Season 2 - Ep. 8 :: "666 HR. Photo w/ Kim Campisano"

About this episode

Kim Campisano discusses her unique connection to the Sun City Girls and her experiences with Charles Gocher during her time at Arizona State University.

Campisano has an incredibly interesting relationship and a cosmic connection to the Sun City Girls and its members, in particular, the late, great Charles Gocher. While attending Arizona State University (ASU) in the 1980s, she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography, but not without its creative challenges. Many may not know this, but Gocher worked in the school cafeteria through Marriott Hotles, and would often pull "pranks" on the more deserving students, but not Campisano! Often seen in the library or lounge area, hidden behind a spiritual smoke screen from his esoteric exhales, reading various books on jazz, art, etc. Gocher gave alchemical advise to the young student, and it had nothing to do with going to school to be an artist. All the tools we need to achieve the essence of expression are available all around us, and that's exactly what Campisano has done with her career. Having captured some of the most subliminal shots of the band over the years, Campisano's photography and participation in the scene are critical to the culture and the electrifying energy that birthed the Girls, and several others. While music holds the merciless magic of the human spirit, it's…

People in this episode

Host: The Self Portrait Gospel

Guest: Kim Campisano

Topics covered

• photography
• music culture
• Sun City Girls
• artistic expression
• creative challenges

Keywords

• Kim Campisano
• Charles Gocher
• Sun City Girls
• photography
• Arizona State University
• music culture
• artistic expression

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Arizona State University, Marriott Hotels

Books & works: Sun City Girls

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