I had such an amazing time in Germany, thanks so much to everyone who came and shared their thoughts with me on Saturday! You people are incredible! I was so scared and terrified that something will go wrong. That people won't understand my artworks and like most of the time I won't be criticised for what I should be, but will experience personal attacks and my ideas will be torn apart. It didn't happen (ok, there were a couple of people who said nasty things, but who does care about them anyway when you have many supportive people around?). It was one of the best days in my life!
Hello world.
I just had an exhibition in Germany and still feel over excited about how great everything turned out. So bellow You will be able to find some information (mostly pictures) how it did go.
And here you can read a proper introduction to the series Mūtātiō
I just had an exhibition in Germany and still feel over excited about how great everything turned out. So bellow You will be able to find some information (mostly pictures) how it did go.
And here you can read a proper introduction to the series Mūtātiō
It's so important to talk and connect different issues. Every single piece of Mūtātiō questions gender constructs, looks much deeper into the transition process as well as carefully touches a huge inequality between species. We live in the society where is vital to question our own superiority and realise connections in this huge intersectional, sometimes broken, spider web. World pushes its own morals and ideas, not leaving enough space to reflect our lives, ideas or question one's status quo. But we must stop and think. We must stop, feel and realise that not everything we were told is true. The world is not only black and white. The whole life is a grey area. The obvious might be hidden, but we need to look deeper to realise it.
You do have a voice. Don't let them silence you...
You do have a voice. Don't let them silence you...
Special thanks to my parter in crime Theresa for all the wonderful help and support. Talking with you, sharing ideas, planning the future and discussing things made life so much better and easier. Thank you for believing in me and interpreting my works. You are AWESOME (I'm awesome sometimes too). Hope we'll be able to share much more art adventures in the future!
To all my friends who came all the way from different cities and different countries. Love you all! Thank you for being here and sharing those great moments with me.
Shout out to all the fantastic human beings I met, it was so much fun to share my ideas with you, can't wait for next time!
To all my friends who came all the way from different cities and different countries. Love you all! Thank you for being here and sharing those great moments with me.
Shout out to all the fantastic human beings I met, it was so much fun to share my ideas with you, can't wait for next time!
As the space was huge I decided to use one of the walls as a conceptual space and do something different.
I even felt like being at university again, just this time I was the one making all the decisions and there were no teachers you need to please. All the time I was surrounded by most encouraging people who believed in what I'm doing.
I was not sure how visitors are going to react to this exhibition, as like always, my art is SO controversial, metaphorical and philosophical... Through my art I talk about things that make society uncomfortable. Very uncomfortable. You can't find answers to the questions and after looking and investigating end up having more questions. That's what art should do - make one to think and question.
It worked very well and we ended up discussing about life, universe, inequality and our own experiences.
I even felt like being at university again, just this time I was the one making all the decisions and there were no teachers you need to please. All the time I was surrounded by most encouraging people who believed in what I'm doing.
I was not sure how visitors are going to react to this exhibition, as like always, my art is SO controversial, metaphorical and philosophical... Through my art I talk about things that make society uncomfortable. Very uncomfortable. You can't find answers to the questions and after looking and investigating end up having more questions. That's what art should do - make one to think and question.
It worked very well and we ended up discussing about life, universe, inequality and our own experiences.
Thank YOU everyone who wrote (and drew!) into my book and shared your personal feelings, emotions and thoughts with me.
My art (and sadness) is everything I have, so sharing it with the rest of the world, getting so much positive feedback and being able to talk with people who can see and feel more than just a beautiful picture made me extremely happy.
I feel inspired and want to do so much more! I want to be able to leave something with a meaning, something much bigger than I am, much more important.. So people could remember my works and still talk about my ideas after I'm gone.
My art (and sadness) is everything I have, so sharing it with the rest of the world, getting so much positive feedback and being able to talk with people who can see and feel more than just a beautiful picture made me extremely happy.
I feel inspired and want to do so much more! I want to be able to leave something with a meaning, something much bigger than I am, much more important.. So people could remember my works and still talk about my ideas after I'm gone.
I DO NOT WANT GO BACK TO THE REALITY!
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