The Quick + The Brave

TQTB 004: Antonio Jose Guzman

In this episode, Marie-Anne speaks with Visual Artist Antonio Jose Guzman. One half of creative duo Electric Dub Station, Antonio’s creative journey has its roots in the punk scene in his native Panama before moving to The Netherlands and embracing the 90s warehouse rave culture as a photographer. Together with Serbian Painter and Textile Artist Iva Jankovic, Electric Dub Station explores the relationship between creolisation, migration, decolonising textiles and the alchemy of indigo, a sacred dye with deep significance in indigenous communities from West Africa to South America to India. The duo has exhibited at biennials worldwide including Dakar, Havana, Venice and Panama as well as museums and festivals from Miami to Amsterdam. Antonio talks anti establishment, finding advocacy in the arts and Electric Dub Station’s current offering, Concrete Roots, showing at Liverpool Biennial until 14 September 2025. **** Follow Antonio Jose Guzman: https://www.instagram.com/guzmanvisualdiary/ [https://www.instagram.com/guzmanvisualdiary/] Follow Iva Jankovic: https://www.instagram.com/iva_nije_tu/ [https://www.instagram.com/iva_nije_tu/] Follow Liverpool Biennial: https://www.instagram.com/liverpoolbiennial/ [https://www.instagram.com/liverpoolbiennial/] Learn more about Electric Dub Station: https://www.aguzman.com/ [https://www.aguzman.com/] Connect with The Quick + The Brave: https://www.thequickandthebrave.com [https://www.thequickandthebrave.com/] https://www.instagram.com/thequickandthebrave [https://www.instagram.com/thequickandthebrave] Subscribe to TQTB on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thequickandthebrave6776 [https://www.youtube.com/@thequickandthebrave6776] Buy Paper Zero: Advocates + Allies featuring Electric Dub Station on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/thequickandthebrave [https://ko-fi.com/thequickandthebrave]

TQTB 003: Jon Madge

In this episode Marie-Anne speaks with Writer and Director, Jon Madge (they/them). An audio sitcom enthusiast from South London, Jon is a life-long student of the creative process. A deep love for reading was further ignited as a child by BBC comedies and dramas, setting their imagination alight. Jon now channels this passion for storytelling and theatre into Keeping The Zoo, an audio sitcom based on their time working in a petting zoo. Due for release this summer, Keeping the Zoo is performed by cast members from Downstage Left, an international theatre group in Amsterdam bringing characters to life in front of a live audience. Jon talks simple yet elaborate sound effects, finding community through performance and the value of holding onto creative outlets. **** Follow Keeping The Zoo: https://www.instagram.com/keepingthezoo [https://www.instagram.com/keepingthezoo/] Learn more about Keeping The Zoo: https://keepingthezoopodcast.com [https://keepingthezoopodcast.com/] Follow Downstage Left: https://www.instagram.com/downstageleft_amsterdam [https://www.instagram.com/downstageleft_amsterdam/] Connect with The Quick + The Brave: https://www.thequickandthebrave.com [https://www.thequickandthebrave.com/] https://www.instagram.com/thequickandthebrave [https://www.instagram.com/thequickandthebrave/] Subscribe to TQTB on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thequickandthebrave6776 [https://www.youtube.com/@thequickandthebrave6776/] Buy Paper Zero: Advocates + Allies featuring Jon on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/thequickandthebrave [https://ko-fi.com/thequickandthebrave]

TQTB 002: Malika Ali Harding

In this episode Marie-Anne speaks with Artist and Meditation Guide, Malika Ali Harding (she/her). Hailing from Cleveland Ohio, multi-hyphenate Malika combines a deep love for writing, filmmaking, curating, photography, sound and performance, creating where – in her words – the sacred meets the profane. Malika shares the inspiration behind The Way Our Tongues Move, a series of performed portraits merging the micro and the macro to honour the legacy of her favourite uncle David – one of a generation of young gay men across the United States in the 80s and 90s who lost their lives to the HIV Aids epidemic. Malika talks digging into family archives, ancestral storytelling and her first experience diving into drag. **** Follow Malika Ali Harding: https://www.instagram.com/storyrebels/ [https://www.instagram.com/storyrebels/] Learn more about The Way Our Tongues Move: https://www.malikaaliharding.com/ [https://www.malikaaliharding.com/] Connect with The Quick + The Brave: https://www.thequickandthebrave.com/ [https://www.thequickandthebrave.com/] https://www.instagram.com/thequickandthebrave/ [https://www.instagram.com/thequickandthebrave/] Subscribe to TQTB on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thequickandthebrave6776/ [https://www.youtube.com/@thequickandthebrave6776/] Buy Paper Zero: Advocates + Allies featuring Malika on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/thequickandthebrave [https://ko-fi.com/thequickandthebrave]

TQTB 001: Musoke Nalwoga

In this episode, Marie-Anne speaks with the Founder of MOTORMOND, Musoke Nalwoga (she/her). The Ugandan born, Amsterdam-based curator, researcher and writer Musoke takes her passion for Black queer artistic production from across the African continent and diaspora and distills it all into MOTORMOND – a pan-African non-profit art gallery and community space in the Dutch capital. Musoke talks Black queer liberation, her journey to become a curator, the artists from the community who inspire her and MOTORMOND’s first exhibition at contemporary photography fair, Unseen, featuring ‘Errant Black Girlhoods’ a series by Nella Ngingo. **** Follow Musoke Nalwoga: https://www.instagram.com/cyborgtruffel/ [https://www.instagram.com/cyborgtruffel/] Follow Motormond: https://www.instagram.com/motormond/ [https://www.instagram.com/motormond/] Connect with The Quick + The Brave: https://www.thequickandthebrave.com/ [https://www.thequickandthebrave.com/] https://www.instagram.com/thequickandthebrave [https://www.instagram.com/thequickandthebrave]/ Subscribe to TQTB on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@thequickandthebrave6776/ [https://www.youtube.com/@thequickandthebrave6776/] Buy Paper Zero: Advocates + Allies featuring Musoke on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/thequickandthebrave [https://ko-fi.com/thequickandthebrave]

Inspired Flight 005: Masha Svyatogor

Masha Svyatogor talks about using her visual art to portray eccentricities and paradoxes of the everyday life in her homeland, Belarus. We learn about her collages combining elements from different historical and contemporary sources. Follow Masha on IG: @svyatogormasha  [https://www.instagram.com/svyatogormasha/] Masha is one of five recipients of the Prince Claus Seed Awards in 2021 who we spoke with at Unfair22. The Seed Awards support emerging cultural practitioners from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and Eastern Europe dedicated to addressing societal themes and empowering their communities. Follow the journeys of the Seed Awardees with the Inspired Flight series on Instagram: @princeclausfund [https://www.instagram.com/princeclausfund/] and @thequickandthebrave [https://www.instagram.com/thequickandthebrave/]   We interviewed Masha at Unfair22  (@unfair_amsterdam [https://www.instagram.com/unfair_amsterdam/]) a contemporary art festival, where she was one of the five Seed Awardees invited to exhibit their work.        #inspiredflight