TALKS
with Gabrielle Richardson
GABRIELLE RICHARDSON
@fridacashflow
Introducing Volume 09 of Cou Cou Talks with Gabrielle Richardson on love & compassion.
Q&A
WHERE DO YOU LIVE?
NYC
CURRENTLY INSPIRED BY ...
Friendship, walks through the park, and deep red hues during sunset. Ling ma!
WHAT THOUGHTS CURRENTLY OCCUPY YOU?
Community and how to show up for it!
WHAT'S THE FIRST THING YOU DO EVERY MORNING?
Play the crossword.
Q&A continued
LOVE IS?
Being the best versions of ourselves for each other.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT HAS SHIFTED YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON LOVE?
My mom passing made me realise love isn’t passive - it’s a force and an energy. It’s boundless!
“Love is an action, never simply a feeling.”
– All About Love by bell hooks
READ
WHAT'S A PIECE THAT HOLDS VERY DEAR TO YOUR HEART?
Severance by Ling Ma
BOOKS I THINK EVERYONE SHOULD READ BEFORE THEY DIE...
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong; Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin; I Who Have Never Known Man by Jacqueline Harpman; All About Love by bell hooks
WATCH & LISTENED
WHAT ARE THREE FILMS WE SHOULD BE WATCHING THIS VALENTINE'S DAY?
Medea by Pier Paolo Pasolini (1969); Operazione San Gennaro by Dino Risi (1966); Hands Over the City by Francesco Rosi (1963)
FAVORITE FILM OF ALL TIME
Spirited Away - it’s a classic.
AN ALBUM I ADORE...
Bjork Homogenic - it’s timeless and the whole album is a love letter to her home country of Iceland.
WHAT ARTISTS ARE YOU LOVING RIGHT NOW?
I am currently loving ML Buch, Imogen Heap, Deneice Williams, Erika De Casier, and Chaka Khan. (A lot right now)
“My mom passing made me realise love isn’t passive - it’s a force and an energy. It’s boundless!”
– Gabrielle Richardson
