Artblog Community Intern Ashwin Suseendran interviews “World Percussion for Peace” event organizer Karen Lauria Saillant. Both musicians, Ashwin and Karen share a heartfelt conversation about the language of music and its healing abilities. Be on the lookout for Karen’s upcoming projects– info in this post!
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Irish artist Elaine Byrne makes work that uses Dante, James Joyce and other heady source material for her works with political and social commentary on contemporary issues. In one case she is calling out an Irish bank scandal, using Dante’s Purgatorio and a pilgrimage location in Ireland called St. Patrick’s Purgatory; in another she’s raising issues about anti-Semitism in the context of Joyce’s Cyclops section of Ulysses. The videos are captivating, and give so very much to chew over. Elaine’s Irish accent is part of the treat of this 38-minutes long podcast.
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