Zaria Forman: Drawings that show the beauty and fragility of Earth
Zaria Forman: Vizatime që tregojnë bukurinë dhe brishtësinë e Tokës
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.
klimatike përmes punës sime.
për të kapur historinë e pashpalosur
to the capture the unfolding story
the subsequent rising seas.
e rritjes graduale të nivelit të deteve.
the icy coast of Greenland
bregdetin e akullt të Groenlandës
but equally endangered
of transition, turbulence
të trancizionit, të turbullirës
të lidhen emocionalisht me një vend
have the chance to visit.
as opposed to the devastation.
kundrejt shkatërrimit
of these landscapes,
to protect and preserve them.
që t'i mbroni dhe t'i ruani ata.
that we take action
on our emotions above all else.
bazuar në ndjenjat tona më tepër.
that art impacts our emotions
në ndjenjat tona
between two and ten feet
to illuminating these projections
nxjerrjes në dritë të këtyre projektimeve
that statistics may not.
with traveling to the places
në ballë të ndryshimeve klimatike.
në kujtimet e përvojës dhe foto
of the experience and the photographs
like charcoal, but colors.
që është i thatë si qymyr, por me ngjyra.
but others call them painting.
por të tjerët i quajnë piktura.
as a "finger painter."
piktore që pikturon me gishta.
my fingers and palms
dhe pëllëmbën e dorës
si akull apo ujë.
the composition as a whole,
through glassy water,
takes me about,
250 hours for something that size.
I could hold a crayon, really.
all over the house.
remote regions of the earth,
në këto aventura.
on these adventures.
near the North Pole.
pranë Polit të Veriut.
I led my first expedition,
udhëhoqa ekspeditën time të parë,
up the northwest coast of Greenland.
në bregun veriperëndimor të Groenlandës.
supposed to lead this trip.
do ta drejtonte këtë udhëtim.
stages of planning,
her body and mind,
kontrollin e trupit dhe të mendjes
nuk u lëkund kurrë
never wavered, and I made a promise
udhëtimin e saj të fundit.
with movement and sound
janë plot lëvizje dhe tinguj
that I experienced.
që përjetova unë.
of the ice is evident,
e akullit është e dukshme,
under the unseasonably warm sun.
nën diellin shumë të nxehtë për stinën.
many of the Inuit communities in Greenland
shumë nga komunitetet Inuit në Groenlandë
of vast areas of sea ice
për sipërfaqe të pafundme akulli
freezing over as they once did.
and harvesting grounds
dhe të të korrave
of life and survival.
dhe të mbijetesës.
e sipër në Groenlandë,
contributing factors to rising sea levels,
të rritjes së nivelit të detit,
I visited the Maldives,
vizitova Maldivet,
in the entire world.
më të ulët në botë.
images and inspiration
on the coast of a nation
within this century.
brenda këtij shekulli.
amidst the melting ice.
of the landscape she loved so much,
and takes on new form.
of what we all stand to lose.
së atyre që rrezikojmë të humbasim.
of sublime landscapes in flux,
të peizazheve madhështore në ndryshim,
and inspiring our global community
dhe duke frymëzuar komunitetin tonë global
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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