45 [S3 E6] Gareth - The Magical Realism of Being Adopted
/Meet Gareth Price, a magical realism artist from New Zealand. We talk a lot about what being an adoptee feels like and the accompanying anger that Gareth tells me he’s dealt with all his life. Gareth and I chat about his art, his twin sister, and his reunion with his birth mother.
Show Notes
Topics We Discussed
- Gareth and his twin sister were adopted at birth; their birthmother is also an adoptee
- Reunion with his birthmother, and how things have deteriorated over the last few years.
- Gareth’s piece The Resurrection of Ophelia
- Gareth’s piece The Entomologist’s Dream
- Dealing with anger and where our adoptee anger stems from
- What types of things help with healing from trauma? Painting, therapy, listening to other adoptees share their stories.
Recommended Resources
- Check out Gareth’s artwork here
- Shannon Peck
- Finding music and visual art that inspires you. Gareth likes Radiohead, Boards of Canada, Prince, and many others; paintings by Salvador Dali and Alex Gross.
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