*New podcast series: Undead Matter, by Sophie J Williamson*
*Undead Matter,* a new series by Sophie J Williamson, is an unfolding
conversation about where life lies in the ever-turning matter of our
universe, as it rhythmically resurfaces over millennia. In the first
episode, artist and poet, Himali Singh Soin and astrobiologist, Prof
Chandra Wickramasinghe discuss signs of life from the cosmos, the theory of
panspermia and the biosphere of the galaxy.
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artist and poet, Himali Singh Soin discusses cosmic ancestry and the
biosphere of the galaxy with mathematician, astronomer and astrobiologist, Prof
Chandra Wickramasinghe. Sri Lankan-born, Wickramasinghe, grew up seeing a
pristine view of the celestial expanse in the night skies above his home in
Colombo. Now a leading expert on interstellar material and the origins of
life, much of his work tests the edges of controversial hypotheses on the
cosmos, in particular the theory of panspermia. Drawing from Hindu and
Buddhist mythology and philosophy, Soin and Wickramasinghe reconsider the
west’s Judeo-Christian perspectives of the universe, questioning
fundamental assumptions of the Big Bang as a moment of creation and the
problem of how consciousness comes into being. Intertwined throughout their
discussion, Soin reads from her vivid and provoking
text, written in collaboration with Alexis Rider, *Healing from Meteorites*.
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*Undead Matter <
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curator Sophie J Williamson, is an ongoing collective project,
materialising slowly and organically in exhibitions, events, podcasts,
publishing and the intangible. The *Undead Matter* programme has emerged
through intersecting collaborations with artists, poets, dancers and
musicians, as well cryomicrobiologists, shamen, paleontologists,
mineralogists, archaeoastronomers, woodworkers, quantum physicists, bondage
masters, cryonics speculators and others encountered along the way. Each
offers a perspective on our place within the infinite impermanence of life:
past, present and possible.
*E/N/J/O/Y!*
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