{"podcast":{"title":"The Installation Art Podcast","slug":"the-installation-art-podcast-6681769","podcast_index_feed_id":6681769,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/installationartpodcast/","website_url":"https://installationartpodcast.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/d4a6a3df-6d42-4184-847d-b9cd82674a4f/-Ir6wAtQl1TvNDVmbojQMjj_.jpg","author":"Anastasia Parmson","episode_count":47,"summary":"A new resource for all things installation art is here! Join host Anastasia Parmson – an artist herself — as she uncovers stories, challenges, and lessons from behind the scenes. The show brings you in-depth conversations with internationally renowned artists and arts professionals who have exhibited installation art on the global stage. In each episode, you will hear about the creative process and the personal journeys of these exceptional artists. We will gain insights into the unique joys and challenges; as well as the logistical and financial aspects of working with installation art. Join us every fortnight as we shine a light on this underserved field, helping artists feel less alone in their studios and providing a platform for community building and knowledge sharing. Subscribe to The Installation Art Podcast on your favourite podcast app and follow us on Instagram @installationartpodcast to stay updated and connect with fellow enthusiasts. 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What's working? What's not? Who should I interview next? Your feedback genuinely matters. Fill out here: https://forms.gle/qqHJrMXpsC9UYu2m7 Get 15% off your .art domain name: https://get.art/?refdotart=art5044n9z17m promo code: ART5044N9Z17M A conversation with Dutch artist Tanja Smeets, whose site-specific installations employ diverse and industrial materials (concrete spacers, leaf catchers, textiles, ceramics and 3D-printed steel) to create large scale works that appear to grow organically from architecture and cityscapes. Guided by her catchphrase “Under the pavement the roots are whirling,” Tanja's practice reveals what it takes to work at the intersection of art, craft, technology and collaboration. Key insights from this episode: • Why art school felt like failure • Finding and transforming unusual materials • Residencies at TextielLab and European Ceramic Work Center: pushing porcelain through frying sieves, learning embroidery and more • The volcano eruption: teaching an assistant to knot lentils into lycra via Zoom when flights were grounded • Miami airport interrogation: five suitcases, a letter and threatening border patrol agents with a lecture on art Tanja Smeets is a Dutch artist based in Utrecht. Her work has been exhibited internationally including Manifesta and Museum Boijmans van Beuningen. 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