About this episode

The episode explores the concept of 'Backrooms' as a form of avant-garde art through a nostalgic lens of a 1990s adventure.

It’s 1990. This morning I found an open door in the shopping centre of the dull commuter town I live in. Beyond the door are a series of large empty rooms, poorly lit, with large boxes. Backrooms. I phoned my friend Matthew Woods. Woodsy. He pedaled over his BMX and together we’re going to exploreContinue reading "Backrooms is avant-garde art for normies"

People in this episode

Host: Damien Walter

Topics covered

• avant-garde art
• exploration
• 1990s culture
• urban spaces
• friendship

Keywords

• Backrooms
• avant-garde
• art
• 1990
• exploration
• urban
• friendship

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Backrooms

Places: shopping centre, dull commuter town

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