In this wide ranging conversation, Paul Levy explores the rise of creative work, and even identity theft and hijackingl with acclaimed Brighton-based artist, Sam Hewitt, Sam once destroyed his smartphone as part of his own creative expression and went on to develop work that explores the shadow side of the human condition. Sam met Paul at Pavilion Gardens cafe and they explored how the rise of the digital realm and the fall of AI into humanity creates an opportunity to meet this disruption creativity but also casts a dark shadow on what it means to be a creative human being. These topics are being increasingly taken on in the development of theatre and the performing arts.
Sam is not easy to find online so it is always a pleasure to bump into him. We have know each other for nearly forty years and his worldwide reputation as an artist and unique perspectives on life in the digital age made for an important interchange. Listen here …
