THE WARRIORS WITHIN COLLECTIVE

This image is about a journey of transformation from Maiden to all-seeing Mother, or the Life/Death/Life Cycle of being, of manifestation, of transcendence. The thread of life, that which links this world to the other world and all beings, links consciousness to the thread of one's soul and to one's body ...

 Clark’s work is inspired by black culture & history, new worlds, and futuristic life. Her work is often magical and places black people in scenes that they’ve been historically left out of....

Each episode of the VAST series will be centered around one or more related conditions or aspects of ADHD. While bringing these into awareness, I am equally aiming to show that while everyday life may be that much more difficult, the rewards can be equally that much sweeter. My hope within the series is to embrace the good, the bad, the ugly, and the brilliant parts of my own VAST brain; and of yours too. I hope that everyone....

I’ve been creating art since I was old enough to hold a crayon. Enduring a childhood rife with pain and abuse meant escaping within myself in pursuit of solace. The outside world proved formidable, and those who were meant to protect me became villains. But amid the turmoil, I learned to create tangible pieces of beauty, immune to the influence of those who left jagged scars on my past and destruction in their wake...

 As a child, when I watched films about people with cancer, I thought "no, this will definitely not happen to me."  It seemed to be something that happens only in films, permanent, not amenable to treatment, and taking away all the beauty and vitality...

 "A vast landscape steeped in secrets and mysteries populates the art of Catharina Suleiman."

Through her gaze, the language of the human body leaps to the eye, revealing different forms, senses, gestures, and appeals of the soul. Any notion of truism is put on the sidelines. It is important to know...

There's magic, pain, wonder and life whitin all women.

Who has never dreamed of the moon? In December 2018 Larisa Murariu, a self-taught digital collage artist from Romania, has landed on...

 Everything has worsened. The old pillars have collapsed, and new ones have not been found. We can’t think of anything better than blaming ourselves for what’s happening, for being in a precarious situation again. And instability, as we know, is the way to development and change. But also to crisis. How to get out of this spiral? Where it is unclear and frightening - to try new things. To suspend the program of destruction in oneself is to stop the program of destruction of everything around: humanity and humanness...

This series of portraits is about silent thoughts, the ones you have with yourself and that are not shared. This work shows a way to discover hidden thoughts, a door that opens itself to unveil what questions a current mood triggers in a person. While two characters of this series ask themselves: “where are you?” or “where are we?” the third portrait has he answer: “I am here.” As a statement, this is as an invitation to leave nostalgia behind and to go ahead... 

I did this work on 35mm film, so the photos are not retouched at all and show us many imperfections: something that each of us should embrace and be proud of. That's why I chose to work in analogue and not in digital, I just wanted to show the purest and untouched version of us...

There are myths about photographs taking a piece of the subject's soul. I once worked with a photographer who claimed to capture souls for a price. On a website recently, I saw a man argue that being photographed too often can lead to demonic possession due to soul theft. Bits and pieces of this mythology float around, and I hear snippets of it from photographers across different continents, read it in the biographies they place on their websites.

When I began modeling full time, I'd read these types of anecdotes in articles online and seen the message appear in novels, films, small niche internet forums. They are looking at me, and I am being looked at...

Inspired by the essay, Sky High: Platforms and the Feminist Politics of Visibility by Rianka Singh, this series tries to poke fun at the absurdity of being a woman in the modern age. If success is measured in height (hierarchy, penthouse apartments, expensive platform shoes, private jets etc), then how tall must a woman be before she is truly respected? 

 You don’t search for something you already have. 

You cannot be who you truly are until you can remember, what you already know. Upon the remembering, the ancestors will be able to intervene in all the good ways they can.  That includes helping you with all the things you cannot know about until you have allowed yourself to be swallowed in the awakening of remembering, your wildish sacred nature, a  woman. The wild woman is an endangered species, and more necessary now than ever.  Remembering means...

 My self portraiture is an exploration of not only motherhood as I see it, but also womanhood. The beautiful thing about being a mother and a woman is that these roles are ever changing. I am constantly growing. Up, down, sideways, backwards, forwards. Self portraiture has allowed me the gift of self reflection and storytelling with my own experiences. It is a time when I can go...

 I am Tatiana (arttgsv), an aspiring 17-year-old artist and fashion illustrator. My works reflect different aspects, ideas and themes. Now I am studying at the art college in the painting department. But I decided on my profession long before that. My grandmother is also an artist and I spent all my childhood with her. That's when...

"I believe that artwork has the potential to be maps, and these maps can help guide humanity forward into new and positive ways of seeing and being. I offer my artwork as a mirror, both an intimate personal reflection and a grand archetypical revelation...

It decides the beginning and end of everything. Patrycja in her video Yoni II shows her fears, pain, intact dreams, discrimination, service...

  Сlose your tired eyes 

Let the moon lull you to sleep 

He will sing the fairy tales of the past

And it will cover you with a soft cloud from a dream

A shooting star will hide...

 As the world undergoes this massive transformation, it is important that we dive deep into who we are, the warriors within us (holding our greatest powers), and the creative resources that help us navigate them. ..

 The love for yourself, the love felt for another person, the love as a mother, daughter, friend... lover.  The love that sometimes disappoints and makes you almost hate yourself but then lights your way every day almost as if to seek absolution...

  I lay thinking about what makes me a warrior within the collective, progress and step backs are something we have as a challenge every time, with mental health. My capacity to find ways to bring myself...