Six Pillars Broadcast – Exercises in Displacement, SLG

Exercises in Displacement Cultural and artistic displacement investigated via five evenings of performances of original work across London. The most recent iteration, 3/5, is at the South London Gallery, Peckham by Tuttoquestosentire. Visual artist Rebecca Salvadori, and composer/ cellist Sandro Mussida visit the studio to discuss the series and the TQS collective, and we sample … Continue reading →

Six Pillars Broadcast – Shubbak Festival with Dima Matta and Aïcha El Beloui

A look at certain events going on in July for Shubbak, the Arab festival of arts and entertainment Continue reading →

Six Pillars Broadcast – Artist Shubha Taparia at Mayfair Art Weekend

As part of the Mayfair Art Weekend (28 June – 30 June 2019) artist Shubha Taparia presents a collection of photographs Spirit in the Inanimate looking at ephemerality. The series explores new details and elements from Taparia’s new large-scale installation made with construction materials Silhouette of an Unknown Landscape in her London studio. At Prahlad … Continue reading →

Six Pillars Broadcast – The Spark is You, Parasol Unit

This week to mark Parasol Unit’s new, major group show linking classical Persian poetry with the art of nine Iranian artists, we invite Hadi Tabatabai, Hossein Valamanesh and Sam Samiee if he makes it in time from the airport… to the studio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . … Continue reading →

Six Pillars Broadcast – Poetry in Motion Film Series

    Poetry in Motion at the Barbican celebrates the millennia-long traditions of Iranian poetry and art by linking them with Iran’s Contemporary Iranian Cinema today. Festival programmer Elhum Shakerifar visits the studio to discuss the commissions of original poetry (from poets Amy Key, Martha Sprackland and Will Harris) and responses by fine artists to … Continue reading →

Six Pillars’ Broadcast – ResonanceFM Auction Special

Magic of Persia curator Leyla Fakhr and artist Piers Secunda visit the studio to discuss the their items donated to the ResonanceFM auction, that are from and about Iran and Iraq. Magic of Persia is a UK charity supporting artists from Iran. They have taken part in the ResonanceFM auction and support artists with the … Continue reading →

Six Pillars Broadcast – Omid Walidzadeh Guest Mix

Omid has been a guest on Six Pillars since the days of Myspace, (around 2006) and his career in USA has flourished since we first were in touch. Based in California, Omid began creating heavily sampled hip hop and other forms of electronic music for film and music release after a bachelor in recording arts … Continue reading →

Six Pillars’ Broadcast – News from Calais

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Six Pillars Broadcast – Putting the Palestine Back into Christmas

Who were the first Christians and where were they? The Maronite and other denominations of Christians in Palestine and Jordan explained, with Arab songs of the Christian tradition. Numbers have dwindled in Occupied Palestine, with many Christians moving to Lebanon or nearby. But how did Christianity start as a “thing’? “The earliest followers of Jesus … Continue reading →

Six Pillars Broadcast: London Palestine Film Festival

The London Palestine Film Festival (LPFF) returns after a two year haitus, with diverse, rare and popular shorts, features and documentaries, working to connect audiences with international filmmakers focusing on Palestine-related issues. Joining the likes of Bella Freud and Eyal Weizman for the festival are this week’s Six Pillars’ guests (bios below): Mai Masri with … Continue reading →