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The podcast was created in 2020, when academic encounters were impossible. It contains interviews and interventions from scholars, artists, activists and designers working from Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, Finland, Colombia and the United States. Convened and curated by Natalia Solano-Meza with the collaboration of Luis Durán Segura, and Irena Fonseca, Zetty Alonso, Irene Coto and Valeria Ramírez.

SEASON 2 was organized and curated by Natalia Solano Meza with the help of students from the School of Architecture.

Memory as Matter: Interview with Mimian Hsu by Natalia Solano-Meza

Imagine the future: Interview with Oscar Ruíz-Schmidt, fashion and objects designer by Natalia Solano-Meza.

Ongoing conversation between Natalia Solano-Meza and Mariela Richmond on creative work and keeping registries.

Season 1 was convened and curated by Natalia Solano-Meza with the help of students from the School of Architecture, special thanks to Zetty Alonso, Irena Fonseca and Irene Coto. Episode 2, 3 and 6 contain interviews conducted by Natalia.

EPISODIO 03: Repertorio Americano: una fuente clave para estudiar las primeras vanguardias costarricenses. – Arquitectura: Teorías e Historias

Para este episodio, María Alejandra Triana expone un análisis sobre la revista “Repertorio Americano”. Ella enfatiza en la importancia para las clases intelectuales de Costa Rica en la primera mitad del siglo XX como un “hervidero de ideas”. Su radio de acción para la época trascendió fronteras nacionales, convirtiéndose en un importante punto de discusión y encuentro intelectual, artístico, cultural. Lo expuesto es parte de la investigación realizada para su trabajo de tesis “Repertorio Americano Americano y el grabado en madera costarricense en la primera mitad del siglo XX”, enfocado en la agencia de esta publicación para las artes visuales nacionales.