Zaria Forman: Drawings that show the beauty and fragility of Earth
Zarija Formena: Zīmējumi, kas parāda Zemes skaistumu un trauslumu
Zaria Forman uses visual art to connect people with the impact of climate change. Full bio
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of climate change through my work.
klimata pārmaiņu aktualitāti.
to the capture the unfolding story
polārā ledus kušanas norisi,
the subsequent rising seas.
jūras līmeņa celšanos.
the icy coast of Greenland
Grenlandes ledainos krastus
but equally endangered
taču vienlīdz apdraudētas
of transition, turbulence
turbulences un rāmuma mirkļiem.
have the chance to visit.
nebūs iespēja apmeklēt.
as opposed to the devastation.
nevis iznīcību.
of these landscapes,
to protect and preserve them.
tās aizsargāt un saglabāt.
that we take action
ka rīkojamies un pieņemam lēmumus,
on our emotions above all else.
that art impacts our emotions
ka māksla ietekmē mūsu emocijas
between two and ten feet
visticamāk pieaugs no 0,6 līdz 3 metriem.
to illuminating these projections
šo prognožu izgaismošanai
that statistics may not.
kā statistika to nespēj.
with traveling to the places
ar došanos uz vietām,
tūkstošiem fotogrāfiju.
of the experience and the photographs
gan fotogrāfijām,
like charcoal, but colors.
kas ir sausi kā ogle, taču krāsaini.
but others call them painting.
bet citi tos sauc par gleznām.
as a "finger painter."
par „pirkstu gleznotāju.”
my fingers and palms
pirkstus un plaukstas,
tā pamata sastāvdaļas –
the composition as a whole,
uztvert kā vienu veselumu,
through glassy water,
takes me about,
man prasa apmēram,
250 hours for something that size.
šāda izmēra darbam.
I could hold a crayon, really.
kad varēju noturēt rokā krītiņu.
bija pilna mākslinieku piederumu.
all over the house.
remote regions of the earth,
visattālākajiem apgabaliem,
on these adventures.
varējām pievienoties un viņu atbalstīt.
near the North Pole.
dzināmies suņu pajūgiem.
I led my first expedition,
es vadīju savu pirmo ekspedīciju,
up the northwest coast of Greenland.
augšup pa Grenlandes ziemeļrietumu krastu.
supposed to lead this trip.
bija jāvada manai mātei.
stages of planning,
agrīnajā plānošanas posmā,
her body and mind,
viņas ķermeni un prātu,
viņa aizgāja aizsaulē.
never wavered, and I made a promise
ne reizi nemazinājās,
veikt viņas pēdējo ceļojumu.
un trauslumu.
with movement and sound
that I experienced.
manis piedzīvoto apbrīnas sajūtu.
of the ice is evident,
under the unseasonably warm sun.
gadalaikam neraksturīgi siltajā saulē.
many of the Inuit communities in Greenland
daudzas no Grenlandes inuītu kopienām,
ar milzīgiem izaicinājumiem.
of vast areas of sea ice
par milzīgām jūras ledus platībām,
freezing over as they once did.
and harvesting grounds
un vākšanas vietas
of life and survival.
contributing factors to rising sea levels,
celšanos veicinošajiem faktoriem,
I visited the Maldives,
es apmeklēju Maldīvas,
in the entire world.
images and inspiration
un smēlos iedvesmu
on the coast of a nation
kas skalojas ap krastu valstij,
within this century.
varētu būt jau pilnībā zem ūdens.
amidst the melting ice.
starp kūstošo ledu.
of the landscape she loved so much,
no viņas tik ļoti mīlētās ainavas,
and takes on new form.
ko māte man dāvāja,
of what we all stand to lose.
ko mēs visi teju teju pazaudēsim.
of sublime landscapes in flux,
diženu ainavu mainībai,
and inspiring our global community
un iedvesmojot mūsu pasaules sabiedrību
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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