The Mater Podcast
Episodes
Minerals with Marcia Bjornerud & Mále Uribe
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
My two guests are completely passionate about the subject of Minerals... artist Mále Uribe and writer/geoloist Marcia BjornerudMále Uribe is a Chile...
Rembrandt's Materials with Petria Noble & Leonore van Sloten
29 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This fascinating conversation was recorded at the Rembrandthuis museum in Amsterdam, where I had the pleasure of speaking with The Rembrandt House cur...
Ceramics & Clay with Clare Wood (British Ceramics Biennial)
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
BCB: https://www.britishceramicsbiennial.com/ This year’s programme: https://www.britishceramicsbiennial.com/news/full-programme-announced-for-...
Milk with Tessa Silva
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back!! Today I'm speaking with Tessa Silva about MILK. Tessa is a British-Brazilian artist whose work considers our collective use of material...
The Personalities of Pigments with Ginny Elston & Evie Hatch
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Mater Podcast, Evie Hatch, studio and materials specialist and host of Jackson's Pigment Stories, is joined by artist Ginny Elston to...
Dig Me A Grave with Claye Bowler & Andrew Cummings
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A conversation between artist Claye Bowler and art historian Andrew Cummings about the exhibition Dig Me A Grave, burials, connection to the land , la...
Conservation, Craft & Art at West Dean (notes from a Research Residency)
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello! This is Maddie Rose Hills, host of The Mater Podcast. This week's episode is a little different, and a lot shorter! I have just got back from a...
Relationships with Colour, with Barbara Collé & Lucila Kenny
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am chatting with Lucila Kenny and Barbara Collé about COLOURLucila Kenny is an Argentinean textile designer as well as a researcher focused o...
Humans & Sheep with Formafantasma
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week I’m joined by Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin of Formafantasma. Formafantasma are a design studio who investigate the ecological, his...
Plastic with Heather Davis & Shahar Livne
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A conversation about Plastic with designer Shahar Livne and environmental humanities scholar Heather Davis.Shahar Livne is an award winning conceptual...
Material Innovation & Ecology with Claire Baily & Sarah King
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Claire Baily is a London-based artist, researcher, and educator whose work navigates the intersections of art, sustainability, and material innovation...
Museums, Objects & Belonging with Emii Alrai & Amanda Pinatih
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Emii Alrai & Amanda Pinatih discuss material artefacts, memory, belonging and museum practice.Emii Alrai: https://www.instagram.com/emiialrai/?hl=...
Wabi Sabi with Bosco Sodi & Alberto Ríos de la Rosa
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bosco Sodi: https://www.instagram.com/studioboscosodi/?hl=enhttps://www.boscosodi.com/Alberto Rios de la Rosa: https://www.instagram.com/ariosdel/?hl=...
Aquatic Encounters with Hannah Pezzack & Anastasia (A) Alevtin
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hannah Pezzack is a writer, editor, and curator. Drawing on sonic knowledge, ecology, and the politics of intimacy, she regards language and sound as ...
Material Literacy & Motherhood with Ellie Barrett
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An EPIC conversation with Ellie Barrett. We delve into the philosophical and artistic histories of materials. We talk about Ellie’s art practice wor...
Material Curiosity with Bisila Noha & Simone Brewster
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An amazing conversation with Bisila Noha & Simone Brewster Bisila is an artist working predominantly with clay, with a background in Translat...
Collaborative Making with Hannah Lees & May Hands
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I am joined by two UK-based artists Hannah Lees and May Hands. The two have recently undertaken their second collaborative project together, titled ‘...
The Light Inside a Painting, with Harriet Gillett and Kate Dunn
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week I discuss oil paint, car wraps, spray paint, light, and painting tools with Harriet Gillett and Kate Dunn. This conversation cont...
Water with Matterlurgy - Helena Hunter & Mark Peter Wright
19 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I am joined by the artist duo Matterlurgy to talk about Water! Matterlurgy are a research-based artist duo composed of Helena Hunter and Mark Peter Wr...
Grottos & Shells with Emma Witter & Krista Mileva-Frank
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A magical conversation with Emma Witter and Krista Mileva-Frank about Shells and Grottos.. I first came across Emma’s work a couple of years ag...
Learning with Soil Chromatography with Hannah Fletcher and Steffie de Gaetano
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week I am in conversation with Hannah Fletcher and Steffie de Gaetano about sustainable photographic processes, soil chromatography, and wasteHan...
Glitter with Rebecca Coleman & Nicole Seymour
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The fabulous Rebecca Coleman & Nicole Seymour join me to chat about the sparkly, clingy, joyful, irritating, enchanting paradox that is glitter!A ...
Earth Materials with Heidi Gustafson & Belinda Blignaut
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On ochre, wild clay and foraging! This week I am joined by the magnetic pairing that is Heidi Gustafson and Belinda Blignaut. When I first came across...
Horsehair with Nicola Turner & Mick Sheridan
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I am joined by the wonderful Nicola Turner & Mick Sheridan, speaking about sculptures, upholstery, waste, horsehair and wool..Nicola Turner: https...
Minerals & Fiction with Deborah Tchoudjinoff & Oscar Salguero
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A fascinating conversation with Deborah Tchoudjinoff and Oscar Salguero about geology, minerals, technology and fictionDeborah is a multidisciplinary ...
Deep Time Matters with Miriam Sentler & Paulina Blaesild
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week I’m joined by Miriam Sentler and Paulina Blaesild, to speak about deep time matters, art, archeology and the act of swimmingMiriam lives a...
Images & Data with Abelardo Gil-Fournier & Jussi Parikka
22 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jussi Parikka ( https://jussiparikka.net/ ) is a writer and media theorist. He is Professor of Digital Aesthetics and Culture at Aarhus University and...
Seeds with Zayaan Khan & Chris Keeve
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on The Mater Podcast, we are speaking with Chris Keeve and Zayaan Khan.Chris is a PhD candidate in Geography at the University of Kentucky, thei...
Paint with Kirsty Buchanan and Safira Taylor
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One for the painters out there! This week on the Mater podcast I’m joined by two painters, Safira Taylor and Kirsty Buchanan. Safira is an arti...
The Thames Foreshore with Tom Chivers & Dr Claire Harris
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For the first ever episode of The Mater Podcast, Tom Chivers and Dr Claire Harris come together to speak about The Thames Foreshore. Hosted by Maddie ...
The Mater Podcast Trailer
02 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Mater Podcast, hosted by me, Maddie Rose Hills. I initiated Mater in 2021, as a research project driven by a fascination for how artist...