PAST EVENT: This was part of our 2025 programme.

Moderated by Emily Steer with guests Kimi Zarate-Smith, and Peter Meades.

Join artist Guy Oliver and guests for an intimate, youth-led conversation exploring how masculinity is shaped by media, challenged by queerness, and reimagined through art. Set in the dreamlike surroundings of Jupiter Artland, this event invites open dialogue around identity, performance, and expression — with screenings, discussion, a. Expect bold ideas, humour, and room to rethink the roles we’ve inherited.

Guy Oliver’s interdisciplinary practice employs video alongside text, painting, collage, and performance. Oliver has a long-standing interest in issues around male identity, notions of failure and the concept of the tragicomic. His work deftly weaves together references from social and cultural histories, music, advertising, and internet subcultures, embodied through a cast of characters and personas. These devices are used to address uncomfortable, complex, and urgent subject matter. Alongside Oliver’s dark humour and cutting critique, viewers will find an astute and sensitive portrayal of fragility and vulnerability.

Kimi Zarate-Smith is a writer based in London, UK. She was formerly Editor-in-Chief of Era Journal and Peter Meades is an author and UKCP-registered integrative psychotherapist with over 25 years’ experience