From Science to Soul: An Art Journey – A Werkstattwoche-Lüben-Talk with Hanie Soltani
In this deeply personal episode, Iranian artist Hanie Soltani shares how science led her to painting — and how painting, in turn, became her way of understanding life. After studying cell biology, she turned to art to reconnect with emotion and material, discovering freedom in color and canvas.Her figurative works often depict women — not as statements, but as mirrors of her own empathy and perspective. During the Werkstattwoche, she arrived after a long and difficult journey from Tehran, finding calm in the flat northern landscape of Germany and translating that serenity into her art.This conversation is about courage, transition, and the quiet strength of staying true to oneself — even when life demands reinvention.
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Everything Matters: Intuitive Photography - A Werkstattwoche-Lüben-Talk with Bade Fuwa
In this episode, Nigerian photographer Bade Fuwa opens up about how photography found him — not the other way around. His first artistic image happened by accident, yet became a turning point in how he expresses emotion and connection. Bade talks about working through grief after losing his mother, exploring beauty in everyday life, and finding creative balance between solitude and social connection.At the Werkstattwoche, he photographed models with animals, leaves, and discarded materials — creating a quiet statement about coexistence and respect for everything around us. His process is intuitive, instinct-led, and deeply human, showing that art doesn’t need technical perfection to carry emotional truth.
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Between Sleep and Sight: The Dream Logic – A Werkstattwoche Lüben-Talk with Lorena Ruiz Pellicero
In this conversation, Spanish artist Lorena Ruiz Pellicero — known for her conceptual photography and installations — explores how vision, humor, and subconscious thought weave through her work. From her project Antes de Dormir(“Before Sleeping”), inspired by half-awake dream images, to her current video installation about the act of blinking, Lorena reflects on how perception and memory shape what we call reality.During the Werkstattwoche, she turned the basement of a farmhouse into a hypnotic video-mapped space filled with blinking eyes — a meditation on attention, overload, and the quiet rhythms of being human. This episode invites listeners to slow down, blink, and see differently.
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Contemporealism and Beyond – A Werktattwoche-Lüben-Talk with Ken Nwadiogbu
In this episode of How is the Art scene ticking? I talk with Nigerian-born, London-based artist Ken Nwadiogbu, who pioneered Contemporealism, a contemporary form of hyperrealism that merges lifelike portraiture with political, cultural, and social narratives. Ken shares his journey from studying civil engineering in Nigeria to becoming an internationally recognized artist, and how a single encounter with hyperrealistic drawing changed the course of his life. We explore how he coined Contemporealism to define his practice, his relationship to photography as both a tool and an archive, and the central role of storytelling in his work. The conversation touches on migration and identity as recurring themes in his art, the way visa struggles and bureaucracy inspired reflections on freedom of movement, and his global career plans that span London, New York, and Asia. Ken also speaks about balancing family expectations with the pursuit of art, and why he believes humanity and hope remain vital in politically turbulent times. A dialogue about art as activism, the tension between realism and abstraction, and the power of painting to speak across borders.
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From São Paulo to the World – A Werkstattwoche-Lüben-Talk with Julio Vieira
In this episode of Wie tickt die Kunstszene? I talk with Brazilian artist Julio Vieira about the question of what it means to paint landscapes that are both rooted in memory and anchored in the present moment. Our conversation traces his journey from São Paulo to international exhibitions and the development of his ongoing series Metalandscapes. We dive into the intersections between everyday streets and art historical imagery, the tension between memory and photography in shaping his compositions, and the central role of color balance in his artistic process. Julio also shares what he has learned from showing his work in New York, Chicago, and Rio – and why the interpretations of his audience often surprise him.A dialogue about painting as a mirror of the self, about the interplay between figuration and abstraction, and about the global journey of a Brazilian artist. 🎧
🎙 „Wie tickt die Kunstszene?“ – Der Podcast für alle, die mehr über Kunst wissen wollen, als auf dem Label steht.In jeder Folge treffe ich Künstler:innen, Kritiker:innen, Kurator:innen und andere spannende Stimmen der Kunstwelt. Gemeinsam tauchen wir tief ein – in Themen, über die selten gesprochen wird, und in Fragen, die du dich vielleicht nie zu stellen getraut hast.Ich konzipiere, produziere und moderiere den Podcast selbst – unabhängig, leidenschaftlich und mit einem offenen Ohr für alles, was Kunst bewegt.Wenn dir gefällt, was du hörst und du unsere Arbeit unterstützen möchtest:👉 paypal.me/kunstpodcastEin Dank geht an Musikfox für den musikalischen Support.
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