Episodes 71
Avg. Duration 25m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (6)
Since Feb 2020
Latest Episode May 2026

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Consistency
65%
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A podcast where artists tell their stories through the materials they choose.

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Yemisi Wilson: Material of Memory

May 13, 2026 20m Transcript

See pictures and read more on materiallyspeaking.comYemisi currently lives in Stockholm but has worked in Pietrasanta since 1999. She lived here for 15 years and creates in marble, granite and…

Franco Casoni: Una polena nasce sempre dall’amore (A figurehead is always born from love)

Apr 22, 2026 21m Transcript

Guarda le immagini e leggi di più su materiallyspeaking.com.See pictures and read more on materiallyspeaking.com including a full English transcript.Questa settimana incontriamo Franco Casoni,…

Pollès: Introduction to video interview

Mar 11, 2026 3m

See pictures and read more on materiallyspeaking.comWidely recognised as the inventor of organic cubism, Pollès has created his own private laboratory for the creation of his singular sculptures.In…

Ko Yamazaki: The Last Cardboard Box

Feb 11, 2026 15m Transcript

See pictures and read more on materiallyspeaking.comKo Yamazaki was born in Japan but at 17 he went to Paris to study before finding his second home in Italy, working with marble.Today Mike Axinn and…

Lucy Branch & Sarah Monk: The Pull of Pietrasanta

Dec 18, 2025 36m Transcript

See pictures and read more on materiallyspeaking.comSculpture Vulture is a podcast which we love, and if you haven’t discovered it yet, we’re sure you’ll enjoy it. Produced and presented by bronze…

Alex Seton: Things you argue about over dinner

Dec 10, 2025 19m Transcript

See pictures and read more on materiallyspeaking.comRenowned sculptor Alex Seton tells us about his journey from a rural Australian upbringing to becoming a prominent artist known for politically…

Emanuele Giannelli: Noi bipedi siamo creature straordinarie (We bipeds are amazing creatures)

Dec 04, 2025 18m

Guarda le immagini e leggi di più su materiallyspeaking.comSee pictures and read more on materiallyspeaking.comQuesto episodio continua anche il nostro desiderio di produrre un episodio per stagione…

Maja Thommen: Spiral

May 22, 2025 27m Transcript

See pictures and read more on materiallyspeaking.comOriginally from Zurich, Maja was always keen to leave Switzerland and with an Italian grandmother perhaps Italy was always going to be her…

Ursula Corsi: Mosaici (lingua italiana)

May 22, 2025 14m

Guarda le foto e leggi di più su materiallyspeaking.comUrsula è nata a Seravezza e vive e lavora ancora nella zona di Pietrasanta e ha anche trascorso un periodo di apprendimento delle tecniche…

Anne-Claire van den Elshout: Icarus

Feb 12, 2025 25m Transcript

See pictures and read more on materiallyspeaking.comDutch artist Anne-Claire trained and worked as a lawyer until she followed her heart to become an artist. She moved to Pietrasanta, where she…

Usama Alnassar: I could build a theatre here

Jan 22, 2025 28m Transcript

See pictures and read more on materiallyspeaking.comA sculptor and painter born in Damascus, Usama tells of the impact of being brought up in Syria and of continuously dealing with people from…

John Fisher: Carving lines

Nov 27, 2024 12m Transcript

See pictures and read more on materiallyspeaking.comOriginally from Oregon, John moved around America a lot as a child. Although he was not formally schooled as an artist, he received his education…

Sandy Oppenheimer: Painting with paper

Nov 22, 2024 18m Transcript

See pictures and read more on materiallyspeaking.comSandy first came to Italy to be with her partner, the sculptor John Fisher, and enjoyed the influences of the Italian Renaissance, and the detailed…

Notre-Dame: An acoustic reconstruction

Apr 19, 2024 45m Transcript

See pictures and read more on materiallyspeaking.comOn 15th April, 2019 a catastrophic fire broke out in Notre Dame Cathedral. Parisians watched in horror as the spire fell and most of the roof was…

Viareggio Carnival 2024: Confetti in their blood

Feb 09, 2024 28m Transcript

See pictures and read more on materiallyspeaking.comThe flags are out, the bunting too, and the red and white mascot Burlamacco is everywhere as Viareggio eagerly awaits the start of Carnival. The…

Gabriele Gelatti: Like an insect

Jan 24, 2024 25m Transcript

See pictures and read more on materiallyspeaking.comGabriele talks to us about his upbringing in Genoa, his self-taught artistic training, his love for the history of art, and for photography.He…

Robin Bell: Pioneers and famous Canadians

Dec 13, 2023 22m Transcript

See pictures and read more on materiallyspeaking.comWe settle down to chat outside Robin Bell’s home at a sheltered table with a spectacular view of the sea, from Pisa to La Spezia, and the never…

Janice Mehlman: Come fly with me

Nov 29, 2023 21m Transcript

See pictures and read more on materiallyspeaking.comThe long, narrow, glass-walled studio of Janice Mehlman is perched half way up the steep garden of her home, on a hillside near Pietrasanta.Many of…

Steaven Richard: Paris - Artsmithing

Jul 19, 2023 19m Transcript

See pictures and read more on materiallyspeaking.comSteaven Richard evolved his craft as an apprentice to several artisan blacksmiths over many years and in many countries, before establishing his…

Xavier Montoy: Paris - Sternocera aequisignata

Jul 05, 2023 24m Transcript

See pictures and read more on materiallyspeaking.comXavier Montoy grew up in a family of doctors and was always keen on biology. When he chose an artistic route he wanted to focus attention on…

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