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In this ScreenTalk from 2008, Park Chan-Wook talks to film journalist Damon Wise about the romantic comedy, I’m A Cyborg, But That’s OK

Combining architecture with geology, our new Barbican Maker, Kate Trouw, discusses the inspirations behind her striking ceramic jewellery.

Renowned architect Kazuyo Sejima explores the relationship between the individual and Japan's advanced information society as she revisits domestic projects, looking at the principles behind key houses such as House in Plum Grove (2003), featured in our current exhibition 'The Japanese House: Architecture and Life after 1945'.

British textile designer and artist Laurie Maun is the latest maker to be showcased in the Barbican Shop as part of our Makers initiative.

We look at how writers from the 19th century to today have been inspired by what we do not yet know or understand, inspired by the literature in 'Into The Unknown'.

In 1975, Ove became the first black British filmmaker to direct a feature film with Pressure.

Delving further into the experimental process behind Sou Fujimoto’s domestic work, the architect expands on the essential question of boundaries, addressing how to bridge the scale of the human body with that the chaotic metropolis by talking through some of his most acclaimed houses: Primitive Future House, House N and House NA, among others.

Journalist Sophie Mayer explains the vital legacy of B Ruby Rich, one of the most important film scholars of our time.

We hear from one of the freshest and most distinctive voices in British cinema today – Carol Morley about The Falling.

We look back at our May 2017 Instagrammer, Liam Farquhar to explore his Barbican shots. 

Japanese architect Terunobu Fujimori shares his expertise about the history and traditions of Japanese teahouse architecture - and how his own work plays with these traditions to create his fantastical designs.

Composer Clint Mansell talks to critic Ian Haydn Smith about the film launched his career in film, 1998's 'Pi'.