Northern Elements: Recent Episodes
Aylin Malcolm
A three-part documentary miniseries on art, craft, and environment in Canada. Each episode looks at the relationship between a particular job – woodworking, fishing, and architecture – and larger ecological networks, asking how we can live and work more sustainably.
Designer Filiz Klassen discusses her work on the interactions between natural and built environments, including innovative materials, water ecologies, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Further reading and music credits: https://soundcloud.com/aylin-mal/northern-elements-e3-weather.
Fisher Jerry Hussey discusses the pleasures and challenges of his profession with Aylin, Di Wei, and engineer Nada Khan. With notes on mushroom foraging, climate change, and the future of fishing in Newfoundland.
Music credits and episode transcript: https://soundcloud.com/aylin-mal/northern-elements-e2-water.
Aylin speaks to woodworker Mike Paterson and architect Di Wei about the impact of the harsh Newfoundland climate on local craft styles.
Music credits: https://soundcloud.com/aylin-mal/northern-elements-e1-wood.