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SEASON 2, EPISODE 8: Reimagining the creative process with artists and life partners María Magdalena Campos-Pons and Kamaal Malak.

Kamaal Malak and María Magdalena Campos-Pons join Provost C. Cybele Raver on the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø podcast. (51³Ô¹ÏÍø)

When a highly esteemed painter, sculptor and performance artist collaborates in work and life with an award-winning musician, music producer and researcher, the end result is a completely reimagined and beautiful creative process. In this episode of the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø podcast, hear from two extraordinary artists and collaborators, , MacArthur Fellow and Cornelius 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Chair of Fine Arts, and her creative partner and husband, , artist-in-residence of culture, advocacy and leadership and a founding member of the award–winning group Arrested Development.

KaMag—Kamaal Malak and María Magdalena Campos-Pons led a parade of artists in a poetry caravan at Venice Biennale 2026 wearing a robe created by students in the engineering Wearable Product Design class. (Olivia Forrester)

In this episode, Provost C. Cybele Raver talks with this creative power couple, who perform as KaMag and create immersive experiences that blend visual art, music, improvisation and love into something unique. They share about their work showcased at the Venice Biennale—one of the world’s premier international art exhibitions—where they also served as artistic directors and curators of 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s inaugural presentation. They also talk about their dreams connected to 51³Ô¹ÏÍøâ€“San Francisco, one of 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s growth initiative campuses.

Listen and subscribe to the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø podcast, available now wherever you get your podcasts. For more information about 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, go to vanderbilt.edu/quantumpotential.