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Orient Expressed

👁️ Orient Expressed is a video & audio podcast that aims to bring a new perspective and build bridges between the Orient and the Occident - with a focus on art, culture, and self-development. 🧿 I’m Emmy Plaschy, your host, and also a writer. 🐪 Season 1: on Art, a discovery journey of inspiring artists from the mesmerising Orient and experts on the region. ✌️ Season 2: on Mental Fitness, a discovery journey of self-development, and the tools to reach peace & happiness.

Episodes

  1. 05/06/2024

    أحمد عبد الفتاح: الرسم في اللوحة وفي الهواء · #9

    الفنان أحمد عبد الفتاح، مصور وفنان مصري معاصر، يعمل مدرس مساعد في كلية الفنون الجميلة بجامعة الأقصر. حاز على درجة الماجستير في التصوير ووسائط الميديا الجديدة، ويسعى للحصول على الدكتوراه في مجال الواقع الافتراضي. يعد من أوائل الفنانين الذين يعملون على فن الواقع الافتراضي في مصر، حيث يستخدمه و يدمجه كوسيلة فنية. عرضت أعماله دولياً وفاز بجوائز عديده، بما في ذلك جوائز بنك الأهلي المصري لفن البورتريه. يعبر في أعماله عن تجربته الفنية بأبعاد مختلفة، رافضًا التصنيف الفني المحدد ويمزج بين الواقعي والافتراضي. يستخدم سيكولوجية الأشياء البصرية في أعماله، مع التركيز على التجريب وخلق إيقاعات لونية في إطار واقعي. المراجع الفنانين المفضلين: ليونارد دي فينشي، بيكاسو، لوسيان فرويد، إيجون شيله، جوستاف كليمت، محمود مختار، محمود سعيد، سيف وانلي. 🔎 معرفة المزيد    _Instagram: @ahmed.abdelfattah

    24 min

  2. 03/10/2024

    Shaimaa Fekry: Capturing Cairo’s Timeless Beauty · #8

    😎 GUEST Shaimaa Fekry is an Egyptian artist who “paints with photos”. Born in Cairo into a family of artists, she showcases the beauty of her hometown, its timelessness and its daily life through her expert eye and the lens of her beloved camera. Her first exhibition was in El Sawy Culture Wheel with a group of photographers, early 2010. She also participated in the Youth Salon Exhibition in Cairo Opera House in 2013. Her deep sensitivity and search for beauty, which show in her pictures, will surely catch your eye. ℹ️ REFERENCES In partnership with “Cairo Biography initiative”, she exhibited her pictures taken in the same city locations as 19th century painter Robert Hay, comparing past and present. Omar Khairat – Emraah Motalaka - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31r3CMSF-bE كوكو واوا - عاليا صالح (as sung by the artist) - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2z53ps Mazinger مازنچر (the cartoon) - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7re49z Naguib Mahfouz’s recommended works: بين القصرين 1 (Palace Walk) قصر الشوق 2 (Palace of Desire) السكرية 3 (Sugar Street) 🔎 FIND OUT MORE Instagram: @shaimaafekry

    36 min

  3. 02/07/2024

    eL Seed: Écrire les mots/maux des autres · #7

    😎 L'INVITÉ eL Seed est un artiste qui se pose beaucoup de questions sur lui-même et sur le monde. Il utilise la sagesse des écrivains, poètes et philosophes du monde entier pour transmettre des messages de paix et souligner les points communs de l'existence humaine. Son art fait vivre les histoires des communautés qu'il rencontre à travers le monde et vise à créer un lien entre les peuples du monde entier. 🔎 EN SAVOIR PLUS Instagram: @elseed Ses recommandations: 🎧 "Unreasonable hospitality" - The Next Big Idea 📖 "Les identités meurtrières" - Amin Maalouf Interview vidéo YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmPLKngaQkM Article : https://emmyinthemix.com/el-seed-ecrire-les-mots-decrire-les-maux-des-autres/

    42 min

  4. 02/07/2024

    Linda Krockenberger: Co-Founding UAE's First Camel Riding School · #6

    😎 GUEST Linda Krockenberger - is a German expat who studied hotel management and was climbing the career ladder in Dubai. After she fell in love with camel riding, she decided to pursue her passion full-time, ultimately becoming the co-founder of the UAE's first camel riding school, in 2021. 🔎 FIND OUT MORE Her recommendations: 🎧 "The Mettleset" podcast 📖 "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho School Instagram: @adcrc.me School website: https://adcrc.me/ YouTube interview: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZZD4qgBPhQ Blog interview: https://emmyinthemix.com/the-german-expat-who-co-founded-the-first-camel-riding-school/

