Lara Baladi

From surviving the 2011 revolution in Egypt and teaching at MIT to realigning her creative purpose and a near-fatal bike accident—multidisciplinary artist, archivist and educator Lara Baladi is my guest this month on the show. We talk about Lara's big life pivots, the power of archiving history and finding peace through art and faith. We recorded this episode episode at Gypsum Gallery during Lara's solo exhibition Z for ZAFAFA, which ran until September 2026. Stay tuned for Part 2 of our conversation next week, where we talk about her love for photography and what she's working on next. This episode is brought to you by: EFG Hermes One: your one app for investing in more than 35 stock markets. Start investing today! Azza Fahmy Jewellery (00:00) - Coming up (03:38) - Curating Two Exhibitions, Past and Present (14:21) - Leaving Cairo behind (15:42) - Reinvention, the art world, and MIT (22:19) - Supporting a new generation (27:09) - Lightning Round (29:19) - A near-fatal accident Music ID: 5ROQ12DERYHSUUVQ