BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art

About BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art

Podcast by BALTIC Archive

Publisher

BALTIC Archive

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Nov 2019

Latest episode

30 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

14 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Jul 2026

   For All At Last Return | Deep Dives: Shezad Dawood and Dr Sasha Montelli

   Dive deeper in this series of discussion-based artist and scientist talks exploring oceanic worlds through art, research and dialogue. Taking place within the exhibition space, this special programme of discussion-based talks accompanying For All At Last Return brings together artists and scientists to explore marine habitats and ocean futures through art, research, and dialogue. Shezad Dawood and Dr Sasha Montelli lead a discussion about coral reefs, the impacts of rising sea temperatures on marine environments, and the recent discovery of deep-sea corals and sponges in Antarctica. Shezad Dawood is a British artist based in London. His multidisciplinary practice interweaves stories, realities, and symbolism to create richly layered artworks, spanning painting, textiles, sculpture, film, and digital media. His work takes a philosophical approach, asking questions and exploring alternative futures through what Dawood describes as ‘world-building’. His practice is animated by research, working with multiple audiences and communities to delve into narrative, history, and embodiment. His fascination with marine ecology and the potential for hybrid thinking across both human and marine ecosystems has been presented internationally. Dr Sasha Montelli is a Lecturer in Environmental Change at the University College London. His interdisciplinary research combines marine geophysical data with sediment cores and numerical modelling to reconstruct past interactions between ice sheets, ocean, and solid earth on multiple temporal and spatial scales. The geography of Montelli’s projects span both hemispheres, including East and West Antarctica, the Eurasian Arctic, and the subarctic Pacific.

2. 

   1 Jun 2026

   For All At Last Return | Deep Dives: Kristina Õllek and Dr Jenny Gales

   Dive deeper in this series of discussion-based artist and scientist talks exploring oceanic worlds through art, research and dialogue. Taking place within the exhibition space, this special programme of discussion-based talks accompanying For All At Last Return brings together artists and scientists to explore marine habitats and ocean futures through art, research, and dialogue. Kristina Õllek and Dr Jenny Gales discuss deep-sea exploration, mining and extraction, and the use of new technologies in marine environments. Kristina Õllek is an Estonian artist currently based in Tallinn. She works with photography, video and installation, as well as microbial and chemical processes, with a focus on investigating aquatic ecosystems, geological matter, and human-altered environments. In her practice she uses a research-based approach, but also incorporates her own fictitious and speculative perspectives. She is interested in marine habitats and the notion of new technologies, including the geopolitical and ecological conditions associated with them. In For All At Last Return, Õllek presents a new installation, Breathing Deep Currency (2025), commissioned by Baltic. Dr Jenny Gales is Associate Professor of Ocean Exploration at the University of Plymouth, specializing in submarine slope processes and geohazards. Jenny has a passion for submarine landslides, canyons, volcanoes, channels, and gullies on high latitude continental margins. Gales uses cutting-edge technologies to image and measure the seafloor and subseafloor, including shipboard acoustics, coring, marine robotics, autonomous vehicles, and direct monitoring. She has been involved in numerous international research projects including Arctic and Antarctic expeditions.

3. 

   19 Mar 2026

   For All At Last Return | Deep Dives: Rob Smith and Will Reid

   Dive deeper in this series of discussion-based artist and scientist talks exploring oceanic worlds through art, research and dialogue. Artist Rob Smith and Dr. William Reid, Lecturer in Marine Biology at Newcastle University, discuss polymetallic nodules, the histories and futures of deep sea mining and the recent discovery of dark oxygen which has called into question the origins of life on Earth.

4. 

   24 Feb 2026

   For All At Last Return | Deep Dives: Michele Allen and Gary Caldwell

   Dive deeper in this series of discussion-based artist and scientist talks exploring oceanic worlds through art, research and dialogue. Artist Michele Allen and Dr. Gary Caldwell, Senior Lecturer in Applied Marine Biology at Newcastle University, discuss coastal ecologies and the devastating marine die-off along the North East coast.

5. 

   10 Jun 2025

   To Own Both Nothing and the Whole World (1)

   Artists Henna Asikainen and Roua Horanieh present an exhibition exploring themes of home, belonging, and the impact of displacement on human and natural worlds, highlighting migrant contributions.

6. 

   10 Jun 2025

   To Own Both Nothing and the Whole World (2-Trees)

   Artists Henna Asikainen and Roua Horanieh present an exhibition exploring themes of home, belonging, and migration through foraged materials and natural elements, reflecting on interconnected journeys of people and plants.

7. 

   14 Jul 2020

   BALTIC Podcast | Volcanoes and Utopias

   Artists Kate Liston and Tess Denman-Cleaver present an audio performance exploring volcanoes, architecture, mythology, and utopias, reimagining public discourse through fictionalized accounts of planning future gatherings.

8. 

   30 Jun 2020

   BALTIC Podcast | Dr Paolo Fortis explores Abel Rodriguez’ exhibition

   Dr. Paolo Fortis, Associate Professor, examines Abel Rodriguez's exhibition, providing insights into the artist's work and its connection to Central and South American indigenous cultures in this interview.

9. 

   16 Jun 2020

   BALTIC Podcast | Alessandro Boussalem explores Imran Perretta's The Destructors

   Human geographer Alessandro Boussalem analyzes Imran Perretta's "The Destructors" to reveal intersections of identity in contemporary Europe in this interview.

10. 

    3 Jun 2020

    BALTIC Podcast | Victoria Home on Judy Chicago, Judy Chicago, Femininity, Art and the Home.

    Art historian Victoria Horne analyzes Judy Chicago's art, femininity, and the home, focusing on the role of domestic labor and its connection to second-wave feminism in this interview.

11. 

    31 Mar 2020

    Daisy Hildyard | Animalesque Podcast: Part 3

    Writer Daisy Hildyard reads from selected texts, including Anna Tsing and Christina Sharpe, reflecting on BALTIC's Animalesque exhibition and rethinking humanity's relationship with nature in this interview.

12. 

    31 Mar 2020

    Daisy Hildyard | Animalesque Podcast: Part 2

    Writer Daisy Hildyard reads from selected texts, including works by Anna Tsing and Christina Sharpe, reflecting on human's relationship to nature and complex ecologies in response to the Animalesque exhibition in this interview.

13. 

    31 Mar 2020

    Daisy Hildyard | Animalesque Podcast: Part 1

    Writer Daisy Hildyard reads from selected texts, including works by Anna Tsing and Christina Sharpe, to rethink humanity's position in complex ecologies in response to the Animalesque exhibition.

14. 

    18 Nov 2019

    BALTIC Podcast | Animalesque: Art Across Species and Beings with Filipa Ramos

    Curator Filipa Ramos discusses the Animalesque exhibition with Alessandro Vincentelli, exploring art's representation of diverse species and beings, enhanced by Chris Watson's evocative sound recordings in this interview.

Who has been a guest on BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art

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• Henna Asikainen
• Roua Horanieh
• Kate Liston
• Tess Denman-Cleaver
• Dr Paolo Fortis

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