Conversation with painter and performance artist KATYA PETETSKAYA whose solo exhibition 'Am I Nature' is showing at Blue Mountains Cultural Centre in Katoomba until 8 October 2023. Katya Petetskaya’s works are made through gestural language and expressive mark making. The experiences that are stored in the body are translated into the large-scale abstract paintings that are left to feel alive, vibrating with energy. Her process-driven practice is led by the choice and use of materials, which she treats as collaborators who propose their own ideas and limitations to which she responds. Katya’s current solo exhibition – Am I Nature – investigates the complex relationship between humans and nature, which we on the one hand feel a part of and equal to whilst also trying to overcome and master. Sympoiesis radio show is produced on the Gadigal land of the Eora nation, traditional custodians of this land. We pay our respect and gratitude to the elders past, present, and yet to come. Facebook: www.facebook.com/sympoiesisradioshow Instagram: www.instagram.com/sympoiesis_radio_show PRESENTER/INTERVIEWER: Ira Ferris (www.instagram.com/artemisprojects)