On Failure: Episode 7 with Theta (Part 1)

In this episode of the Failure, Understanding, Care (& Kunst) podcast, we speak with musician Theta.

Theta is someone we worked with as part of out outdoor exhibition "To Live as a Mayfly" in 2021. He presented a sculpture/ musical instrument in the woods near Tromsø Museum. One can see documentation of this here: https://thearcticagency.com/gallery/

 

We wanted to talk to Theta as he could give us insights into how an experimental musician would deal with failure, as well as from his life as a researcher- as someone who has found a way to combine art with life.

 

He is almost certainly the most famous person we have interviewed so far as part of this series as he has his own wikipedia page.

 

https://thetasounds.org/events/

 

On Failure: What is failure? It is something that most of us automatically recoil from, but is it really so terrible? What does it mean to fail? Is failure bad and is success good? Why does failure make us feel bad? Can art ever fail?

Ruth and James from F.U.C.(&K) talk to a variety of artists about their art practice, failure, art and beyond. We try to answer some of these questions and then some, and generally have a nice time chatting to some lovely people.

The music in this episode was by Background Music For House Parties.

This podcast series was funded by Norsk Kulturrådet and made possible with the help of Nicholas Horne and Tromsø Academy of Arts.

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