form x Driving the Human: Yuri Tuma

Welcome to the sixth and final special episode from the Driving
the Human festival! Yuri Tuma is an old acquaintance of ours – or
should we say an old friend? We first met him in 2021 in the
legendary summer school Domaine de Boisbuchet where he was
causing some attention because he was wearing a plush tail
attached to his trousers with a little red bow dangling from the
end. Just recently, he had been hanging out a lot in the online
message boards of the “furries” – a subculture that worships
anthropomorphic animals. But apart from geeky subcultures, Yuri
has a lot of other interesting things to talk about. The sound
artist from São Paulo is one of the founding members of the
Institute for Postnatural Studies in Madrid that challenges our
concept of nature. Recently, Yuri is also diving into the field
of art mediation. And that’s exactly why Driving the Human called
him to give a special kind of guided tour at the festival site.
Listen to the podcast to find out what connects mediation and
meditation – and to enjoy a spontanious meditation session by
Yuri.

Hosts: Anton Rahlwes, Nina Sieverding
Audio Editing: Tobias Hausdorf