Seeing Charlie Hamilton James
Join our free newsletter and become an art insider: https://bit.ly/Seen-Newsletter-SignupIn this episode of the Seeing series, Carrie chats with Charlie Hamilton James, a world renowned photographer and wildlife filmmaker and BAFTA award-winning director. His latest project ‘End Times’, a powerful and brutal comment on the state of our planet, is the collision of a lifetime of learning and understanding, not just of how to create content and tell stories but how we now consume that content.From Carrie: "Let's be honest, the art world can be pretty allergic to sincerity, whether it's animals, activism, actual emotion, it's just not cool to be sincere. Maybe that's a worldwide problem, not just an art world problem, but it is a thing. And yet here I am, talking to Charlie Hamilton James about his project, which is totally sincere and I tried to catch him out about ten times. I tried to like find the fatal flaw in his project and it's just not there. This is a man who truly believes that what he's doing is important, because like it is crucially important. This conversation wasn't easy. It's not easy to engage with his work on the level that it requires, but it was so worth having.Thanks for listening to this episode of the Seen podcast. Liked what you heard? Get early access to these episodes and a ton of other great art content by becoming a member of Seen at seen.art (https://seen.art) . If you want to connect with us between episodes, follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/watchseenart).About the Seeing SeriesThe Seeing Series gets to the heart of what makes an artist tick. By always searching for the motivating truth behind an artist’s practice, we give viewers insider access to some of the most exciting artists in the world, all in a down-to-earth, honest way. From established artists like Rashid Johnson to emerging stars like Simonette Quamina, we speak to the good and the great of the artworld, ultimately creating an accurate portrait of how creatives survive, flourish and function today.