00:00My name is George the Poet.
00:28I'm a spoken word artist in Gondon heritage, born and raised in London and for about 15-ish years I've been using spoken word to break barriers and bridge communities I guess.
00:42I always imagined a space where we can do immersive artwork and I started that on my own in terms of my podcast, this audio immersive but the visual immersive was always the missing piece.
00:55Frameless reached out to me and they had this idea of connecting all these strands, young people, classic pieces, contemporary pieces and poetry.
01:04A masquerade of kites, this basking cross devoid of light. What is it that you seek to protect us from? The internal worry of the heart made manifest as a physical form.
01:23I think expressing yourself creatively is like opening a window in a crowded room. You feel me? It is part of the cleansing process.
01:35It's a way of just confronting things that you might not even want to say out loud. All of us coming together and sharing our reflections, that becomes like a map of society. You feel me?
01:47In this era of AI, of online wars, of populism, it is very important that we are making our voices heard, our authentic voices.
01:56The screams of the world. I hear them. Silent screams of the world. Present for us. Good or bad. Live or dark. Happy or sad.
02:08We all have that creative instinct. We will have an artistic impulse. Invite a young person to bring that to the table.
02:17I do think there needs to be more public support, more state support. We had that when we were young and it was crucial to my formative years.
02:25So it's very important to proactively meet our young people in their communities with a real intention to usher them into the industry.
02:36We'll see you next time.
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