Episode #2
Interview with
Erica Avey
For the December episode, editor Aaron Lelito has a conversation with writer Erica Avey.
Erica has published articles on the topic of psychedelics in Medium, Psymposia, DoubleBlind, and Psychedelic Press UK.
She has most recently been published in The Closed Eye Open, where she contributes a series of short poems titled “Poems for Pedro.”
In this conversation, we talk a bit about her influences in creative writing, some reading recommendations, and her new project called SPECTRA Poets.
Her website is ericaavey.com.
Intro music for this recording is “y o y o” by Katie Dey, used with permission from the artist. See her albums at katiedey.bandcamp.com.
Episode #1
Issue 5 Artist Feature:
Interview with
Caroline Russell
For the Issue 5 artist feature, editor Aaron Lelito has a conversation with photographer Caroline Russell. Topics include the appeal of darkrooms, chlorophyll prints, and the intersection of textual and visual arts.
View more of Caroline’s work at www.carolinerussell.com and on Instagram @caroline.russell.art.
From artist statement:
Ephemeral Project
As humans, we place immense value on our memories. Each one is a little pearl that encapsulates our identity, it is what makes us unique. So we store them away in the filing cabinets of our mind in order to preserve them forever. However, the human brain is much more fallible than we realize. In reality, our memories are faint threads at best, some are even completely made up unbeknownst to us. In this project, titled “Ephemeral,” I explore human’s imperfect memories and the loss of identity one feels when they realize their memories are not the secure fortress we imagine them to be. By printing photographs on leaves, a process known as chlorophyll printing, I capture the realities of the human mind. While these images on leaves are sharp and crisp, the organic material they are printed on will decay with time, ultimately destroying the image. Similarly, as our memories age with us, they will become mere impressions of our experiences.
Intro music for this recording is “y o y o” by Katie Dey, used with permission from the artist. See her albums at katiedey.bandcamp.com.