Imagined Media Futures Podcast Series
The Imagined Media Futures podcast series features 10 leading Australian and Indian creative practitioners exploring innovative and sustainable collaborations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The series deep dives into connections and ideas developed at the 2019 edition of the EyeMyth Festival in Mumbai.
Imagined Media Futures
The Imagined Media Futures five-part podcast series looks at how 10 leading Indian and Australian creative practitioners have adapted their businesses, built cross-cultural collaborations, and navigated the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2019, EyeMyth Festival brought together Australian and Indian creatives from the media, and arts and cultural sectors. This podcast series explores the connections and ideas developed at the festival.
The purpose of the series is to provide insights and resources for the arts communities in both countries during the pandemic and beyond.
Going live on 29 September on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube, each episode explores the future of new media arts and discusses creative solutions for challenging new circumstances that artists and creative studios find themselves in today.
Episodes and Speakers
Episode 1 – Collaborative Online Artistic Production
David Carberry (Artist, Director & Producer) & Tejas Nair (New Media Practitioner & Curator)
The practice of technologically augmented art brings new opportunities as well as challenges for creative producers and their audiences. Tejas and David talk about artistic practices in the pandemic and discuss the future of cross-border digital collaborations.
Episode 2 – Equalising Voices: The Search for Ethics
Mikaela Jade (Founder & CEO of Indigital) & Shreya Nagarajan (Founder of SNS Arts Development Consultancy)
There is a growing need for artistic practices and organisations to be reimagined as more diverse and inclusive. Mikaela and Shreya discuss opportunities to democratise the arts and amplify the voices of Indigenous communities and marginalised peoples.
Episode 3 – Strategic Storytelling & The Search for Harmony
James Boyce (Founder & CEO of Grumpy Sailor) & Amitesh Grover (Interdisciplinary Artist & Curator)
The explosion of digital creation and consumption formats has brought in new players and undiscovered audiences for Australian and Indian content. James and Amitesh share their experiences of engaging audiences with these tools while exploring new methods to activate futures.
Episode 4 – Digital Existentialism & The Search for Identity
Betty Sargeant (Artist & Creative Director of PluginHUMAN) & Akshat Nauriyal (Multi-Media Artist, Musician & Filmmaker)
The media and entertainment industry has seen catalytic growth of previously emergent and experimental formats. Betty and Akshat explore the opposing forces that define Digital Existentialism.
Episode 5 – Bilateral Architectures for Artistic Production
Dr Pippa Dickson (Director, Asialink Arts) & Avinash Kumar (Design Strategist & Co-founder Quicksand)
New and experimental technologies seek to resolve the challenges in global collaborations in the arts sector. Pippa and Avinash explore avenues to facilitate new cultural relations between Australia and India using technology as a tool.
The Imagined Media Futures podcast series was produced by Asialink Arts, Australian Consulate-General in Mumbai, and EyeMyth Festival with support from the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.