The 4th Wall's Too Tall

'All of us are shaping history': Art workshops, archives and illustration with Fiona

Jessie chats with participatory artist Fiona who runs workshops in a range of public settings from museums to festivals. We talk about actually making theory accessible, the importance of asking questions and capturing the everyday as moments of history. Ft. telling our mixed-race-identity-fascination to chill sometimes.

What happened to £1 Fish???

Jessie talks about the newer entertainment venues modelled on street markets and the gentrification at play there. Who gets to visit? What about the vibrant, subversive history of street markets? Ft. The £1 Fish Song Victoria Kelly 'The streets for the people: London’s street markets 1850–1939' https://friendsofqueensmarket.org.uk/history-of-queens-market/ [https://friendsofqueensmarket.org.uk/history-of-queens-market/]https://wardscorner.org/ourhistory [https://wardscorner.org/ourhistory] ‘Pushed to the Margins: A Quantitative Analysis of Gentrification in London in the 2010s’ - Adam Almedia, Runnymede and CLASS report, June 2021. Christopher Adan, https://journal.urbantranscripts.org/article/the-street-market-as-animated-space-an-ethnographic-exercise-christopher-adan/ [https://journal.urbantranscripts.org/article/the-street-market-as-animated-space-an-ethnographic-exercise-christopher-adan/] Patricia Hill Collins, ‘Shifting the Center: Race, Class and Feminist Theorizing about Motherhood’.Ida Daneweid, ‘The Fire This Time: Grenfell, Racial Capitalism and the Urbanisation of Empire’.

'If We're Educated Right': Accessibility Arts with DK

Jessie speaks to DK, founder of AccessAbility Arts, a multi-form arts collective promoting underrepresented voices and advocating for creatives with disabilities. We talk about digital spaces, the influence of hip-hop on DK's poetry and addressing barriers faced by disabled people in arts & culture. Ft. it's not all about 'highbrow' art Instagram: @accessabilityarts Text to speech app used: Proloquo4Text

'The beat of our own drum': Rap & a record company with Nine Levels

Jessie chats with Nine Levels, an Edmonton based rapper and founder of independent record company, Comu Records. We talk about defining success as an independent artist, global and community influences on music, and navigating the music industry. Ft. being a haterrrr Contains the odd bit of ~ explicit language ~ https://www.comurecords.com/ Insta: @ninelevels Stream Parts Unknown now!

'It's ok to rest!': Creative wellbeing & community art with Mas

Jessie speaks to Mas, a multi-disciplinary community artist. We get into the importance of rest, art in hospitals and the importance of actually being part of a community when doing community art. Ft. drawing a cheese-grater. - 'A Burst of Light', Audre Lorde -'Don't Touch my Hair' Emma Dabiri -https://otcreativespace.co.uk/