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Artist Spotlight: Anastasia Blackman
Meet Ukrainian photographer Anastasia Blackman. Anastasia collaborated with Alphaa.io to create a series of limited edition prints and NFTs to raise funds for Foreign United Peoples, an NGO working on the frontlines to evacuate Ukrainian refugees and provide vital support to hospitals in war zones.
Anastasia was born in Crimea, Ukraine and currently is based out of San Francisco, California. She has been interested in visual language since her childhood and began pursuing photography when she moved to California as a young adult. She has worked as a commercial photographer as well as a fine art photographer. Anastasia is currently working on an ongoing project that addresses the displacement Ukrainians are experiencing due to war.
Anastasia’s ongoing project UKRAINE UNITED features a series of images taken from zoom calls with Ukrainian women artists affected by the war.
Marta 2 and Katro 3
She created the images for this moving project by connecting her computer to a video projector during the calls. She took photos of the projections and transported images of her subjects at home in Ukraine to her San Francisco apartment. Many of the scenes from Ukraine in her series no longer exist, adding an extra layer of meaning to the project.
Yova Yager and red fish
A majority of the proceeds from UKRAINE UNITED will be donated to support Foreign United Peoples’ efforts. Foreign United Peoples is a group of volunteers, consisting of everyday people from all over the world, who provide direct aid to Ukrainians affected by the war. Volunteers deliver food and medical supplies to hospitals and civilians in the hardest hit cities and evacuate the most vulnerable civilians to safe areas. The money raised will help volunteers fund their efforts from gas for their vans to the essential supplies that they deliver.
Katro 1
“UKRAINE UNITED is a special project about Ukrainian women artists during the war. In heartbreaking times, it is important to stay strong and create help and support instead of spreading hate and fear. I hope to raise awareness and funds to support Ukraine with our voices through this project,” says Blackman.
Marta Borovets and Making of
For part of the series, Anastasia Blackman interviewed her friend, journalist and activist Marta via Zoom during lockdown from Marta’s home in Vyshgorod, Ukraine. “We talked about sunflowers and a feeling of home. I lost my home when Russia occupied Crimea. For Marta, home is where her family is,” says Blackman. “Today, that house is not on a map as it was bombed and destroyed by Russians. Marta is safe in Germany, raising awareness and funds for the Ukrainian army,” she adds. We talked with Blackman about why this project is so close to her heart and why photography is the perfect medium for her.
Window to Ukraine
How did you come up with the idea for UKRAINE UNITED?
Ukraine United is a special project about Ukrainian women artists during the war. In heartbreaking times, the hardest thing is to stay strong and create help and support instead of spreading hate and fear. I talked with my artist friends and we decided that we wanted to raise awareness and funds to support Ukraine using our own voices. So I photographed Ukrainian women artists while they told me their stories. We talked about the current war, its impact on millions of lives, and the future of Ukraine.
The unity and dignity of Ukrainians under extreme terror and consistent attack is an example of how to fight for freedom and independence in the world.
How did you get into photography?
Since childhood, visual storytelling has been my language. It felt like the only way to show what I meant and how I saw the world around me. Then, after I moved to California, the image became a way to connect and learn about culture through stories of outstanding people. I learned I could make a bigger impact by translating their stories into images.
How did you develop the “teleportation” technique you use in UKRAINE UNITED?
The idea of photographing anyone from anywhere without leaving my home developed into a photo technique that I call "teleportation.” That connected me to an amazing art community of Ukrainian and European artists around the world.
Can you share a story of one of your subjects that impacted you?
Yova Yager is a Ukrainian hospitality designer. She fills the space and people with her unique energy, never-ending childlike wholeness, joy, and ironic attitude. Her designs are known for their functionality and attention to detail as well as the same feeling of charm and humor. Her work always contains an important message: keep the planet safe and living species cared for.
Unfortunately, one of her recent creations, Bar Koktelka was destroyed in Kharkiv during the air attack in March 2022. Today Yova is in Cologne with an emergency suitcase, a backpack with her work electronics, and two chocolate bars from her beloved that she is saving until the victory.
“I didn’t want to leave Kyiv till the last minute as I felt direct responsibility to support my people, and almost like a proof that everything is ok because I am still in town.I realized that I was never afraid to die but was fearful of war and its massive damage and impact. I don’t have many choices other than staying strong and giving as much support as possible fearlessly guiding and helping people to stay safe and inspired,” she told me. “Our people are united worldwide and support each other with a kind attitude and dignity under extreme violence.”
