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by Sarah Monk

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Kevin Francis Gray: Striding Youth

June 17, 2026 · 32 min

See pictures and read more on materiallyspeaking.com Kevin talks about his childhood in South Armagh, Northern Ireland, and how the experience of his teenage years coloured his life. He opens up about how his work explores family…
Yemisi Wilson: Material of Memory

May 13, 2026 · 21 min

See pictures and read more on materiallyspeaking.com Yemisi currently lives in Stockholm but has worked in Pietrasanta since 1999. She lived here for 15 years and creates in marble, granite and bronze. Yemisi's love of animals started at a…
Franco Casoni: Una polena nasce sempre dall’amore (A figurehead is always born from love)

April 22, 2026 · 22 min

Guarda le immagini e leggi di più su materiallyspeaking.com. See pictures and read more on materiallyspeaking.com including a full English transcript. Questa settimana incontriamo Franco Casoni, maestro intagliatore del legno, per scoprire…
Pollès: Introduction to video interview

March 11, 2026 · 3 min

See pictures and read more on materiallyspeaking.com Widely recognised as the inventor of organic cubism, Pollès has created his own private laboratory for the creation of his singular sculptures. In this episode, we invite you to watch a…
Ko Yamazaki: The Last Cardboard Box

February 11, 2026 · 16 min

See pictures and read more on materiallyspeaking.com Ko Yamazaki was born in Japan but at 17 he went to Paris to study before finding his second home in Italy, working with marble. Today Mike Axinn and I are back in Studio Pescarella, on…

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Lucy Branch & Sarah Monk: The Pull of Pietrasanta

December 18, 2025 · 36 min

See pictures and read more on materiallyspeaking.com Sculpture Vulture is a podcast which we love, and if you haven’t discovered it yet, we’re sure you’ll enjoy it. Produced and presented by bronze conservator and restorer Lucy Branch of…
Alex Seton: Things you argue about over dinner

December 10, 2025 · 19 min

See pictures and read more on materiallyspeaking.com Renowned sculptor Alex Seton tells us about his journey from a rural Australian upbringing to becoming a prominent artist known for politically charged marble works. He speaks about how…
Emanuele Giannelli: Noi bipedi siamo creature straordinarie (We bipeds are amazing creatures)

December 4, 2025 · 18 min

Guarda le immagini e leggi di più su materiallyspeaking.com See pictures and read more on materiallyspeaking.com Questo episodio continua anche il nostro desiderio di produrre un episodio per stagione in italiano. In keeping with our…
Maja Thommen: Spiral

May 22, 2025 · 28 min

See pictures and read more on materiallyspeaking.com Originally from Zurich, Maja was always keen to leave Switzerland and with an Italian grandmother perhaps Italy was always going to be her destination. She moved to Italy in 1991. She…
Ursula Corsi: Mosaici (lingua italiana)

May 22, 2025 · 14 min

Guarda le foto e leggi di più su materiallyspeaking.com Ursula è nata a Seravezza e vive e lavora ancora nella zona di Pietrasanta e ha anche trascorso un periodo di apprendimento delle tecniche speciali di mosaico di Ravenna e…
Anne-Claire van den Elshout: Icarus

February 12, 2025 · 25 min

See pictures and read more on materiallyspeaking.com Dutch artist Anne-Claire trained and worked as a lawyer until she followed her heart to become an artist. She moved to Pietrasanta, where she lived, and worked, for 15 years. Now she…
Usama Alnassar: I could build a theatre here

January 22, 2025 · 29 min

See pictures and read more on materiallyspeaking.com A sculptor and painter born in Damascus, Usama tells of the impact of being brought up in Syria and of continuously dealing with people from different religions with diverse ways of…