Tag: art
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Into the Blue: Artist Natali Bravo-Barbee creates memorials for those who have died from femicide in her home country of Argentina
25 April 2024Interviewed by: Elizabeth Ransom Femicide is defined by UN Women as “an intentional killing with a gender-related motivation, femicide may be driven by stereotyped gender roles, discrimination towards women and girls, unequal power relations between women and men, or harmful social norms” (UN Women). The majority of perpetrators are family members or intimate…
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Submerged: Photographic artist Morgan Sears-Williams creates images in collaboration with one of Canada’s oldest surviving queer spaces
26 March 2024Interviewed by: Elizabeth Ransom Morgan Sears-Williams explores experimental darkroom processes in her creative art practice including burying negatives and processing her film in caffenol. These alternative photographic methods allow her to embrace elements of chance and collaborate with the natural environment in exciting and unique ways. Shining a light on Hanlan’s Point, a…
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From fiction: Indonesian photographer Vidhyasuri Utami uses alternative photography to create photo novels
21 March 2024Interviewed by: Elizabeth Ransom Bringing together fiction, performance and alternative photography Indonesian artist Vidhyasuri Utami creates unique narratives with her creative art practice. Exploring themes of grief and loss Utami produces photographic objects as a device for storytelling. As the narrative unfolds Utami reveals fragments of conversations between characters held within hand crafted…
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Pinhole: Ukrainian artist Masha Weisberg creates work inspired by trauma induced dreams
25 January 2024Interviewed by: Elizabeth Ransom Using alternative photographic processes such as pinhole photography and chemigrams Masha Weisberg explores themes relating to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), migration, and home. Much of Weisberg works is inspired by her own lived experience and those of her friends drawing on personal stories as inspiration. As someone who…
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From Nature: Photographic artist Megan Bent uses the chlorophyll printing process to challenge misconceptions surrounding illness and disability
25 December 2023Interviewed by: Elizabeth Ransom Megan Bent’s current exhibition at the Cultural Equity Incubator Gallery in Boston, Massachusetts showcases Bent’s body of work Latency a powerful project that explores representations of disability and illness. She juxtaposes news clippings and medical documents alongside portraits of folks with non-apparent disabilities to break down stereotypes. Printed on…