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Apr 2023
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Lives of Objects: Gala Porras-Kim and Ja...

GOETHE-INSTITUT
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This podcast episode is the first podcast episode of the Lives of Objects series. We invited multidisciplinary artists Gala Porras-Kim and James Webb to discuss the ways in which we think about the lives of objects through an artistic lens. The two focus on objects and artefacts with historical, socio-political, and spiritual importance. 

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