Zaria Forman: Drawings that show the beauty and fragility of Earth
Zaria Forman: Dibujos que muestran la belleza y la fragilidad de la Tierra
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la urgencia del cambio climático.
of climate change through my work.
to the capture the unfolding story
the subsequent rising seas.
el aumento del nivel del mar.
the icy coast of Greenland
la costa helada de Groenlandia
de las islas Maldivas,
but equally endangered
aunque igualmente en peligro
of transition, turbulence
y tranquilidad en el paisaje,
conectarse emocionalmente
have the chance to visit.
as opposed to the devastation.
en vez de la devastación.
of these landscapes,
de estos panoramas,
protegerlos y preservarlos.
to protect and preserve them.
que actuamos y decidimos
that we take action
on our emotions above all else.
en nuestras emociones.
that art impacts our emotions
impacta nuestras emociones
que una noticia alarmante.
veranos sin hielo en el Ártico
between two and ten feet
entre 60 cm y 3 metros
to illuminating these projections
a resaltar estas proyecciones
that statistics may not.
no lo hacen las estadísticas.
with traveling to the places
of the experience and the photographs
experiencia y las fotografías
like charcoal, but colors.
como carbón, pero es de colores.
but others call them painting.
pero otros lo llaman pintura.
as a "finger painter."
al oír que pinto con los dedos.
my fingers and palms
una forma de meditación.
the composition as a whole,
mi composición como un todo,
en aguas vítreas,
through glassy water,
takes me about,
de este tamaño me lleva,
250 hours for something that size.
250 horas para algo de ese tamaño.
sostener un lápiz de colores.
I could hold a crayon, really.
rodeada por material artístico.
all over the house.
por la fotografía la impulsó
remote regions of the earth,
más remotas de la Tierra,
on these adventures.
y apoyarla en estas aventuras.
por perros en el Polo Norte.
near the North Pole.
I led my first expedition,
dirigí mi primera expedición,
up the northwest coast of Greenland.
a la costa norte de Groenlandia.
supposed to lead this trip.
iba a liderar esta expedición.
stages of planning,
her body and mind,
de su mente y cuerpo
never wavered, and I made a promise
nunca flaqueó,
por el Ártico me acompañó
with movement and sound
con sonido y movimiento
that I experienced.
de asombro que experimenté.
of the ice is evident,
del hielo es evidente,
under the unseasonably warm sun.
bajo el cálido sol extemporáneo.
many of the Inuit communities in Greenland
inuit de Groenlandia
vastas áreas de hielo marino
of vast areas of sea ice
freezing over as they once did.
and harvesting grounds
su sustento y supervivencia.
of life and survival.
contributing factors to rising sea levels,
de incremento del nivel del mar,
I visited the Maldives,
a Groenlandia, visité las Maldivas,
in the entire world.
images and inspiration
conjunto de obras:
on the coast of a nation
en la costa de una nación
sumergida bajo el agua en este siglo.
within this century.
eventos devastadores
amidst the melting ice.
de mi madre entre el deshielo.
of the landscape she loved so much,
del paisaje que tanto amó,
y toma nuevas formas.
and takes on new form.
recibidos de mi madre
en lo positivo y no al revés.
of what we all stand to lose.
lo que estamos en riesgo de perder.
of sublime landscapes in flux,
de paisajes sublimes y cambiantes
and inspiring our global community
para actuar por el futuro.
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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