I met the artist Enrique Martínez Celaya in 2018 for an interview. We talked about his experiences of living in different countries. Is being an exile a great part of his identity? Does he find Scandinavians cold? Somehow we started talking about the interesting topic loniliness. After the interview when I took this photo of…
Author: Lars Carlén
My golden nuggets from being unemployed for 7 weeks in 2023
To summarize what I learnt from being unemployed I talked with the psychotherapist Abigail Welchman.
Post-it notes to boost my self-esteem
When I was looking for a job I got the advice to use Post-it notes in a new way. It turned out to be useful advice! Producer of this podcast episode is Lars Carlén. Anjula Kopta did the editing and mixing.
Is shame stopping me from finding a job?
In the new episode of Gentleman Lars, I talk with recruiter Fredrik Svenenburg at Hammer & Hanborg, a recruitment agency in Stockholm. Psychotherapist Abigail Welshman continues to give me good advice. Will I succeed in finding a new job by August 25th, the last day of my fixed-term contract?
The importance of completing tedious tasks. The job search continues.
In this episode, Lars Carlén, who is searching for a new job, receives guidance from psychotherapist Abigail Welchman and recruiter Sue White, Associate Director at Piper Maddox. They discuss the importance of completing tedious tasks like writing a cover letter and offer suggestions to help me, Lars in my job search. One key advice I…
Looking for a new job?
Do you enjoy looking for a new job? I don’t think so. Applying for jobs can be time-consuming, boring, and sometimes even a depressing task. In three episodes of “Gentleman Lars,” you can listen to what I do to find a new job. I will tell you about my mistakes as well as my progress….
Interview with the sculptor Tony Cragg. Second part. Inspiration and interesting form.
In this episode of the podcast Gentleman Lars, the British Sculptor Tony Cragg explains what is interesting vs. boring form to him. We talk about inspiration. You get to know if he cares about what other people think of his sculptures. We also talk about what differences he has seen when it comes how sculpture…
This is how Tony Cragg became a sculptor
To me it was a surprise to hear how Tony Cragg became a sculptor. His steps to become a globaly appreciated artist actually started with him being bored in a laboratory and because of that he began doodling. One thing led to another after that: he went on to art school, got the opportunity to…
The first episode of Gentleman Lars
Where would you chose start running an art gallery? In New York, Paris or Tokyo? Or in the town of Umeå in northern Sweden? GSA Gallery started in Umeå. This is the nice town where the gallery owner Stefan Andersson lives. To start running the gallery in Umeå has had several advantages, compared to if…