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Living Archives

by Stuart Hall Foundation & International Curators Forum

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About the show

What happens when two artists sit down together to talk? How might their conversations and artistic practices map a living archive of diasporic relations in Britain? Co-produced by the Stuart Hall Foundation and International Curators Forum, Living Archives is a podcast foregrounding intimate, intergenerational conversations between UK-based diasporic artists. The pairings in each episode begin with an invitation from one artist to another. Together, they exchange insights into art-making, memory and the ideas and influences shaping their practices. Rooted in Stuart Hall’s vision of a 'living archive', the series is a record of creative dialogues that explore how histories, identities and artistic practice are considered in the present.

Latest episodes

Ebun Sodipo & Ain Bailey

October 4, 2026 · 60 min

The second conversation of Living Archives Season Two invites Ebun Sodipo and Ain Bailey to consider the creative potential of archives and imagination within the current social and political landscape, collage and fragmentation in…
Niki Kohandel & Alia Syed

September 28, 2026 · 56 min

In the first episode of Living Archives Season Two, Niki Kohandel and Alia Syed reflect on the stories we inherit from our families and communities, the importance of bringing different histories into relation, and how cropping…
Alberta Whittle & Sekai Machache

August 10, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

In the final episode of season one of Living Archives, Alberta Whittle and Sekai Machache think together about freedom, urgency and slowness, their many transnational and international collaborations, and their feelings about…
Joy Gregory & Anthea Hamilton

August 10, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min

For the fifth episode of Living Archives, Joy Gregory and Anthea Hamilton share the ways their experiences have influenced their practice, the relationship between education and art-making and what plant life can teach us about being in…
Ajamu & Bernice Mulenga

August 10, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

In episode four of Living Archives, Ajamu and Bernice Mulenga bend time reflecting on their respective approaches to photography, intimacy and working with large institutions. Conversation transcript available here. Living Archives is an…
Roshini Kempadoo & Jacob V Joyce

August 10, 2026 · 58 min

In the third episode of Living Archives, Roshini Kempadoo and Jacob V Joyce exchange ideas around Stuart Hall’s work and legacy, the relationship between the archive and artistic practice and finding allies in history. Conversation…
Beverley Bennett & Marlene Smith

August 10, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min

In episode two of Living Archives, Beverley Bennett and Marlene Smith discuss their practices in relation to family, collectivity and memory. Conversation transcript available here. Living Archives is an oral histories project…
Ingrid Pollard & Rudy Loewe

August 10, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min

In the first conversation in the Living Archives series, we sit down with Ingrid Pollard and Rudy Loewe to discuss the links between their practices, the relationship between activism and art-making and playful storytelling. Conversation…