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Konfekt Korner

Water as therapy, coastal inspiration and Fatoumata Diawara

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30 June 2023

Episode 29

55 minutes


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This month we explore why we are instinctively drawn to water, touching upon the themes of healing, restoration and travel. We visit leading Brazilian artist Beatriz Milhazes’ coast-inspired new exhibition and head to Mallorca to meet the couple behind the label Accidente con Flores. Plus: we sit down with Malian singer-songwriter Fatoumata Diawara to talk about her life and her new album, ‘London Ko’.

30 June 2023

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Chapter 1

8 minutes


Photo: Turner Contemporary/Beatriz Milhazes

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Chapter 1

Sea mist

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Beatriz Milhazes is one of Brazil’s leading abstract artists. Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, her new exhibition at Margate’s Turner Contemporary, ‘Maresias’, brings her colourful works to the Kentish coast.

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Chapter 2

12 minutes


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Chapter 2

Time for a reset

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The wellness industry is shifting its focus from beauty to holistic health. ‘Konfekt’ contributor Myriam Zumbühl made it her goal to give her body a proper rest and has been sneaking off to the Mayrlife Medical Health Resort in Altaussee, south of Salzburg.

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Time for a reset

Chapter 3

9 minutes


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Chapter 3

Fatoumata Diawara

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We sit down with iconic musician Fatoumata Diawara in the bustling courtyard of Crouch End Studios to talk about her life, her latest collection of songs and her relationship with her home country, Mali.

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Fatoumata Diawara

Chapter 4

7 minutes


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Chapter 4

Accidente con Flores

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Ola Kawalko and Adrián Martínez Marí are the duo behind fashion brand Accidente con Flores. Having left Belgium, they moved to Mallorca, where they have made a point of collaborating with the many artisans who still inhabit the island, letting both material and craft dictate their designs.

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Chapter 5

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Chapter 5

Sea of tranquillity

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Our fascination with water might be instinctive but there’s a scientific basis to its mood-boosting properties, as Istanbul-based writer Alexandra de Cramer found out.

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