FT Weekend: Art in times of war, plus Anish Kapoor

Mar 26, 2022

Iryna Tsylik, a Ukrainian filmmaker who directed the acclaimed documentary "The Earth is Blue as an Orange," shares her experiences of capturing life in a conflict zone and the power of art during turmoil. She discusses the emotional complexities of identity and creativity amidst war. Louis Wise follows up with insights from his recent interview with renowned artist Anish Kapoor, exploring his grand plans for the Venice Biennale and the controversies surrounding his works, including the famed use of Vantablack.

Ask episode

AI Snips

Chapters

Transcript

Episode notes

INSIGHT

War's Impact

Iryna Tsylik empathized with her film's subjects but never expected to experience war herself.
The full-scale invasion changed everything, highlighting the war's destruction.

ANECDOTE

Relocation and Concern

Iryna helped the family from her film relocate to Lithuania before the invasion.
She expresses concern for their safety and the potential loss of their home.

INSIGHT

Russia's Destructive Goal

Russia aims to destroy Ukrainian identity and intellectuals in a barbaric war.
Iryna feels the world is watching this devastating conflict unfold.

Get the Snipd Podcast app to discover more snips from this episode

Get the app

This weekend, guest host Taylor Nicole Rogers talks to Ukrainian filmmaker Iryna Tsylik, director of the documentary The Earth is Blue as an Orange. It won a major directing award at Sundance in 2020 and has now become one of the films being used to explain the current war in Ukraine around the world. The film was shot in 2017 in a disputed area of eastern Ukraine, and focuses on a family making home movies during the conflict. Iryna reflects on the power of art now that she’s had to flee her own home. Then we hear from Louis Wise, who recently interviewed the sculptor Anish Kapoor about his grand plans for this year's Venice Biennale.

--------------

Special offers for Weekend listeners, from 50% off a digital subscription to a $1/£1/€1 trial are here: http://ft.com/weekendpodcast

--------------

Want to say hi? We love hearing from you. Email us at ftweekendpodcast@ft.com. We’re on Twitter @ftweekendpod, and Lilah is on Instagram and Twitter @lilahrap. You can also keep up with FT coverage by following @financialtimes on Instagram and Twitter.

--------------

The first US FT Weekend Festival is on Saturday, May 7 in Washington, DC. To attend virtually or in person, buy tickets at http://ft.weekendfestival.com – use the discount code FTFriends2022 for 10% off.

--------------

Links and mentions from the episode:

–Key coverage of the war in Ukraine is free to read: https://www.ft.com/content/77ab8dcf-cb02-4e57-aff0-85c8a84f5a1f

–Iryna Tsylik’s documentary, ‘The Earth is Blue as an Orange’ https://www.sundance.org/projects/the-earth-is-blue-as-an-orange

– Iryna writes public updates using her Facebook account here: https://www.facebook.com/ira.tsilyk

–Louis Wise on Anish Kapoor: https://www.ft.com/content/6a371cb7-9042-4f6f-8cc3-5a7f0f8444ad

–Louis is on Instagram @louisquinze

–Jan Dalley, ‘Is it right to cancel Russian artists?’ https://www.ft.com/content/c5b1a01a-dc5b-41a6-a941-2480d2123fe9

--------------

Original music by Metaphor Music. Mixing and sound design by Breen Turner and Tommy Bazarian.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.