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Somerset House Podcast

Somerset House
Visual Arts
Soil
Photographic Art
Black British Diaspora
Plantation History
Racial Justice
Hip Hop
Cultural History
Drumming
Clay
Food Justice
Ecological Justice
Human History
London
Archaeology
Fashion
Dancehall Culture
Rhythm and Roots Exhibition
Cultural History Of Drums
Community Farming

The Somerset House Podcast, shaped and sculpted by artists, explores original cultural ideas which connect listeners to the creative process. Each series goes behind the scenes at Somerset House to uncover the stories explored through our programme and creative community. As the home of cultural innovators, Somerset House connects creativity and the artist with wider society to produce unexpecte... more

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At the heart of the creative community at Somerset House is Somerset House Studios, where up to 70 artists are resident at any one time. Deep in the vaults of the building, movement artists share space with set designers and film makers work alongsid... more

The Process: Archive invites artists from our cultural programme and artist community to reflect on different works from the sonic archives and podcasts of Somerset House – from talks to soundscapes, performance to composition.

In this episode, we de... more

From alternative modes of listening to live performance as a form of time travel, the Black political economy of music and the platform conditions of distribution, musician, curator and theorist, DeForrest Brown Jr. wants to discover new ways of rela... more

Artist Dana-Fiona Armour reveals what the sea snake knows about our changing oceans – and what it’s telling us about the climate emergency.

It’s animals like the sea snake – a vital but often neglected bioindicator of marine health – that can be a ... more

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Recent Guests

Jemma Desai
Studio artist discussing beginnings and practice
Somerset House Studios
Episode: Maximum Break: Who Gets To Be An Artist?
John Costi
Studio artist discussing beginnings and practice
Somerset House Studios
Episode: Maximum Break: Who Gets To Be An Artist?
Dot Alma
Audio describer and artist, involved with the Holy Pop exhibition
Somerset House / Holy Pop
Episode: The Process Archive: Pop devotion meets cute
Hannah Diamond
Musician and member of PC Music, exploring digital identity, cuteness and girlhood
PC Music
Episode: The Process Archive: Pop devotion meets cute
DeForrest Brown Jr.
Vancouver-based musician, writer, theorist, curator
Rhythmanalytics; Synoptic Audio; Somerset House residency
Episode: The Process: How To Listen in a World of Noise
Dana-Fiona Armour
Artist based in Paris; collaborative researcher with scientists
Paris-based artist; collaboration with Natural History Museum Paris
Episode: The Process: The Sea Snake is Listening
Anthony Herrel
Researcher at CNRS and Natural History Museum in Paris
CNRS; Natural History Museum, Paris
Episode: The Process: The Sea Snake is Listening
Heather Spence
Marine biologist and musician/composer
Arlington, Virginia-based
Episode: The Process: The Sea Snake is Listening
Beatrice Dillon
Musician and sound artist known for vocal experimentation
South London
Episode: The Process Archive: Experimenting with Sound and the Voice

Host

Laurent John
Host with multiple roles including presenter and program producer across Somerset House podcasts and related series.

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 29 ratings
  • Educational & Engaging

    Sound designer on episode 1 transformed my listening experience- inspiring.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    MLH5555555
    United States2 years ago

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Thoughtful coverage of art, sound, and technology with diverse guest perspectives.
High production quality and insightful, open-ended questioning that deepens understanding of contemporary art practices.
Educational & engaging; sound design on episode 1 transformed listening.

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Apple Podcasts
#38
Indonesia/Arts/Visual Arts
Apple Podcasts
#50
New Zealand/Arts/Visual Arts
Apple Podcasts
#127
Hong Kong/Arts/Visual Arts
Apple Podcasts
#168
South Korea/Arts/Visual Arts
Apple Podcasts
#180
Austria/Arts/Visual Arts
Apple Podcasts
#215
Finland/Arts/Visual Arts

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The Process: How does an object become erotic?
Q: What was it like making a work like this with your body going through those changes?
Hansen shares her experience of pregnancy and how it influenced her understanding of her own body in relation to medical models and art.
The Process: How does an object become erotic?
Q: Can you talk us through that process?
Hansen explains how she researched the anatomical Venus and worked with a medical artist to create wax models using real human organs, navigating ethical concerns along the way.

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1. Jemma Desai
2. John Costi
3. Dot Alma
4. Hannah Diamond
5. DeForrest Brown Jr.
6. Dana-Fiona Armour
7. Anthony Herrel
8. Heather Spence

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