The final episode of “Made With” looks at the removal of any material at all: the use of silence in art. How does one talk about silence? How do we see and hear it? This episode approaches silence in an infertile, uncentered, uneven, dissociate, and unreasonable manner. It focuses on the work of Giorgio de Chirico, Doris Salcedo, and Cao Fei, and features an interview with a RISD student currently studying Film, Animation, and Video department. This episode is presented by Amber Liu.

The pixel is ubiquitous but, arguably, immaterial. Or is it? This episode looks at digital art and asks the question of how it might be considered a medium in its own right in the age of AI and ChatGPT. It features an interview with Griffin Smith, a RISD critic affiliated with the Computation, Technology, and Culture concentration, as well as an extended look at the work of Nam June Paik. This episode is presented by Evan Li.

Can you smell a work of art? This episode looks at the long and complex history of scent and smell in art. We consider the use of air and olfactory materials in Marcel Duchamp’s work, as well as a range of contemporary practices. The episode concludes with an interview with Victor Rivera-Díaz, a graduate of RISD’s Nature–Culture–Sustainability Studies program and current Research Assistant at Anicka Yi Studio, New York City. This episode is presented by Yuting Wang.