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SLARTIFY — Episode One | In Conversation with Olek

In this first episode of SLARTIFY, I sit down with artist Olek (Agata Oleksiak) for a conversation that went far beyond what I expected.

What begins as an interview quickly turns into something more reflective and unsettling in the best way. Control drops away. Roles blur. At points, it feels less like I’m interviewing Olek and more like I’m being gently dismantled and questioned in return.

We talk about identity, spirituality, grief, creative blocks, and how difficult experiences often become quiet turning points rather than obstacles. Olek challenges the idea of fixed identity and pushes the conversation into deeper, more metaphysical territory, asking a deceptively simple question: Who are you, really?

This episode is slower, more intimate, and more uncomfortable than a standard artist interview. It’s about vulnerability, presence, and seeing life experiences not as damage, but as direction.

What this conversation touches on

– Letting go of control in conversation
– Identity beyond persona and social roles
– Spirituality and creativity
– Grief, loss, and reflection
– Being blocked from art and returning to it later
– Teachers as obstacles and teachers as guides
– Gratitude, healing, and life as direction rather than punishment

Chapters (timestamps)
00:00 Introduction to SLARTIFY & Olek
00:24 Who Olek is and her background
01:29 Letting go of control in conversation
02:07 Discomfort, silence, and reflection
03:36 The question: “Who are you?”
04:18 Meditation, breath, and presence
05:16 Grief, sensitivity, and identity
06:00 Persona vs deeper self
07:23 Teachers, blocks, and creative interruption
08:22 Reframing obstacles as direction
09:46 Gratitude and life experiences
11:08 Why Olek accepted the invitation
12:07 Healing, reflection, and shared experience

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Did any part of this conversation resonate with you, or make you uncomfortable in a useful way?