Alice Lenay on Zoom Aesthetics & 'Twisties!'

About this episode

Alice Lenay discusses her work 'Twisties!' and her interest in Zoom aesthetics.

Today's episode features a conversation with Alice Lenay, an academic researcher and artist based in Paris. The discussion centers on Alice's recent work Twisties!, made with Théophile Gay-Mazas and recently published in NECSUS . Will and Alice also discuss her ongoing interest in Zoom aesthetics. Learn more about the podcast's collaboration with the Cary Comes Home Festival, and our call for video essays on Cary Grant and the theme of "acrobatics," here . Follow the show on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Learn more at the pod's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Get the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠free newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Music by Ketsa.

People in this episode

Host: Will

Guest: Alice Lenay

Topics covered

• Zoom aesthetics
• Twisties!
• academic research
• video essays
• Cary Grant
• acrobatics

Keywords

• Zoom aesthetics
• Twisties!
• Alice Lenay
• video essays
• Cary Grant
• acrobatics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NECSUS, Cary Comes Home Festival

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