Isaac Julien

Isaac Julien

From Talk Art by Russell Tovey and Robert Diament

April 2, 2026 · 60 min · Season 27 · Episode 7

About this episode

Robert meets Sir Isaac Julien to discuss his art and the themes of transformation and identity in his latest work.

Robert meets Sir Isaac Julien at Victoria Miro gallery in London to explore 4 decades of making art. We also meet Julien’s long term collaborator Mark Nash to explore his major five-screen film installation  All That Changes You. Metamorphosis , 2025 and new photographic works.  All That Changes You. Metamorphosis is a vivid, sweeping, visual poem about change, what it means to transform, to adapt and to survive. Commissioned to celebrate 500 years of Palazzo Te, Mantua, Italy (where it is currently on view) and exhibited here for the first time as a five-screen installation, Julien’s latest work moves between science fiction, philosophy, ecology and art, imagining new forms of life and identity beyond the human. All That Changes You. Metamorphosis  draws inspiration from thinkers who explore how transformation shapes who we are and how we live, including writers Octavia Butler, Naomi Mitchison, Ursula K. Le Guin and philosopher Donna Haraway. Their ideas weave through the film’s layered images and lyrical dialogue. Two protagonists are at the heart of the film, played by internationally acclaimed actors Sheila Atim and Gwendoline Christie. Isaac…

People in this episode

Host: Robert

Guest: Sir Isaac Julien

Topics covered

  • art
  • film installation
  • transformation
  • identity
  • collaboration
  • ecology

Keywords

  • Isaac Julien
  • art
  • film
  • installation
  • transformation
  • ecology
  • identity
  • Victoria Miro

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Victoria Miro gallery

Books & works: All That Changes You. Metamorphosis

Places: London, Palazzo Te, Mantua, Italy

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