MESKLA | Brewyon Drudh #10 A Conversation About Place, Art & Cultural Capital with Amanprit Sandhu

For this tenth podcast, and the last in this MESKLA series, I am joined by Amanprit Sandhu.

 

Amanprit is a London based curator and educator with a focus on expanded exhibition practices, pedagogy and widening participation in the arts and arts education,  and collaborative approaches to working.  She is currently working as a Senior Lecturer on the Fine Art programme at Chelsea College of Arts, London.

 

Amanprit and I discuss the terms 'place-making', 'cultural capital' and 'social mobility' - what do they mean exactly, and for whom? We consider art’s role and relationship with these terms, and with the communities and land they are used in connection to.  Through the conversation we consider personal senses of responsibility, and how thinking and behaviours can begin to shift.

 

We refer to this text by Vanessa Watts - Indigenous Place-Thought and Agency Amongst Humans and Non Humans (First Woman and Sky Woman Go On a European World Tour!) Which Stephanie Pratt of Episode #4 introduced us to. 

 

We join the conversation with an Amanprit introducing us to her work and research. 

 

MESKLA | Brewyon Drudh (tr. Mussel Gathering | Precious Fragments) is a multi-platform project using sculpture-making and conversation to explore contemporary Cornish cultural identity. To find out more please visit www.sovayberriman.co.uk/MESKLA-Brewyon-Drudh. Through workshops, podcasts, a symposium and an exhibition the project invites people to share their experiences of identity and Cornwall, and their views on Cornish culture and its relationship to land, language, heritage, tourism, the Cornish diaspora and much more. 

 

These podcasts record conversations between me, Sovay Berriman, and guests whose research or lived experienced touches on the project themes. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speaker’s own. All conversations are carried out with a spirit of generosity and openness, creating space for the discussions to twist and turn.

 

Govenek a'm beus hwi dhe omlowenhe goslowes orto/ I hope you enjoy listening  

 

Please note: These podcasts were recorded in different locations and with a range of equipment. As such the sound quality varies and at times external factors are more present than ideal in the recordings.   Resources: For a full list of resources and references for the project please visit https://sovayberriman.co.uk/MESKLA-Resources  

 

http://superslowway.org.uk

https://www.creativefolkestone.org.uk/folkestone-triennial/

https://www.biennial.com

https://www.ricklowe.com/projects.html

https://commonplace.persona.co/About

https://www.heartofglass.org.uk

https://art.tfl.gov.uk/projects/televox/?numPostamp;main_select=all&action=search_loop_handler

https://www.biennial.com/2012/exhibition/locations/homebaked

https://www.banffcentre.ca/indigenous-leadership?gclid=Cj0KCQiAgribBhDkARIsAASA5bujv6A9c17lVbk8xozYi1B1zkO-KPwQESf7lUOsaIKtXYoac-KXMWkaAmIkEALw_wcB