Episode Summary:Following our crucial episode “On the Art of Scars & Erased History” with the British artist and sculptor Piers Secunda, structured around the idea of art as a social vehicle that shifts conversations on diplomatic arena and Secunda’s body of work that is focusing on the iconoclastic acts of the extremist groups, we dive deeper into the topic to further discuss the questions of greatest concern related to the destruction of culture, restitution of museum objects and the market for looted artefacts. Secunda shares with us his invaluable knowledge and experience in the field, an artist whose practice examines the deliberate targeting of culture in war time, by moulding damage from war zones and the sites of historic conflicts to make artworks and raise awareness.The speaker:Piers Secunda was born in London in 1976 and studied painting at Chelsea College of Art in London. Secunda has developed a studio practice using paint in a sculptural manner, rejecting the limitations imposed by the canvas. His intensive research based practice examines the deliberate targeting of culture in war time, by moulding damage from war zones and the sites of historic conflicts to make works. And using crude oil as a printing medium, to examine energy history through post industrial revolution developments, both cultural and technological, which define our world today.Host:Farah PiriyeFollow Piers Secunda's journey on InstagramSign up for ZEITGEIST19's newsletter at https://www.zeitgeist19.comFor sponsorship enquiries, comments, ideas and collaborations, email us at [email protected] Follow us on Instagram and Twitter