Life of an Art Student Pod
Life of an Art Student Pod
Podcast Description
Explore everything about student life in Finland! In this podcast, student ambassadors from Uniarts share their experiences of living in Finland as art students. Topics include language learning, everyday living, and more.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes of student life and experiences in Finland, including language learning, art education, post-graduation challenges, and health during winter. Episodes feature discussions on preparing exhibitions, navigating the art scene post-graduation, and maintaining well-being in colder climates, with examples like episodes dedicated to the bachelor’s exhibition process and survival tips during Finnish winters.
Explore everything about student life in Finland! In this podcast, student ambassadors from Uniarts share their experiences of living in Finland as art students. Topics include language learning, everyday living, and more.
George: “The whole point of academia is learning, trying and failing, and then progressing and expanding because of that.”
Lapsing Around is a series on Life of an Art Student Pod that delves deep into the LAPS programme.
In this episode, Georgios Rallis interviews Shaghayegh Ansari, a student in the LAPS programme (Live Art and Performance Studies, MA at the Theatre Academy, Uniarts Helsinki).
Link to LAPS programme: https://www.uniarts.fi/en/study-programmes/live-art-and-performance-studies-master/
Link to Uniarts blog post: https://blogit.uniarts.fi/en/latest-blog-posts/
Uniarts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uniartshelsinki/
LAPS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liveart_performancestudies/
Georgios Rallis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gravity_grave/
Timestamps
(1:20) – If you could relive a memory of your life, what would it be and why?
(5:00) – How has the LAPS programme been for you? At what stage are you?
(7:15) – How did you end up being in LAPS? How was the process for you?
(11:56) – Can you explain a bit more about the combination of work and theory?
(14:00) – Exist internationally.
(20:30) – Advice about the application process.
(22:40) – What do you like the most about the academy? What’s the one thing you’d take away from it?
(24:45) – What do you like the most about Finland? How about the other way around?
(26:40) – Shaghayegh Ansari’s practice.
(38:52) – Shaghayegh Ansari’s thesis work, schedule, location, and process.
(45:00) – Your working method and strategy here at Uniarts.
(48:00) – How do you see yourself relating to the artistic field in the future?
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