On Failure: Episode 4 with Stuart McAdam

In this episode of the Failure, Understanding, Care (& Kunst) podcast, we speak with artist Stuart McAdam.

Stuart visited us here in Tromsø in 2019 (our first ever "F.U.C(&K)" project!). He cycled for 40 days and 41 nights to reach Tromsø from Scotland on bike alone. one can read more about it here: http://www.stuartmcadam.com/tothebears.html

 

We talk, of course, about our main topic of failure, as well as reflecting on this trip to Tromsø, and how he combines his roles as an educator with being an artist.

 

We have experimented with a footnote format in this episode. There were many obscure abbreviations of English words in this episode, as well as some very specific references to people and places in Scotland which we felt required some explanation, particularly to audiences who are unfamiliar with the U.K., and the Scottish art scene.

 

This episode features three people with often thick Scottish accents talking in a dialect, so please bear with it, if you are struggling- your ears will tune in!

 

http://www.stuartmcadam.com/

 

On Failure: What is failure? It is something that most of us automatically recoil from, but is it really so terrible? What does it mean to fail? Is failure bad and is success good? Why does failure make us feel bad? Can art ever fail?

Ruth and James from F.U.C.(&K) talk to a variety of artists about their art practice, failure, art and beyond. We try to answer some of these questions and then some, and generally have a nice time chatting to some lovely people.

The music in this episode was by Background Music Four House Parties. One can listen to more by visiting www.soundcloud.com/backgroundmuzak, or searching Background Music For House Parties on all major streaming platforms.

This podcast series was funded by Norsk Kulturrådet and made possible with the help of Nicholas Horne and Tromsø Academy of Arts.

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