I spent the first lockdown of Paris this spring together with a group of artists, writers and musicians at the Cité Internationale des Arts. The Cité is an artist in residence housing complex of about 1200 artists every year from all over the world. During the lockdown we were only allowed out of our houses for one hour a day and only when completing a signed declaration. We started to meet up in the courtyard of the main building while catching the early spring sun wandering across our concrete village square. Facing mass cancellations of our events, exhibitions and concerts, we all asked: What now? How do we want to work?

I decided to capture this moment with a series of intimate interviews. The first episode "Now I know the wolf" is with the film maker and musician Mariette Auvray. Getting sick with the virus made her reflect upon her relationship to work and form a closer bond with her voice.
Listen to it and let me know what you think! How has your relationship to work changed? I'll be updating the page with a new episode once every few weeks so make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on the next one! The next one is going to be with Tunisian musician Neysatu.

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Lockdown Life © Jakub Šimčik'

Working with text and journalist methods are essential to Jakub Šimčik's artistic practice. His primary medium is video art, although he regularly ventures into other media and collaborative projects. His interest in the interdisciplinary mixture of literature and visual art has led him to a fruitful collaboration with author and artist Johanna Maxl. Past exhibitions include Belvedere 21 Vienna, Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst Leipzig, Galerie Eigen + Art Lab Berlin and Dum Umeni Brno. His work is included in the State of Art Collection Dresden and Collection Ivo Wessel.

Artist homepage: http://jakubsimcik.com/

Podcast, Image and Text Courtesy of the Artist.

Edited by Sue and Emily.