Zaria Forman: Drawings that show the beauty and fragility of Earth
Zaria Forman: Piirroksia, jotka näyttävät Maan kauneuden ja haurauden
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of climate change through my work.
kouriintuntuvuutta työni kautta.
to the capture the unfolding story
kuvaamaan
the subsequent rising seas.
kun seurauksena merenpinta nousee.
the icy coast of Greenland
Grönlannin jäisillä rannikoilla
but equally endangered
mutta yhtä uhanalaista
of transition, turbulence
kokea tunnesiteen
have the chance to visit.
kenties koskaan olisi käyneet.
as opposed to the devastation.
kauneutta, en tuhoa.
of these landscapes,
to protect and preserve them.
ja varjelemaan niitä.
that we take action
ryhdymme toimeen
on our emotions above all else.
ennen kaikkea tunteisiin perustuen.
that art impacts our emotions
että taide vaikuttaa tunteisiimme
Arktiksella on jäättömiä kesiä
between two and ten feet
noin 0,5-3 metriä
to illuminating these projections
näitä ennustuksia
that statistics may not.
johon tilastot eivät pysty.
with traveling to the places
matkustan paikkoihin,
of the experience and the photographs
että itse valokuvia
like charcoal, but colors.
mutta värillisillä.
but others call them painting.
jotkut sanovat niitä maalauksiksi.
as a "finger painter."
että teen "sormimaalauksia".
my fingers and palms
sormiani ja kämmeniäni
the composition as a whole,
through glassy water,
kelluvana jäävuorena
takes me about,
tämänkokoisessa teoksessa,
250 hours for something that size.
Tuon kokoisessa jopa 250 tuntia.
I could hold a crayon, really.
kun pystyin pitelemään liitua.
all over the house.
taidetarvikkeita ympäri taloa.
remote regions of the earth,
on these adventures.
näillä seikkailuilla.
near the North Pole.
lähellä Pohjoisnapaa.
I led my first expedition,
ensimmäisen retkeni
up the northwest coast of Greenland.
ja tutkijoita Grönlannin rannikolle.
supposed to lead this trip.
stages of planning,
her body and mind,
kehonsa ja mielensä,
never wavered, and I made a promise
ei koskaan heikentynyt, ja lupasin
with movement and sound
liikettä ja ääniä
that I experienced.
jota tuolloin tunsin.
of the ice is evident,
under the unseasonably warm sun.
paahtavan auringon alla.
many of the Inuit communities in Greenland
inuiittiyhteisöissä,
valtavien haasteiden edessä.
of vast areas of sea ice
valtavista merijäiden alueista,
freezing over as they once did.
and harvesting grounds
metsästys- ja satoalueensa
of life and survival.
ja selviytymiselleen.
contributing factors to rising sea levels,
merenpinnan nousussa,
I visited the Maldives,
kävin Malediiveilla,
in the entire world.
ja tasaisin valtio.
images and inspiration
kuvia ja inspiraatiota
on the coast of a nation
valtiossa,
within this century.
jo tällä vuosisadalla.
henkilökohtaisella mittakaavalla.
amidst the melting ice.
of the landscape she loved so much,
niin paljon rakastamaansa maisemaa,
and takes on new form.
ja muuttaa muotoaan.
of what we all stand to lose.
jonka kaikki olemme vaarassa menettää.
of sublime landscapes in flux,
ylhäisten maisemien muutoksesta,
and inspiring our global community
saada maailmanlaajuisen yhteisön
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Zaria Forman - ArtistZaria Forman uses visual art to connect people with the impact of climate change.
Why you should listen
The inspiration for Zaria Forman's drawings began in early childhood when she traveled with her family throughout several of the world's most remote landscapes, which were the subject of her mother's fine art photography. She was born in South Natick, Massachusetts and currently works and resides in Brooklyn, New York. She studied at the Student Art Centers International in Florence, Italy and received a BS in Studio Arts at Skidmore College in New York. Her works have been in publications such as Juxtapoz Magazine, National Geographic Magazine, Huffington Post, and the Smithsonian Magazine.
Recent achievements include participation in Banksy's Dismaland and a solo exhibition at Winston Wächter Fine Art in New York in September and October of 2015. Her drawings have been used in the set design for the Netflix TV series House of Cards.
In August 2012, Forman led Chasing the Light, an expedition sailing up the coast of Greenland, retracing the 1869 journey of American painter William Bradford and documenting the rapidly changing arctic landscape. Continuing to address climate change in her work, Forman traveled multiple times to the Maldives, the lowest-lying country in the world, and arguably the most vulnerable to rising sea levels.
Forman was invited aboard the National Geographic Explorer, traveling to Antarctica as an artist-in-residence in November and December 2015. Her next solo show will take place at Winston Wächter Fine Art’s Seattle location, in February and March of 2017.
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