The female form is a glorious thing. This episode we want to share stories about the female form as art, canvas, biology and sex.
Claiming Body
Megan Oliver is a tattoo artist at one of the leading tattoo studio’s in the country. She has over 20 years of experience in Australia and overseas. Megan shares her story of how she got started in the industry, what she loves about tattooing and where the industry is going.
Producer: Merran Winchester
Music Credits: Obat Batuk- Defence Mechanism by Paperbag Muzic, God Save the Queen by The Sex Pistols
Naked
How we see ourselves is not necessarily how others see us. Merran Winchester decided to confront some of the beliefs she held about her body by getting naked. Through life drawing she discovered a new way to see and be seen.
Producer: Merran Winchester
Music Credits: Les Sons et Les Parfums Tournet Dans L’Air du Soir by Debussy
Vagina Soit
Vagina’s are still a bit taboo. But that didn’t stop Sydney University student newspaper Honi Soit, challenging public perception by photographing vagina’s and putting them on the front cover. This sparked debate about censorship, the diversity of women’s bodies and the possibility of a non-sexualised body.
Producer: Avani Dias
Music Credits: The days have turned by Jonti feat. The Stepkids & Illa J, Come Save Me (Andrew Weatherall Remix) by Jagwar Ma’Void’ by Seekae
Celebration by Edwina Blush
Edwina Blush is a poet, singer, lyricist and performer that confronts big issues with a light, artistic touch.
* This version of Celebration was recorded at the Wordy Bordello in the Rocks in Sydney as part of the Word Travels Festival 2013.
Other links: www.edwinablush.com
Picture Credit: Tattooed Women Wallpaper
Music Credits: Bachelorlette by Tori Amos
Executive Producer’s: Giordana Caputo & Belinda Lopez
Production Manager: Carly-Ann Keneally
Feature’s Executive Producer: Merran Winchester
Spring Break never looked so good! Tropical paradise, steaming jungles, volcanoes, desire, lust & love.
Island Love
Can fantasy’s ever live up to reality? Will that dream island holiday produce that dreamy island lover?
Giordana Caputo teamed up with Writer Christopher Allery to capture some of the moments they shared on their ‘fantasy island’ getaway in Vanuatu earlier this year. They drank too much rum and found many adventures but, it didn’t quite live up to it’s expectations in the romance department. Join them for Island Love.
Producer: Giordana Caputo
Writer: Christopher Allery
Voice Actors: Jason Hood & Fiona Pepper
Sound Designer: Andrew McLellan
Music Credits: Non, je ne regrette rein by Edith Piaf, Return Of The Mack by Mark Morrison, Tropical Hawaiian Day by Ka’au Crater Boys
Love in Borneo
Writer, ecologist and storyteller Andrew Last shared his story of love in the Borneo jungle at Yarn; Stories Spun in Brisbane, a live storytelling event held in Brisbane. Romeo and Juliet has nothing on this love story!
Storyteller: Andrew Last
Technical Producer: James Douglas
Other links: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Yarn-stories-spun-in-Brisbane/224872800936734
Music Credits: This must be Hawaiian Love by Sir Augustus Holmes
Executive Producer’s: Giordana Caputo & Belinda Lopez
Production Manager: Carly-Ann Keneally
Feature’s Executive Producer: Merran Winchester
This week we take you into the world of artists who use sound as their medium.
Shifting Reality
Francisco Lopez is one of the world’s leading Sound Artists. He has been creating art for over 30 years. His background in Biology and Ecology has taken him all over the world for research projects. During this time, in these naturally rich environments he’s captured sound. These natural sounds are then layered into incredibly complex works to transport the listener to an alternate reality. All the Best caught up with Francisco Lopez during his recent visit to Australia, to find out more about his work and his passion for sound.
Producer: Merran Winchester
Music Credits: Toothless by Jai Pyne, Belle Confusion by Francisco Lopez, Addy en el Pais de Las Frutas y Los Chunches by Francisco Lopez, Wasps by Francisco Lopez, Colourless by Jai Pyne
Other links: www.franciscolopez.net
Memory Lane
The laneway’s of The Rocks in Sydney is where past meets present. Old buildings and architecture, rich with history, are a gateway to the past and to the first Europeans who settled on the site. All the Best took a trip down memory lane with the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority to find out about some of the sins, virtues and characters of the old city.
Producer: Merran Winchester
Music Credits: Original Composition by John Bellamy, Extracts from Convict Theatre (Produced by Merran Winchester)
History Books by Luka Lesson
Luka Lesson is both a Hip-hop artist and performance poet and is one of those rare talents that can successfully traverse the complex landscape of both traditions. He shares his take on Australian history.
The Pliable Ones by Ursula Rucker
Ursula Rucker is a leading international Spoken Word artist with a unique and creative voice, bringing poetry, music, rhythm and beats together to tell moving stories.
Production Manager: Carly-Ann Keneally
Executive Producer’s: Giordana Caputo & Belinda Lopez
Feature’s Executive Producer: Merran Winchester
When you hear ‘Glory Box’ what do you think of?
Come with us to explore alternatives to the traditional interpretation of ‘Glory Box’.
Three Men & Two Boxes
Did you think glory boxes had gone out of fashion? Did you think they were a thing of the past?
Traditionally glory boxes were used by women to collect things that they could then take with them into marriage. But, it’s not just women who have glory boxes.
Producer: Zacha Rosen
Music Credits: El Microfono by Mexican Institute of Sound, The Mycroft Suite by Hans Zimmer, Up the Spout by Mateo Messina, Nakolela Cherie by Okapi Guitars,
Ashes to Ashes
Have you thought about what you want to happen to your body when you die? Do you want to be buried or cremated? Do you have any religious beliefs or rituals? Or would you like to light up the sky while your loved ones watch on? This story looks at an alternative to the traditional methods of burial and saying goodbye.
Producer: Natalie Penova
Music Credits: Harumi Accordian by Harumi Accordian, Velastrisx-Ambient Loading Screen Music_3 by Erokia, Elementary Wave 11 by Erokia
Time by Ursula Rucker
Ursula Rucker is a spoken word artist from the United States, who combines music, poetry, language, philosophy and beats to create original, powerful and moving work.
Music Credit: Bachelorette by Tori Amos
Picture Credit: Daisuke Tomiyasu
Production Manager: Carly-Ann Keneally
Executive Producer’s: Giordana Caputo & Belinda Lopez
Feature’s Executive Producer: Merran Winchester
