Lauryn Langston

Dialogue has been a practice that has evolved organically through intuition and observation — as a way to bridge my cultural differences with others.

My practice began before I had a name for it. My father has been my utmost inspiration, growing up watching him move through different cultures with curiosity, empathy and no sense of hierarchy — communicating across languages and backgrounds as if it were part of his natural essence. I witnessed intercultural dialogue before I understood it was a practice itself.

Through the modeling and teachings of my father, I was naturally pulled with the wonder of immersing myself in different cultures around the world. I embraced my curiosities by living outside of the United States of America to Taiwan, Brazil, Italy, the United Kingdom, and currently Portugal. With a passion for studying different languages — Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Mandarin, Indonesian and French — to enter a portal of communication to a world different from mine. Using language not as a skill but as an act of respect towards others. Without the language, dialogue became my form of asking questions and listening with empathy and openness.

Through my MA in Intercultural Practices at Central Saint Martins, I discovered that what I had always done intuitively was a practice I could name, develop and offer professionally. Intercultural dialogue — not just as a form of communication, but a strategic tool for building trust across cultures.