EPISODE SIX: DIVINE LAZINESS

Welcome back to Pneumatic Materials for the second part of our interview with Inpatient Press impresario Mitch Anzuoni. Things became increasingly deranged as our conversation went on—we got into the sentience of mosquitoes, directed energy weapons, the global consciousness project, and Super Mario 64 speedruns. It's been a while since I edited this one so there are probably even more out there topics we covered that have since disappeared from my memory. Only way to find out is to listen.

In this most curious and wondrous Episode, the esteemed Hosts are pleased to engage in Discourse with none other than Mr. Mitch Anzuoni, Founder and Impresario of the singular Inpatient Press. Within this august Conversation, there shall be much Deliberation on the impending Cinematic Enterprise, "Gangstalking: The Movie", wherein grand Schemes of a most Intriguing Nature shall be unveiled. Amongst the other Topics discussed, Mr. Anzuoni will discourse at length upon the enigmatic Figure of Vladislav Surkov, whose mysterious Influence shall be weighed with solemn Reverence. Furthermore, the Hosts, in Company with their Honoured Guest, shall treat of Books, conceived not merely as Volumes of Prose, but as Grimoires, repositories of secret and arcane Knowledge. In Addition, this spirited Conversation shall also explore the exciting Potential of imprisoning Artists within Labyrinths, a Practice deemed both necessary and, verily, thrilling; the notion of curating an Alex Grey Exhibition in the heart of downtown Manhattan, which would surely provoke Wonder and Awe; and, most curiously, the pressing need for an alternate Sovereign House, a haven for the Avant-garde, funded by none other than the esteemed Chinese Communist Party.

This episode is the conclusion of our conversation with the artist Jura Shust. We continue our conversation about his artistic practice and the motivations behind it, the world-mind, significance of the winter solstice and so much more. To hear the full episode, become a subscriber at patreon.com/pneumaticmaterials. The link is in our bio. You can keep up with Jura on instagram @jurashust or on his website https://jurashust.com. Nate

Welcome back to Pneumatic Materials. This is episode thirteen, the first part of our interview with the artist Jura Shust. Jura’s work across media explores the relationship between ritual and escapism.  Our conversation touched on modes of temporality, the disappearance of ritual from contemporary culture, H. G. Well’s The Time Machine, dissolution of the ego, and more. Follow Jura on Instagram @jurashust.

This episode is the second part of our interview with the painter Sven Loven, in which we continue to discuss his artistic process, his spiritual practice, and the ways in which these overlap and intersect. We cover Robert Anton Wilson, Asclepian dream rituals, and more pretty out-there type stuff. Also, a brief correction—at some point Sven refers to a movie from the '80s about Haitian voodoo. I can't remember what he calls it, but the actual title is The Serpent and the Rainbow.

This episode is the second part of our conversation with the artist Ivana Bašić. This ep brings us deeper into the conceptual aims that underlie Ivana's practice, and figure out what's going on with this whole Gnosis thing.

This episode is the first part of our interview with the artist Sven Loven (www.svenloven.com , @eurodemonscum on insta), in which we talk with him about the themes at play in his latest show—Humiliation Ritual at No Gallery in New York—including online mythopoiesis and ritual, as well as how these themes relate to his artistic practice. We also get into his history in online spaces and various esoteric spiritual milieux. We get a little out there with this one but it's nothing less than you'd expect. Peace and Love.

Pneumatic Materials is back with a big ep. This is the first part of our interview with the artist Ivana Bašić. We begin with a discussion of her relationship to spirituality and belief, and move to cover how this relationship both informs and is informed by her artistic practice. We determine that: The Soul must bear the Weight of the Body, at least for Now... -NS

In this episode Nate interviews the artist Rachel Rossin, while Derek is away on a vision quest in the American West. Rachel Rossin is an artist based in New York who works in the media of painting, sculpture, and virtual reality, among others. Her work traces a phenomenology of digital experience, in which the user feels themselves paradoxically to be two places at once. We spoke about some of the the thinking and thematic content that goes into her practice, as well as her upbringing in an evangelical christian environment and the potential impact it has had on her work to date.

IN THIS EPISODE WE ASK ABOUT THE MEANING OF LAZINESS IN A SOCIETY THAT SEEMS ETERNALLY FOCUSED ON PRODUCTIVE MODES OF EXISTENCE AS WE PREPARE TO TAKE THE SIESTA PILL.