Ep 25: Oliver Elst

Our guest on this episode of the Delphian Podcast is Claus Busch Risvig, he is a Danish collector who, with his partner, created the Bech Risvig Collection. He is also on the advisory board & panel at Plop Residency and Head of Gallery Relations at Artland. We speak to him about how he got started collecting, where he looks for art, and his particular interest in emerging artists. He also gives some tips for both young collectors and artists just starting out as well as what artists can do to make themselves more discoverable to collectors.  

Joining us on the Delphian Podcast for this episode is Madi, a French artist known for her complex layered works that involve imaginary characters, textures, sensations, dreams, and fantasies. We talk to her about her work, her need to create, and collaborations, from working with big brands to Michellin starred chefs. We also discuss artist collaborations and the pressures of social media. 

Our guest on the Delphian Podcast for this episode is longtime friend and Delphian collaborator Wingshan Smith. Wingshan is an artist, curator, and educator based in Nottingham and Hong Kong. She is Youth Programmer at Nottingham Contemporary as well as having her own practice in performance-based art. We discuss the role of art in the community and striking a balance between working in curation and personal practice. We also talk about the importance of looking at networking in a different way, not as a chore, but as a genuine way of meeting friends and building a community. 

On this episode of the Delphian Podcast, we talk to arts writer and critic Tabish Khan. Tabish is the arts writer for Londonist, has a regular column on FAD Magazine among many others, and is also one of the judges for the 2020 Delphian Open Call. We chat with him about his unlikely beginnings in the art world, how he has been coping during the lockdown, and his views on art speak and press releases. He also gives us his top tips for artists approaching critics and writers! 

In this episode of the Delphian Podcast we speak to the collector and curator Oliver Elst. He is the founder of the Cuperior Collection, which is a collection of works by some of the most exciting emerging and early-career African artists. We discuss how he got into collecting, the rise of online exhibitions during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how this affects the way in which collectors purchase. He also gives us his tips for budding collectors, and tips for artists to get their work noticed. 

In this second special edition episode of the Delphian Podcast, Delphian director Nick JS Thompson interviews Delphian director Benjamin Murphy. We talk about his work, journey in the art world, and advice for young artists just starting out. We also delve into the topic of freedom within your work and the importance of experimentation to keep you inspired and work fresh. 

In the next two episodes of the Delphian Podcast, as we are locked down during the Coronavirus outbreak, we will be finding out about the work of the two Delphian Gallery directors. This episode Benjamin Murphy talks to Nick JS Thompson about his work, his journey into the art world away from the traditional art school route, what he would change about the art industry and his upcoming projects.

In this "shoutout" episode of the Delphian Podcast, we are joined by painter Nettle Grellier. We talk to her about surviving after university and outside of London, accessibility to arts education, what she would change about the art world, and the inspirations behind her work. Nettle, along with long-term collaborator George Lloyd-Jones is working on a new body of work entitled Common Ground which they will be showing with Delphian Gallery next month. We speak to Nettle about the ups and downs of working so closely with another artist and how this affects her practice. Shoutouts go to Jake Grewal, Pearl Whipkill, Miranda Forrester, James Owens, Benjamin Senior, Florence Main, Plum Cloutman, and 155a Gallery. 

Artist, photographer, curator and publisher Matt Martin joins us on the Delphian Podcast for this episode. Aside from his personal practice, Matt is the events manager of the newly opened Photo Book Cafe in Shoreditch, as well as being the creator of the Photocopy Club. We talk about collaboration in the art world, his affinity for Americana, the importance of supporting artist led projects and his latest book "American Xerography in Colour", among other things. 

In this special edition of the Delphian Podcast we have a recording of a panel discussion that we were invited to lead by Maddie Rose Hills as part of her programme surrounding an exhibition she curated entitled "Where you are not" at Copeland Gallery in Peckham, London. We chose the subject of "Questions about the art world you were afraid to ask" and invited artist and lecturer Charley Peters and Bo Lee Gallery director Jemma Hickman to join us on the panel to discuss the topic. We talk about the different ways in which to approach galleries, how to make yourself discoverable on social media, the different ways to approach your social media output, and the importance of networking to an artists' career among many other topics.