The Mirror

In Episode 19, after an extended life update, I discuss the passing of manga-ka Kentaro Miura and the way that cultural reactions show the range of ways that people respond to such news (in some ways better than others). With this event as a heuristic for contemporary culture, I posit a different way of viewing artists - as people first, separate from their work, and irreducible to the sum total of their creations - and speak about the power and impact of Miura's Berserk series. Support my work on Patreon - patreon.com/justinreidBecome a sustaining member, and support independent art and film for as little as $4 a month.The Mirror looks at cultural production through a critical and philosophical lens, emphasising the importance of historical understanding, deep reflection, and true situational awareness for developing higher levels of craftsmanship and discipline in artistic practice.Episode Links:Kink Drifter - 26" BMX (Video) Marin Alcatraz - 26" Dirt Jumper MTB THERE AND BACK WITH A BIKE - A DAY IN BARCELONA - Matt Jones (Video) Berserk - Kentaro Miura (Deluxe Editions) Subscribe to my YouTube channel for full episodes and exclusive segments featuring original, meditative imagery: Justin Reid - YouTubeThe Mirror Theme is written, produced and performed by Annalisa Vetrugno, with drums contributed by Giacomo Greco.You can find their work here:Annalisa Vetrugno - Commissions | InstagramGiacomo Greco - InstagramView my portfolio, get in touch or enquire about commissions via my website: www.justinreid.com.au

Fever Dreams is a miniseries featuring works of fiction, essays and non-fiction read without embellishment or analysis. Literature was my first great artistic love, and I regard it as possibly the richest art form, with its ability to showcase the dark interior of humanity, and traverse time, place and space unlike any other medium. Fever Dreams features a selection of the macabre and the mundane, the fantastical and the concrete, works that have struck me in a meaningful fashion, and that I feel are worth sharing.Our fifth dream is Van Gogh, the Suicide Provoked by Society by Antonin Artaud, the French writer, poet, dramatist, visual artist, essayist, actor and theatre director, who himself was interned in asylums for nine years, at the end of which time he wrote this moving essay. This reading as an abridged version of selected passages from the full essay which can be read here. Support my work on Patreon - patreon.com/justinreidBecome a sustaining member, and support independent art and film for as little as $4 a month.The Mirror Theme is written, produced and performed by Annalisa Vetrugno, with drums contributed by Giacomo Greco.You can find their work here:Annalisa Vetrugno - Commissions | InstagramGiacomo Greco - InstagramView my portfolio, get in touch or enquire about commissions via my website: www.justinreid.com.au

In this special episode, I am joined by my sister Ebony who creates in a range of mediums from fashion design, collage, and film, and we discuss subjectivity in art, the power of raising questions without positing answers, and the magic of viewing art out in the real world. We touch on a range of film work, including Citizen Kane by Orson Welles, Memories of Murder and Parasite by Bong-Joon Ho and the work of Wong Kar Wai, as well as discussing the importance of curating your own taste, making your art your way, and the necessity for curiosity. Support my work on Patreon - patreon.com/justinreidBecome a sustaining member, and support independent art and film for as little as $4 a month.The Mirror looks at cultural production through a critical and philosophical lens, emphasising the importance of historical understanding, deep reflection, and true situational awareness for developing higher levels of craftsmanship and discipline in artistic practice.Episode Links:Il Maestro by Martin Scorsese (Harper's Magazine) THE GAP by Ira Glass (Video) Subscribe to my YouTube channel for full episodes and exclusive segments featuring original, meditative imagery: Justin Reid - YouTubeThe Mirror Theme is written, produced and performed by Annalisa Vetrugno, with drums contributed by Giacomo Greco.You can find their work here:Annalisa Vetrugno - Commissions | InstagramGiacomo Greco - InstagramView my portfolio, get in touch or enquire about commissions via my website: www.justinreid.com.au