Armchair Artist with Oliver Kirkham
By: Oliver Kirkham
Language: en-gb
Categories: Arts, Visual, Health, Fitness, Mental
Everyone has a podcast these days, and now so does Oliver Kirkham. Join Oliver and a series of guests as they explore creativity in everyday life: answering questions that nobody asked, like 'How is THAT art?', 'What is a gallery?' and 'Why do all museums smell like that?'.With an overarching theme of Mental Health, conversations uncover art's ability to help us engage with the world and find solace amongst the challenges life throws at us. This podcast aims to give a safe space for guests to share their experiences, with the hopes that listeners learn more...
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Potentials for Change and the Temporal Non-Place with Susan Matthews | Armchair Artist with Oliver Kirkham
Jan 09, 2026PhD Candidate, sound artist and performer Susan Matthews is welcomed to the pod to discuss topics that resonate with both her and Olivers practice. This episodes conversation highlights the importance of sharing experiences of trauma through artwork, how it can fortify recovery and help us to connect with others. It also looks cool and sounds fancy. Enjoy!
Texts mentioned in this episode:
A Thousand Plateaus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia by Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari (University of Minnesota Press, 1987)
Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection by Julia Kristeva (translated edn. Columbia...
Duration: 00:50:19At First Gradually, Then Suddenly with Rob Jones | Armchair Artist with Oliver Kirkham
Jan 09, 2026Wow, what an episode. This is a wild ride on the theoretical rollercoaster. Like Deleuze and Guattari? Never heard of them? That's okay! Rob and Oliver connect the dots between modern and contemporary philosopher's key concepts, and scrutinise Oliver's own theory on using mental health experiences to make artwork. Let's listen in.
Texts mentioned in this episode:
A Thousand Plateaus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia by Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari (University of Minnesota Press, 1987)
How Not To Kill Yourself by Clancy Martin (Oneworld Publications, 2023)
Your Brain On Art by Susan...
Duration: 01:00:37Jumper Fossil with Lewis Ward | Armchair Artist with Oliver Kirkham
Jan 09, 2026Oliver's dear friend Lewis drops by to share their opinions on a recent art show Oliver was part of. They chat about how they met, making emotionally charged sculptures and the relationship between art and black holes (yes, there is one). Enjoy!
Quotes and stats in this episode come from these books:
Seven Logics of Sculpture by Ernst Van Alphen (Valiz, 2023)
Your Brain On Art by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross (Canongate, 2023)
How Not To Kill Yourself by Clancy Martin (Oneworld Publications, 2023)
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Duration: 01:14:06Introduction with Oliver Kirkham | Armchair Artist with Oliver Kirkham
Jan 09, 2026Welcome to the first episode of Armchair Artist. I'm Oliver. This shorter episode sets the scene for the next four that focus on my art practice, personal experience with suicide and how art can help us process trauma and heal from our afflictions. I hope you enjoy my ramblings as I chat with friends about art, life and everything in-between.
Statistics from the top of episode can be found on Campaign Against Living Miserably and Papyrus' websites respectively. The estimated total impact of a single suicide (135 people) was published in 2018 and can be found in Rory O'Connor's...
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