    50 min

  5. 02/07/2024

    Rawan Anani: Painting the Colours of Palestine · #5

    😎 GUEST Rawan Anani is a Palestinian watercolour artist, now based in Canada. Her work focuses on representing the Palestinian heritage through its cities and landmarks, its culture and its women. 🔎 FIND OUT MORE YouTube interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huzC-zgLSMs Blog interview: ⁠https://emmyinthemix.com/rawan-anani-painting-the-colours-of-palestine/ Instagram: @rawan_anani_artgallery Website: www.facebook.com/rawananani.net

    28 min

  6. 02/07/2024

    Abdelrahman Elshahed: Human Feelings & the Language of Angels · #4

    😎 GUEST Abdelrahman Elshahed is a Saudi artist, calligrapher and architect, born and currently based in Mecca. His works focus on spiritual geometry (Arabic calligraphy) and on ways to convey multiple concepts which are important for humanity through mixed media forms and deep symbolism. 🔎 FIND OUT MORE YouTube interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvBJYT6zg-U Blog interview: ⁠https://emmyinthemix.com/abdelrahman-elshahed-portraying-the-language-of-angels/ Instagram: @elshahed_ Website: abdelrahmanelshahed.com

    25 min

  7. 02/07/2024

    Faisal Alkheriji: Monopoly, Sadu & Picasso · #3

    😎 GUEST Faisal Alkheriji is a Saudi artist from and living in Jeddah. He paints characters mixing traditional Saudi cultural items (clothing, events, food) with cubist and surrealist techniques. He was introduced to painting at the age of 6 during a summer camp and later on took art classes. Inspired by Picasso, Godard and Condo, he uses acrylic paint on canvas to “represent culture differently” (his motto). 🔎 FIND OUT MORE YouTube interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnTkUr8S0O0 Blog interview: https://emmyinthemix.com/faisal-alkheriji-the-saudi-cubist-painter/ Instagram: @artbyfaisal Website: artbyfaisal.com His artwork Theeban - ذيبان: https://www.instagram.com/p/CI8HsYdFyAC/–

    37 min

  8. 02/07/2024

    Wissam Shawkat: Turning Arabic Calligraphy Around · #2

    😎 GUEST Wissam Shawkat is an Iraq-born and Dubai-based artist whose energetic work encompasses calligraphy, typography, and design. He developed his own script: "Al Wissam". He also collaborated with Hermès on the perfume “Eau des Merveilles”, turned “Ambre des Merveilles”, a limited edition for the Gulf countries. To describe the way he experiments with letters, he coined the term calligraformism: creating a dialogue between western abstract art and the tradition of Arabic calligraphy. 🔎 FIND OUT MORE YouTube interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbAlAERbY8o Blog interview: https://emmyinthemix.com/wissam-shawkat-turning-arabic-calligraphy-around/ Instagram: @wissamshawkatWebsite: wissamshawkat.com

    1h 25m

  9. 02/07/2024

    Noura Bin Saidan: the First Mural Artist in Riyadh · #1

    😎 GUEST Noura Bin Saidan is a Saudi visual, mural, and street artist, who also experiments with installations and graffiti with 3D mapping. She is the author of many mural artworks in Riyadh's shopping centre "The Boulevard" and participated in 2019 Middle Beast and 2021 Riyadh Season festivals. Noura is on a mission to expand her art outside of her country and show people what Saudi culture is. 🔎 FIND OUT MORE YouTube interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J28tS2Frk_Q Blog interview: https://emmyinthemix.com/noura-bin-saidan-first-mural-artist-riyadh/ Instagram: @nourabinsaidan Online shop: salla.sa/nsart

    46 min
  10. [Teaser] This is... Orient Expressed

    SEASON 1 TRAILER

    [Teaser] This is... Orient Expressed

    Get access to and insights from outstanding human beings: join me as I talk to artists and experts I admire from or located in the Arab world and West Asia. Our conversations will often expand to culture, gender, language, and spirituality. I hope Orient Expressed becomes your favourite workout or commute podcast! www.emmyinthemix.com

    1 min

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👁️ Orient Expressed is a video & audio podcast that aims to bring a new perspective and build bridges between the Orient and the Occident - with a focus on art, culture, and self-development. 🧿 I’m Emmy Plaschy, your host, and also a writer. 🐪 Season 1: on Art, a discovery journey of inspiring artists from the mesmerising Orient and experts on the region. ✌️ Season 2: on Mental Fitness, a discovery journey of self-development, and the tools to reach peace & happiness.

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    Emmy Plaschy
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  • Episodes
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