Withstanding
Withstanding is a podcast, sound art and essay series produced by the Finnish Cultural Institute in New York. As we slowly approach a post-pandemic era, Withstanding looks into what lies ahead for the field of visual arts together with invited art professionals. What do we want to take with us to the future? What to leave behind? What to cultivate?
Each podcast episode features a sound-based art work, including new commissions. Find out more and read the accompanying essays at fciny.org/projects/withstanding
- Update frequency
- every 43 days
- Average duration
- 58 minutes
- Episodes
- 14
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Season 4, Episode 2: On Indigenous Architecture
In this episode, we delve into questions and themes in Indigenous architectural practices and discourses with the lead of guest host Erin Ggaadimits Ivalu Gingrich, and invited speakers Anjelica S. G…
Season 4, Episode 1: Indigenous Drag Excellence
Withstanding returns with a new season!
In February 2025, FCINY organized an evening of performances and a discussion titled Indigenous Drag Excellence at Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art in New York City,…
Season 3, Episode 4: On Social Sustainability in Fashion
In this episode, our guest host Ervin Latimer, fashion designer and founder of label Latimmier, leads us to a conversation on sustainability in the fashion industry, with specific focus on the perspe…
Season 3, Episode 3: On AI and Artistry
In this episode our guest host, curator and writer Eileen Isagon Skyers, leads a conversation about the dynamic interplay between artificial intelligence and contemporary art. We hear from artist Sof…
Season 3, Episode 2: On Community Activism
In this episode, we delve into field of community activism in New York and Helsinki, through a discussion led by Ella Kaira and Matti Jänkälä from the Helsinki-based architectural practice Vokal. The…
Season 3, Episode 1: On Listening and Hearing
The new season of FCINY’s Withstanding podcast begins with a deep dive into sound. Each Withstanding episode functions as a platform not only for discussions on urgent topics in the post-pandemic wor…
Exercises in Togetherness: Listening to the nonhuman
The Finnish Cultural Institute in New York's Exercises in Togetherness program continues with an online listening session on the Withstanding podcast platform, and in the company of curator Alaina Cl…
Season 2, Episode 2: On Feminisms and Architecture
Season 2, Episode 2: On Feminisms and Architecture
In this episode of Withstanding, we are joined by Lori Brown and Arvind Ramachandran to talk about feminist approaches to architecture. What kind of…
Season 2, Episode 1: The Futures of Urban Planning
In the first episode of the second season of Withstanding, we are joined by Efe Ogbeide and Stephen Zacks to talk about the futures of urban planning. How to practice participatory urban planning, th…
Episode 4: Processes of Making Art Public
In this episode, we are joined by curators Ceci Moss and Paul O’Neill, to discuss the work done at Gas in Los Angeles and PUBLICS in Helsinki. How do these versatile organizations and platforms work …
Episode 3: Making Art in the Public Realm
In this episode, we discuss artistic practices focused on public spaces together with artists Chloë Bass and Mark Niskanen. What can collaboration mean in an artistic process? How has the pandemic af…
Episode 2: On Art, Ecology, and Sustainable Curating
In this episode, we are joined by Ama Josephine Budge and Essi Vesala to talk about ecology and contemporary art, as well as ecologically sustainable curating. What does ecologically sustainable cura…
Episode 1: The Future of Residency Programs
In the pilot episode of Withstanding, we are joined by Taru Elfving and Kari Conte to talk about residencies and mobility. What are the most urgent topics when thinking about residencies today? How t…
Withstanding - Trailer
Withstanding is a new podcast and essay series by the Finnish Cultural Institute in New York. As we slowly approach a post-pandemic era, Withstanding looks into what lies ahead for the field of visua…