Nowadays, Leili Tehrani Walker believes that their Persian background has only done good things for their relationship to art and food, though they didn’t always believe this was the case. Growing up, it was complicated.From the start, it seemed for Leili that art, culture, identity and politics were related. Early memories of seeing a distinctive mural in Kings Cross about the AIDS crisis made a huge impression on them when they were young. Interestingly the mural had similarities to political graffiti in their ancestral home in Shiraz, Iran.Growing up in red-light district ‘The Cross’ (Eora Sydney) with a mother who escaped from Iran during the Iran Iraq war, Leili found that they were living between two worlds. Like many children of the Iranian diaspora, they didn’t feel like they fit in at their white anglo school but also didn’t have a large Iranian community to connect with.Listen out for Leili incriminating a family member’s ingenious knack for producing enormous Persian feasts in the blink of an eye. We find out their favourite artist is painter Iman Raad (who creates Iranian miniature style paintings that you can get deliciously lost in). Their favourite kitchen sound is completely original and their favourite smell is definitely not what we were expecting! For a kitchen disaster story that involves a dinner party and cat food, plus the best tip for taking the bite out of red onion you’ll have to tune in.** This episode contains themes around mental health and depression. If you're struggling, help is available via LIFELINE, BEYOND BLUE, TRANSCEND, GENDER CENTRE and TRANSHUB **Find us @whatartistseat on Instagram and our website www.whatartistseat.com.auLinks to Leili's work and anything else we chatted about: LEILI’S WEBSITELEILI’S INSTAGRAMCOYOTE PARK WEBSITEBACKWOODS GALLERY 2022 EXHIBITIONLINDSAY MAGAZINE ARTICLE EVERLASTING MEAL COOKBOOKPINK EMBER STUDIOFRANCES CANNONGERM FLACK Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ver todos los episodios