At this time, Body of Thoughts is that includes an episode from one other podcast from The Met, Immaterial. Every episode tells the tales of artists’ supplies to discover how and why individuals make artwork. 

On this episode, we cowl stone. All through artwork museums world wide, you’ll discover historical stone statues of rulers and marble monuments immortalizing noblemen. These objects had been made to outlive decay and destruction, to stay intact and entire. However from the second that stone is extracted from the earth, it’s certain to develop into a extra fragmented model of itself–chiseled, chipped, and typically shattered over time. 

On this episode, we study the various ways in which stone breaks. How can a statue’s cracks and cavities inform a extra advanced story of our humanity?

Visitors:

Jack Soultanian, Conservator, Objects Conservation, The Met

Carolyn Riccardelli, Conservator, Objects Conservation, The Met

Robert Macfarlane, nature author and mountaineer

Erhan Tamur, former Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow, The Met

Sarah Graff, Curator, Historical Close to Japanese Artwork, The Met

Featured artworks:

Tullio Lombardo, Adam, ca. 1490–95: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/197822 

Statues of Gudea, Neo-Sumerian, ca. 2120–2090 BCE: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/329072

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/324061

https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010119539

For a transcript of the episode and extra info, go to metmuseum.org/immaterialstone

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Immaterial is produced by The Metropolitan Museum of Artwork and Magnificent Noise and hosted by Camille Dungy.

Manufacturing workers consists of Salman Ahad Khan, Ann Collins, Samantha Henig, Eric Nuzum, Emma Vecchione, Sarah Wambold, and Jamie York. Extra workers consists of Julia Bordelon, Skyla Choi, Maria Kozanecka, and Rachel Smith.

Sound design by Ariana Martinez and Kristin Muller.
Authentic music by Austin Fisher.
Truth-checking by Mary Mathis and Claire Hyman.

Immaterial is made potential by Dasha Zhukova Niarchos. Extra help is offered by the Zodiac Fund.