New episode with Jim Hager: Homeless
Our latest episode is out now.
Jim Hager, from California, has been carving marble in Pietrasanta, northern Italy, for almost 30 years. He talks to us about his ‘Sculpture for Homeless’ project where he has captured the images and voices of the homeless in his home town of Oakland, California, and is creating an exhibition which will feature a cardboard House of Cards carved from one block of marble.
Photo: Paola Tazzini-Cha
He speaks of his inspiration, and how he hopes his art can be a vehicle for social change. In a strange twist of fate, the studio he works in in Italy, La Polveriera is also under threat from the developers.
You can see photos that accompany the episode now on Instagram or on our website materiallyspeaking.com.
We hope you enjoy this episode and we’ll write again next week to tell you about the next one.
Enjoy listening.
Sarah Monk
Producer, Materially Speaking