Episode 57 with Zed Xu
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Iām stoked to have Zed back on the podcast. If you listened to the Year of the Snake panel episode, you would have heard me talk about the scheduling challenges weāve come up against recently, and how theyāve bizarrely/weirdly/awesomely resolved. Over the Xmas/NY period, this particular episodeās spot was confirmed and replaced multiple times with different guests. When the third person couldnāt make the spot work, (poor Marc), as soon as I let it go and set an intention with trust - an email came through from Zed.
The timing? Perfection.
Last week, Marc and I headed into Elam to see sewn - Zedās experimental performance work and holy shit, what a pleasure to watch. There was that, and then Xin Jiās Body Story on Friday - again, another glorious, jaw-dropping performance. I left saying to my friend, āgod, I love artā. I feel privileged and so overjoyed to witness friends and people unapologetically, curiously, energetically, CREATE. Itās inspiring. Go absorb some art.
When I created the podcast in 2020 and there were about 50 Instagram followers, Zed was one of the first strangers to DM me with a supportive message - and that meant a lot. They were on the pod way back on episode 14 and this is the first proper one on one weāve had since then. Hope you enjoy it as much as me!
- JennaĀ
PS Watch Zedās international award-winning short with original score by Goodspace, Now You See Me via GirlsInFilm.net here: https://www.girlsinfilm.net/videos/now-you-see-me-ru-meng-chu-xing *chefās kiss*
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Zed Xu ę¦åē¬ is a multidisciplinary artist based in Aotearoa, originally hailing from China. Zed's artistic practice spans painting, performance art, and filmmaking, driven by their experience as a non-binary, queer, neurodivergent Asian migrant. Zed is yet another guest with a vipassana experience to share and we also delve into where theyāre at in their creative evolution.
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