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Armchair Artist with Oliver Kirkham

Armchair Artist with Oliver Kirkham

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Everyone has a podcast these days, and now so does Oliver Kirkham.

Join Oliver and a series of guests as they explore creativity in everyday life: answering questions that nobody asked, like 'How is THAT art?', 'What is a gallery?' and 'Why do all museums smell like that?'.

With an overarching theme of Mental Health, conversations uncover art's ability to help us engage with the world and find solace amongst the challenges life throws at us. This podcast aims to give a safe space for guests to share their experiences, with the hopes that listeners learn more about themselves through others - and the beauty in the hidden art that surrounds us as we walk through life.

Oliver believes that everyone is innately creative. And this podcast is an open invitation to the artist's cerebral studio. Whether you make art, hate art or just want something to put on in the background as you do laundry - anyone can be an Armchair Artist. So come and hang out in the studio, Oliver's put the kettle on.

Oliver Kirkham
Arte Igiene e vita sana Psicologia Psicologia e salute mentale
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    Jan 9 2026

    PhD Candidate, sound artist and performer Susan Matthews is welcomed to the pod to discuss topics that resonate with both her and Olivers practice. This episodes conversation highlights the importance of sharing experiences of trauma through artwork, how it can fortify recovery and help us to connect with others. It also looks cool and sounds fancy. Enjoy!

    Texts mentioned in this episode:

    A Thousand Plateaus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia by Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari (University of Minnesota Press, 1987)

    Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection by Julia Kristeva (translated edn. Columbia University Press, 1982)

    How Not To Kill Yourself by Clancy Martin (Oneworld Publications, 2023)

    Your Brain On Art by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross (Canongate, 2023)

    Facing Infinity: Black Holes and Our Place on Earth by Jonas Enander (Atlantic Books, 2025)

    Follow Armchair Artist on Instagram: @armchairartistpod

    Oliver's Instagram: @olikirkham

    Email: armchairartistpod@gmail.com

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  • At First Gradually, Then Suddenly with Rob Jones | Armchair Artist with Oliver Kirkham
    Jan 9 2026

    Wow, what an episode. This is a wild ride on the theoretical rollercoaster. Like Deleuze and Guattari? Never heard of them? That's okay! Rob and Oliver connect the dots between modern and contemporary philosopher's key concepts, and scrutinise Oliver's own theory on using mental health experiences to make artwork. Let's listen in.

    Texts mentioned in this episode:

    A Thousand Plateaus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia by Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari (University of Minnesota Press, 1987)

    How Not To Kill Yourself by Clancy Martin (Oneworld Publications, 2023)

    Your Brain On Art by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross (Canongate, 2023)

    Towards Speculative Realism: Essays and Lectures by Graham Harman (Zero Books, 2010)

    The book I couln’t remember is When It Is Darkest by Rory O’Connor (Vermillion, 2021)

    Facing Infinity: Black Holes and Our Place on Earth by Jonas Enander (Atlantic Books, 2025)

    Follow Armchair Artist on Instagram: @armchairartistpod

    Oliver's Instagram: @olikirkham

    Email: armchairartistpod@gmail.com

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    1 ora e 2 min
  • Jumper Fossil with Lewis Ward | Armchair Artist with Oliver Kirkham
    Jan 9 2026

    Oliver's dear friend Lewis drops by to share their opinions on a recent art show Oliver was part of. They chat about how they met, making emotionally charged sculptures and the relationship between art and black holes (yes, there is one). Enjoy!

    Quotes and stats in this episode come from these books:

    Seven Logics of Sculpture by Ernst Van Alphen (Valiz, 2023)

    Your Brain On Art by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross (Canongate, 2023)

    How Not To Kill Yourself by Clancy Martin (Oneworld Publications, 2023)

    Follow Armchair Artist on Instagram: @armchairartistpod

    Oliver's Instagram: @olikirkham

    Lewis's Instagram: @windowfacing

    Email: armchairartistpod@gmail.com

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