In this episode, designer, urbanist, and curator Joseph Zeal-Henry joins ArtLab director Bree Edwards to discuss equity and politics in the built environment. We sat down with Joseph to explore his year-long residency as the Loeb Fellow at ArtLab, where he sought to bridge public service and art in pursuit of new cultural architectures. In collaboration with HUCA, Joseph spent his time at Harvard constructing a public sound sculpture called the “SUPA System,” a sonic installation that utilizes sound as a medium for shaping space.

Joseph discusses the need to shift from models of cultural consumption to cultural production, especially through exploratory spatial practices in music. He emphasizes the importance of integrating different scales and perspectives to create new communal structures for relating and creating. This approach engages a politics of spatial architecture that acknowledges continual evolution and transformation, catalyzing a redistribution of agency and power. Join us for an inspiring conversation about Joseph’s innovative approach to equitable architecture here at ArtLab and beyond.
Joseph’s ArtLab page: https://artlab.harvard.edu/directory/joseph-zeal-henry/
Joseph’s personal website: https://josephzealhenry.com
Joseph’s instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/josephzealhenry/

Works in Progress is recorded and produced in ArtLab’s Mead Production Lab, located on the traditional territory of the Massachusetts people, the original inhabitants of what is now known as Boston and Cambridge. The show is hosted by Bree Edwards, produced by Kat Nakaji, and edited by Luke Damrosch. Theme music by Kicktracks.

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