This fifth and final episode, for now, is on avatars and transcending the body. We speak to artist Xafíer Yap and VTuber Kochi Caturteer.

Guests:

Xafíer Yap : @xafieryap,

Kochi Caturteer : @caturteer

This fourth episode is on looking - the mechanisms behind the gaze, and what it means for our bodies to be seen. We speak with artist and writer nor, artist and fashion photographer Jaya Khidir, and Miss Singapore Universe and model Nandita Banna.

Guests:

Jaya Khidir : @jaya.khidir

nor : @heartc.ore,

Nandita Banna : @nxndita 

This third episode is on labour and the body - the financial ties that bind, the physical toil on us, and the ways we labour through it all. We speak with artists Michael Lee, Sonia Kwek, and Pat Toh. 

Guests:

Michael Lee, @leehonghwee

Sonia Kwek, @soniakwek

Pat Toh, @pattohling

This second episode is on the natural environment and the body’s position within this vast expanse. We speak to musician and illustrator Anise and Ground-up Initiative volunteer and co-founder of Untamed Paths, Neo Xiao Yun.

We’ve also included snippets from last episode’s guest, Chloe Chotrani, whose bodywork is also connected to the earth. 

Guests:

Neo Xiao Yun : @eyes.uncloudedd

Chloe Chotrani : @bodyas.earth

Anise : @anise___

Knowledge around mental health has surged, but what does it mean to mend through our most immediate point of contact with the world - our bodies?

We talk to four somatic practitioners - Diana Ng, Chloe Chotrani, Michelle Beck, and Natali Rachel - who are using different tools, from craniosacral therapy to TRE, to heal others. 

Find the links and references mentioned at artwavestudio.com/somastories. 

Guests:

Diana Ng - @the_elemental_practice

Chloe Chotrani - @bodyas.earth

Michelle Beck

Natalia Rachel - @natalie_rachel_change 

Soma Stories is a vessel for inquiry around the body, hosted by artist Charmaine Poh. This pilot season contains 5 episodes, each featuring multiple interviews interwoven around a topic. Topics include somatic practice, the natural environment, physical labour, the public gaze, and digital bodies.

Our hope is that this podcast will be a space for the practice of listening, an opening of headspace, and a re-grounding of self.

Soma Stories is produced by Artwave Studio, in collaboration with Tell Your Children, and funded by the Young ChangeMakers Grant.