In Episode 112, The Occupational Philosophers chat with the artists, Catherine Borowski and Lee Baker, two exceptionally talented guests who show the true power of creative collaboration and imagination.
Together they have brought to life the SKIP Gallery; an international, collaborative, multi-disciplinary public art project dedicated to creating much-needed space, opportunities, funding and advocacy for emerging artists. The original idea was to forge opportunities for artistic interventions in unexpected places by repurposing rubbish skips.
In addition, they are also the founders of Graphic Rewilding, another large-scale public art project/s creating vast, flower inspired, attention grabbing, positivity inducing artworks and immersive environments in often-overlooked and under-appreciated urban spaces
And finally, PRODUCE UK provides a wide range of services for experiential event and placemaking clients; they have amassed an impressive portfolio of experience, working with such clients as Lumiere Light Festival, London Festival of Architecture, Cartoon Network, London Festival Week, Hem, Vanity Fair, Nike, Adidas and Discovery Channel.
In this episode, they explore:
- Public art, everyday objects and filling a skip
- Bringing nature into urban landscapes
- How jarring your thinking can lead to greater levels of creativity
- Madonna’s spiritual practice as a source of success
- Enjoying the process of making art
- Why being bored could be the greatest gift to curiosity and creativity
- How distraction is the thief of creativity
- What good collaboration looks like - it’s not all smooth sailing…
- The beauty and psychological benefits of graphic rewilding
- How communities are enhanced through public art
And as ever, enjoy the Thought Experiment …this time it’s:
- Skip or Big Bin?
Learn more about Catherine and Lee
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-borowski-7b531b8/
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-baker-ba2815145/
- https://www.graphicrewilding.com/
- https://www.produceuk.com/
- https://www.instagram.com/catherine.borowski/
- https://www.tiktok.com/@graphic_rewilding/video/7507316102276517142
References
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/danielpink_this-one-image-can-make-you-more-creative-activity-7385767635411718144-Njqb/
- https://veganfta.com/articles/2025/10/23/the-milking-herd-parades-through-london-to-protest-against-dairy/
- https://www.michaeljohansson.com/
- https://www.melrobbins.com/episode/episode-324/
- https://www.merlinsheldrake.com/entangled-life
- https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/madonna-jay-shetty-podcast-spiritualism-kabbalah-b2835518.html
- https://hbr.org/2025/08/you-need-to-be-bored-heres-why
John and Simon hope you enjoy the show as much as they enjoyed making it. Its the reason they started this show - interesting, cool and creative people who have taken the path less travelled and kicked arse!
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