Host Victoria Comstock-Kershaw sits down with artist Esther Gatón at her exhibition Vowels, with anteroom for an episode of brave podcast. Together, they explore the deep relationship between material, process, and intuition that underpins Esther’s practice.

The conversation moves through ideas of repetition, dreams, care, natural light, and the emotional intelligence of materials. Esther reflects on working across different cities, collaborating with friends, balancing artistic labour with discipline, and the importance of forging one’s own path without self-censorship.

Esther speaks about her working process, including her transition from sculpture to graphite drawings. She offers insight into her handmade bioplastic sculptures and explains how humidity, geography, and low-tech methods influence their final form.

Victoria and Esther also discuss audience interpretation, fluid mechanics, and the quiet, mysterious ways artworks build connections across generations and contexts. The episode concludes with a look ahead to Esther’s forthcoming six-month

museum exhibition at Patio Herreriano in Spain.

A special thank you to Flavia Nespatti, co-founder of anteroom.