about how trauma has informed her work, the importance of walking to her artistic practice, the various ways she’s created in and with community, and why she doesn’t consider herself an activist. follow Mallika and her work : https://www.instagram.com/goodgirlfromgoodfamily the Zanana Ensemble viral video : https://www.thequint.com/news/india/hawaon-mein-jawaab-milega-zanana-ensemble-viral-musical-protest-shaheen-baghato learn more about the recent anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests & communal violence in India...2020-05-0751 min
Points of EntryAndy Horwitz : “Don’t wait for money and don’t wait for permission”In this inaugural “Points of Entry” episode, host Katie Kheriji-Watts speaks with culturebot.org founder Andy Horwitz about economic shame and labor advocacy in the arts world, the intersection of counterculture and online technology, the patience required to effect change in large institutions and what it’s like to experience parenthood for the first time at the age of 50. mentioned in this episode : Andy Horwitzhttp://www.andyhorwitz.com “The Future, Revisited: ‘The Mother of All Demos’ at 50” - LA Review of Books https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-future...2020-03-2046 min