ELIJAH: Making Art in a Technology-Driven World, Social Media as a Canvas, Privilege and Positivity

Deep Read with Phoebe Lovatt

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My guest today is Elijah: DJ, producer, artist manager and now founder of Yellow Squares - a vessel for ideas on how to build a creative career in today’s technology-driven world.

Originally conceived as an Instagram feed of punchy, Post It-style principles and questions Yellow Squares has become an evolving medium for Elijah’s own creativity - one that he has translated into live talks in locations from Tokyo to Sao Paolo and an album produced in collaboration with grime MC Jammz. Elijah’s optimistic but clear-headed philosophy has had a positive and expansive impact on the way I think about my own creative work, and I think it could do the same for yours. I hope you enjoy our conversation.