yölk: Recent Episodes
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Hello friends, Gwen and Alyssa here! Welcome to yölk - a safe space where budding pan-Asian creatives across Aotearoa can have a conversation about their creative journey, and the ultimate question...where to next? Can't wait for our EGGciting adventure! 🌸 Visit us at www.eggyolk.space or follow us on Instagram @eggies.jpg to get your full creative EGGsperience.
With love, G + A
It's been quite some eggies! We're back with a one off audio AND visual episode with our friend Pauline Elloso. It's been a long time coming and we're so lucky to have a kōrero with one of the most humble and grounded human being about resting and restoring ourselves. We talk about ways we individually rest, as an empath how do you self-care, and ways we restore creativity.
The visual part of this interview will be available on our Instagram via @eggies.jpg
Thank you Jang Huddle for inviting yölk to join Rest + Restoration as part of the Auckland Fringe Festival 2021.
Follow Pauline and her creative journey on her Instagram: @paumeranian
Whew! What a year! Thank you for sticking around eggies (yes YOU reading this). We can't wait to share what we've got planned for 2021. L-EGG-s gooooooo!
Sending peace and aroha for your Christmas and New Year - you deserve it!
Thank you MoveSpace, Creative New Zealand, and the Auckland Council for your support. Big arohas to our friends, family, and interviewees - Tracy Chen, Kai Concepcion, Kiran Patel, Min-Young Her, Anjuli Selvadurai, Joshua Tan, Ray Leslie, Hans., Celine Dam, Samual Yao.
We met Samuel Yao this year through the “Asian Creative Network“ Facebook group, and now we badminton on the weekends.
We chat about finding fulfilment outside of creative work, the positives of knowing what NOT to do, and having the determination to keep learning and growing.
Dig into the full egg-isode at yölk on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
TW: depression and eating disorder thoughts.
She is literally and metaphorically a shining star - Celine Dam.
On this egg-isode, we share stories of normalising Asian stories. Not just within film/TV/theatre, but also around the conversation of mental illness and social media.
You can read Celine’s articles here:
https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/27-09-2020/dear-baba-and-mama-a-letter-to-my-asian-parents-about-my-depression/
https://www.abc.net.au/life/why-depression-can-be-difficult-to-raise-in-asian-families/12876660
Need to talk? (Aotearoa-based)
- Free call or text 1737 any time for support from a trained counsellor.
- Lifeline 0800 543 354 (0800 LIFELINE).
- Youthline 0800 376 633, free text 234 or email talk@youthline.co.nz or online chat.
- Samaritans 0800 726 666.
- Suicide Crisis Helpline – 0508 828 865 (0508 TAUTOKO)
- Depression and Anxiety Helpline – 0800 111 757 or free text 4202
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You know the name Hans., but do you know the humble being behind his music?
Currently completing his Masters research in Geography, and juggling an exhibition ‘To & Fro | 오다 가다’ - in collaboration with other artists by the end of this month.
We chat about collaboration with other creatives, and gaining inspiration for our own transition and growth as artists.
Follow Hans. and his journey on his Instagram: @kim_yun_tak
Dig into the full egg-isode at yölk on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
"Good things come in small packages" - this quote is true for our next friend, Ray Leslie!
As creatives, do we have to sacrifice something in order to pursue our passions? Whether it be relationships, money, time etc. We chat about the “struggles” - because is it even a “struggle” if we’re enjoying the ride?
Follow Ray Leslie and her journey on her Instagram: @bigbawgray
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You’ve probably seen this cool dude on the TV show Mystic/will hear him on Season 2 of the Asian-Kiwi show Tales of Nai Nai. Introducing…Joshua Tan!
The challenges of being a creative thinker in school, Asian stereotypes in the film and TV industry, and being typecast as twins??
Follow Josh and his journey on his Instagram: @nojoshintanded
Shownotes:
TED Talk with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story?language=en
NEVER TRUST TECHNOLOGY…EVER. Due to some technical issues, we were so lucky to welcome back Anjuli Selvadurai!
We talk to Anjuli about her experience as a mixed race woman, using art and craft to visualise our confusing feelings, and sharing our work as a way of making noise for our Asian community.
This episode is dedicated to her dog/son Winnie xx
Follow Anjuli and her journey on her Instagram: @bbygal_anj
Hello world, we’d like to introduce to you, Min-Young Her! She literally flew from Ōtautahi, Christchurch and spent a day with us - recording, eating, and stick-and-poking us too!
We chat about our maternal relationship, hatching out our shell during university, and now feeling awkward around money/financial stability.
Follow Min and her journey on her Instagram: @just.a.min
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Words cannot egg-splain how we stumbled into this bright human being, Kiran Patel. We are so blessed to be welcomed into his whare (literally), Movespace, and all of its members and whānau.
The magic of sharing space, beautiful shit shows, and going beyond our medium to bring conversations into our community/collective.
Follow Kiran and his journey on his Instagram: @kiranpatelfilms or @movespace_
Did you know that humans are 60% water? Our next friend, Kai Concepcion, is in between a lot of things - fluid and adaptable like water. But one thing she knows for sure - she loves people.
We have a kōrero about healthy reflection, curiosity for others, ourselves, and our Universe. Are we born with a one true identity? Or is our authenticity fluid?
Follow Kai and her journey on her Instagram: @kailatte
Haere mai friends! Welcome to our first episode with our long time friend, Tracy Chen. An intelligent beauty juggling psychology and design.
Tune into some thoughts around academia versus creativity, and how we can find confidence and authenticity through our creative practice…which begs the question, is everyone creative?
Follow Tracy and her journey on her Instagram: @tracy_chn
Welcome to your first taste test of yölk! We can't wait to serve you delicious and "food for thought" conversations with you all. This is the start of our EGGciting creative journey!
With love,
G + A