On the unglamorous parts of creative practice
Audio creator and sound designer Helena de Groot discusses asking difficult questions, paying attention to the banal, and finally doing The Thing.
On taking control
Actor and producer Aubrey Plaza on separating process from results, navigating success and self-doubt, and fighting for complex roles.
On feeling attached to your work
Photographer Adali Schell discusses why images need an audience, the constant failure inherent in the medium, and prioritizing being a good family member and friend.
On being compelled to create
Visual artist Noelia Towers on using yourself as the subject, making art with a chronic illness, working outside the gallery system, and the ugly truths of the creative process.