Ep. 71: Artist and DJ Elijah on Independence, Creativity, and Closing the App.

Writer, DJ, lecturer and creative provocateur Elijah joins Chrystal Genesis to talk about his new book Close The App, Make The Ting: Transformative Prompts For The Modern Artist. In this wide-ranging conversation, they chat about how his Yellow Squares project has grown from Instagram prompts into a global project of installations, lectures, billboards, and collaborations.

They dig into his early story in London’s independent music and art scenes, co-founding influential grime label Butterz, his thoughts on his Jamaican heritage, and the complex beauty of Black British identity.

Together, they chat about creative sustainability, echo chambers, and how embracing friction and feedback can power visionary work. This episode is a fabulous dive into ideas built to push culture forward.

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Stance is Hosted by Chrystal Genesis and Produced by Etay Zwick.

Referenced In This Podcast & Show Notes:

Butterz Linktree

Elijah IG

Make The Ting by Elijah & Jammz