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Please enjoy Episode 20, which was recorded in July 2021. This concludes Season 1 of The Mirror, and after a year's worth of living and change and reflection, I feel ready to release this and to move forward to a new stage of creativity. Season
Fever Dreams is a miniseries featuring works of fiction, essays and non-fiction read without embellishment or analysis. Literature was my first great artistic love, and I regard it as possibly the richest art form, with its ability to showcase
In Episode 19, after an extended life update, I discuss the passing of manga-ka Kentaro Miura and the way that cultural reactions show the range of ways that people respond to such news (in some ways better than others). With this event as a he
Fever Dreams is a miniseries featuring works of fiction, essays and non-fiction read without embellishment or analysis. Literature was my first great artistic love, and I regard it as possibly the richest art form, with its ability to showcase
In this special episode, I am joined by my sister Ebony who creates in a range of mediums from fashion design, collage, and film, and we discuss subjectivity in art, the power of raising questions without positing answers, and the magic of view
In Episode 17 of The Mirror, I extol the virtues of a practice of reflection and lingering as part of a meaningful life, and a healthy approach to creating art. This extensive look at my own practice is a recap on the previous 6 months of chang
Episode 16 of The Mirror is a special episode, one devoted entirely to discussing Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master, a film from 2012 that is both a wonderfully crafted work of cinema, and a powerful lens through which to look at our highly-sub
Fever Dreams is a miniseries featuring works of fiction, essays and non-fiction read without embellishment or analysis. Literature was my first great artistic love, and I regard it as possibly the richest art form, with its ability to showcase
In Episode 15 of The Mirror, I talk about the importance of taking risks as an artist, being prepared to fail, to do things that are unpopular, and to experiment - especially in the homogenised desert of our contemporary culture. I detail the 5
In Episode 14 of The Mirror, I sit in my backyard and ponder the reality of when creativity becomes routine, what this means, and what role this serves for us as artists.Support my work on Patreon - patreon.com/justinreidBecome a sustaining mem
Fever Dreams is a miniseries featuring works of fiction, essays and non-fiction read without embellishment or analysis. Literature was my first great artistic love, and I regard it as possibly the richest art form, with its ability to showcase
Thank you for listening to The Mirror - your support has been incredible so far, and it has been heartening to hear the response to this project. All future episodes of The Mirror are available on my Patreon for just $4 a month (or more if you'
From a small slice of paradise, in Episode 13 of The Mirror, I discuss my personal experience that led me to the path of becoming an artist, and pose the questions I feel one must ask themselves when determining if the art life is just a hobby,
Following a free-form narrative thread centred around our seeking of pleasure and catharsis within entertainment, Episode 12 of The Mirror is the strongest manifesto yet of my beliefs about art, the current cultural and material conditions we f
Fever Dreams is a miniseries featuring works of fiction, essays and non-fiction read without embellishment or analysis. Literature was my first great artistic love, and I regard it as possibly the richest art form, with its ability to showcase
In this special episode, we look at the life, work and philosophy of Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky. Tarkovsky and his films have been a major inspiration for me, and I share with you the story of his life, as well as exploring his philosop
We finish our Dosing Culture reading series with the second part of Chris Crawford's illuminating essay, which delves deeper into how contemporary modes of creative production are built around our psychotically-networked culture, as well as sit
In Episode 9 of The Mirror, I share with you an essay by Chris Crawford about the way contemporary culture is produced and consumed in an endless stream of doses, and the psychological effects this has on us. I read the first part of this illum
In Episode 8 of The Mirror, I ruminate on the double-edged sword of entertainment, touching upon the work of Sigmund Freud and his Pleasure Principle, and how this affects the way we both view and create contemporary works of art. One of the da
Fever Dreams is a miniseries featuring works of fiction, essays and non-fiction read without embellishment or analysis. Literature was my first great artistic love, and I regard it as possibly the richest art form, with its ability to showcase
Strap in for a massive episode - in Episode 7 I'm joined by my good friends Erick Flores and Jaden Joslin from the band Native Tongue, consummate gamers both, to delve even deeper into CD Projekt Red's 'Cyberpunk 2077'. We chat about the actual
In Episode 6 of The Mirror, I examine the role of the audience in contemporary art creation, through the lens of CD Projekt Red's behemoth video game 'Cyberpunk 2077' - and all the fallout of its release, failure to live up to the expectations
Recorded on an intimate rainy day in North Queensland, Episode 5 involves a freewheeling series of updates on current projects, musings on my plans for the future, as well as reflections on some films I viewed recently that resonated with me, i
Why do our best ideas always seem to come at the unlikeliest of times? How can we tell which ideas are truly worth listening to? Whether we're in the shower, driving to work or in bed unable to sleep at 3am, how can we create a life where we ca
In Episode 3 of The Mirror, I delve into the relationship between discipline and creative freedom in our artistic practice, highlighting the limits of “hard work” and hustle culture, and looking towards a healthier approach at developing your c
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