Enduring Value

A Series by Caitlin Abadir-Mullally

Enduring Value is a series of conversations between Caitlin Abadir-Mullally and four creators based across the United States who work in video, animation, fiber, writing, and curation. They discuss value and longevity in relation to their work in the context of American, world, queer, lesbian, trans, and feminist history. These talks are in conversation with Saffron: An LGBTQ+ SWANA Archive, a collecting project that documents, preserves, and shares access to celebration, stories, and moments of joy by diasporic, queer Southwest Asian and North African artists and creators. Enduring Value is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

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Enduring Value with Loujain Bager

In the first episode of Enduring Value, Caitlin Abadir-Mullally and Loujain Bager talk about how cultural artifacts and symbols mutate into pop culture, the destruction of museums, how bodies are treated after death and the task of documenting the changing landscape of the SWANA region. Loujain Bager is an art historian, artist, and curator based in Los Angeles, California.

Enduring Value with Shanti Hands

In the second episode of the series, Caitlin Abadir-Mullally and Shanti Hands discuss an artist’s responsibility to preserve their work, astrology, Kate Bush and how we respond to the conditions of the universe. Shanti Hands is a motion graphics artist who is passionate about ethics, philosophy and communication.
https://vimeo.com/shantihands

Enduring Value with Kamala Puligandla

In the third episode of the series, Caitlin Abadir-Mullally and Kamala Puligandla talk about growing beyond your work, and her current project about a pleasure centered dystopia. Kamala Puligandla is a writer and editor in LA, who writes autobiographical fiction and essays on queer love and futures. http://www.kamalapuligandla.com/

Enduring Value with Sarah Trad

In the final episode of the series, Caitlin Abadir-Mullally and Sarah Trad discuss art in Philadelphia, SWANA representation and tech savviness. Sarah Trad is a Lebanese American and Italian American artist and curator raised in upstate New York whose practice centers moving image art and cinema, fibers arts and curation.
https://vimeo.com/sarahtrad