Oriana Fox interviews the activist, artist, mother, educator and Labour councillor Lena Šimić. Oriana gets some practical advice about how to become more politically active while balancing the demands of work, motherhood and art. Environmentalism and anti-capitalism are two of the causes that have occupied Šimić, so they discuss how she has tackled these issues creatively and within family life.

This interview was recorded live on Instagram in May 2021 as part of Oriana's digital residency at Mimosa House Gallery. You can watch the episode here.

Oriana Foxis a London-based, New York-born artist with a PhD in self-disclosure. She puts her expertise to work as the host of the talk show performance piece The O Show.

Lena Simicis an artist, activist,performance maker and researcher, born in Dubrovnik, Croatia, living in Liverpool. Reader in Drama at Edge Hill University, UK. Her book Maternal Performanceco-authored with Emily Underwood-Lee was published in 2021. Register here for the online book launch event taking place on 15 February at 7 pm GMT. 

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Produced, edited and hosted by Oriana Fox
Introductory Voiceover by John Kilduff, aka Mr. Let's Paint
Original theme song written and performed by Paulette Humanbeing
Special Thanks to Sven Van Damme, Katie Beeson, Janak Patel and Mimosa House Gallery, London
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