Zaria Forman: Drawings that show the beauty and fragility of Earth
Zaria Forman: Desenhos que mostram a beleza e a fragilidade da Terra
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of climate change through my work.
a urgência da alteração climática.
to the capture the unfolding story
para captar a história em curso
the subsequent rising seas.
para documentar a subida do nível do mar.
the icy coast of Greenland
a costa gelada da Gronelândia
but equally endangered
mas igualmente ameaçadas.
of transition, turbulence
momentos de transição, de turbulência
se relacione emocionalmente
have the chance to visit.
nunca terá hipótese de visitar.
as opposed to the devastation.
em vez da devastação.
of these landscapes,
a grandiosidade destas paisagens,
to protect and preserve them.
a protegê-las e preservá-las.
that we take action
diz-nos que entramos em ação
on our emotions above all else.
sobretudo com base nas nossas emoções.
that art impacts our emotions
que a arte tem impacto nas nossas emoções
do que notícias assustadoras.
verões sem gelo no Ártico
between two and ten feet
subirá entre 60 cm a 3 metros
to illuminating these projections
a ilustrar estas projeções
that statistics may not.
que as estatísticas não conseguem.
with traveling to the places
com uma viagem aos locais
of the experience and the photographs
e das fotografias
de largura.
like charcoal, but colors.
como o carvão, mas com cores.
but others call them painting.
mas há quem lhe chame pinturas.
as a "finger painter."
que "pinto com os dedos".
my fingers and palms
e as palmas das mãos
é uma forma de meditação.
como gelo ou água.
de cor e forma.
the composition as a whole,
apreciar a composição no seu todo,
em águas vítreas,
through glassy water,
takes me about,
250 hours for something that size.
250 horas, para uma coisa deste tamanho.
I could hold a crayon, really.
empunhar um lápis.
e, enquanto crescíamos,
all over the house.
por toda a casa.
remote regions of the earth,
mais longínquas da Terra.
on these adventures.
nessas aventuras.
near the North Pole.
no Polo Norte.
I led my first expedition,
liderei a minha primeira expedição,
up the northwest coast of Greenland.
à costa noroeste da Gronelândia.
supposed to lead this trip.
a liderar esta expedição.
stages of planning,
no início do planeamento,
dum tumor no cérebro.
her body and mind,
do corpo e do espírito dela
never wavered, and I made a promise
nunca vacilou,
levar a viagem até ao fim.
na Gronelândia
com movimentos e sons
with movement and sound
that I experienced.
de assombro que eu senti.
of the ice is evident,
a grandeza do gelo seja evidente,
under the unseasonably warm sun.
sob o sol quente fora de época.
many of the Inuit communities in Greenland
várias comunidades inuítes na Gronelândia
of vast areas of sea ice
de grandes áreas de gelo marinho
freezing over as they once did.
como acontecia anteriormente.
and harvesting grounds
e de colheitas
of life and survival.
e a sua sobrevivência.
contributing factors to rising sea levels,
da subida do nível do mar,
I visited the Maldives,
à Gronelândia, visitei as Maldivas,
in the entire world.
images and inspiration
reuni imagens e inspiração
on the coast of a nation
a desgastar a costa duma nação
within this century.
submersa ainda este século.
acontecimentos devastadores
amidst the melting ice.
pelo gelo em fusão.
of the landscape she loved so much,
que tanto amava,
and takes on new form.
e assuma uma nova forma.
que a minha mãe me deu
de me concentrar no positivo,
of what we all stand to lose.
de tudo aquilo que podemos perder.
of sublime landscapes in flux,
como registos das paisagens sublimes
and inspiring our global community
a passar à ação pelo 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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