This episode features a conversation with host, Rhonda Willers, and guest, Anders Dickson. During one of his artist residencies, there was a requirement to keep your door open on Tuesdays. In this episode, you’ll hear that while that was a physical rule, it’s also a great metaphor for his approach to art making and creative exploration. At age 20, Anders, an American, started a semester abroad experience in Germany and then remained in Europe for the past 15 years. One of my favorite parts from his artist statement is:  My studio is like a forest of accumulated items wherein I intuitively incorporate images, and gestures from the environment into assemblages…My role is to move between items like a spider: drawing parallels and connecting narratives into a network with its own internal logic.He currently lives and works between Holland and Paris. Please enjoy this episode with Anders Dickson. Find Anders on Instagram: @dicksonandersStudio Mix #4 :|: Anders DicksonSunflower River Blues- John FaheyStorm - Godspeed You! - Black Emperor Anywhere I Lay My Head- Scarlett JohanssonWildflowers- Tom Petty Might as Well - AcetoneOh! Sweet Nuthin’ - The Velvet UndergroundListen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6bCJGBOpZqciJRaSoo8RHDEpisode page: https://theartistinmeisdeadpodcast.comBooks, Artists, Residencies Mentioned in our DiscussionBooks:House of Leaves, Mark Z. DanielewskiTell Them I Said No, Martin Herbert (curator & author)Zen & The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Robert M Pirsig The Poetics of Space, Gaston BachelardArtists:Harry SmithDonna HarrowayLucy McKenzieSusan CiancioloSchools & Residencies:Fine Arts Academy in Karlsruhe (Deutschland/Germany)Albert Ludwigs University in Freiburg (Deutschland/Germany)Städelschule in Frankfurt (Deutschland/Germany)De Ateliers, Amsterdam (Netherlands), artist residency