Geological Sports, the GoatMan, and South African Photo-Therapy| Culture Beat Episode 4

First, we head to sculptor and filmmaker Daniel Arsham's first solo show in NYC, which also breaks with his exclusive use of monochromatic black and white: Though Arsham is colorblind, we'll see how the color blue played a prominent role in this "fictional archaeology" exhibition which reimagines iconic sports objects as geological artifacts. Next, we visit Thomas Thwaites aka the GoatMan, a designer by trade who's built a goat suit in an effort to explore how technology can allow us to transcend human qualities, inhabit the experience of other animals, and distort mundane aspects of everyday life. He just published the book GoatMan: How I Took a Holiday from Being Human with Princeton Press. Lastly, we travel to South Africa to speak with photographer Tsoku Maela, whose spiritual connection to his craft drives him to explore the stigma of mental health in his community.

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