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Geração Z vs Alpha
A geração Z iniciou na metade do século 90 e continuou até 2010, quando nasceu a Geração Alpha. A maior diferença entre elas é a interação dos Alphas com a tecnologia desde o nascimento. De acordo com o site Australiano Mccrindle, estima-se que 2,5 milhões de pessoas nascem toda semana no mundo. Eles nasceram junto com o iPAD, aliás, a palavra do ano em 2010 foi “aplicativo”. São os bebês de pais que pela primeira vez na história estão tendo filhos antes do casamento. Eles começam a estudar mais cedo também, e são considerados a geração mais evoluída.
Carolina e Valentina dos Santos Machado. Uma 20 e a outra quatro anos de idade, respectivamente. Uma do signo de aquário, outra do signo de virgem. Duas irmãs, uma Geração Z e a outra Geração Alpha. Criadas pelos mesmos pais, avós e família, em momentos tecnológicos, sociais e econômicos bem diferentes. A carga horária de trabalho dos pais entre 1995 e 2015 continua a mesma, a maior diferença é que uma foi criada na praia, e a outra na cidade.
Carolina dos Santos Machado
Data de Nascimento: 15/02/1995
Cidade Natal: Laguna - SC
Profissão: Bolsista do CNPq e Estudante
Iniciou na escola com: 6 anos
Primeira aula de inglês: 5ª série
Primeiro eletrônico: Celular, 13 anos.
Programa de TV preferido na infância: Chiquititas e Chaves
Aplicativos preferidos: Twitter e Snapchat.
Tempo que passava vendo televisão aos 4 anos: 4 horas por dia no máximo
Idade que passou a ser dependente de um aparelho eletrônico: 16 anos
Interage com aparelhos eletrônicos desde: Que os primeiros computadores foram comprados pela minha família. Tinha quase 10 anos.
Valentina dos Santos Machado:
Data de Nascimento: 15/09/2010
Cidade Natal: Tubarão – SC
Profissão: Estudante
Iniciou na escola com: 2 anos
Primeira aula de inglês: Infantil 1 – 3 anos de idade
Primeiro eletrônico: Tablet, 3 anos.
Programa de TV preferido na infância: Algum que passe no Netflix.
Aplicativos preferidos: Netflix e Snapchat.
Tempo que passa vendo televisão ou no tablet: 8 horas por dia
Idade que passou a ser dependente de um aparelho eletrônico: 4 anos
Interage com aparelhos eletrônicos desde: Que nasci
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Alphaa.io Speaks with Artist Laura Kimpton About Mental Health, Mindfulness, and Creativity
Laura Kimpton is a California-based mixed media artist and activist with a lifelong dedication to supporting mental health initiatives. Kimpton uses her background in psychology and art education to create uplifting messages that directly engage her viewers. She is inspired by her personal experience overcoming trauma and growing up with dyslexia. “Being a dyslexic person, you’re very aware of how important words are to people, so I do these very large monumental words,” she says.
Laura recently partnered with Alphaa.io for Mental Health Awareness Month to create an NFT to raise money for Blue Fever, a mental health platform for Gen Z, as well as for the nonprofit Mental Health America.
Believe: Burning Man 2014, Laura Kimpton
She comes up with her creative ideas through daydreaming and is a process oriented artist who is continually exploring new mediums. She is one of the most well-known artists at Burning Man and is a six-time recipient of Burning Man’s Honorarium Grant. She is best known for her Monumental Word Series that features large scale word sculptures such as Believe, Dream, Love, and Ego.
Kimpton has a Masters in Psychology and worked as an art teacher for over 15 years. Her work explores psychology and her personal experience with PTSD and shares a universal message of love and acceptance.
Laura Kimpton's immersive art installation Dream with Me will be installed at Burning Man 2022. Alphaa.io has partnered with Kimpton to create NFTs related to the physical piece to raise funds for the interactive structure.
We joined Laura Kimpton to talk about the impact of mental health on her art and why it is so important to create from the heart.
How has your relationship with mental health evolved over time and what is the most important message? Have there been things you have learned that have changed the way you think about mental health?
Laura Kimpton: Everyone is suffering with some type of mental health issues, so I want people to know they are not alone and that everyone is affected by mental health and now it is safe to talk about it. In the past it was more looked down upon, but now in 2022 we can talk about mental health more easily. Covid brought up trauma for a lot of people so almost everybody’s mental health was affected in one way or another.
Do you think that artists help open that door by creating works that might be minimal or abstract but still touch on mental health and offer an entry point to concepts that might be darker?
Laura: One hundred percent. Especially for creative people because we are right brainers. When I was growing up I was told that something was wrong with me because I was dyslexic. Now I know that my dyslexia is my genius. Art is a way for people to express themselves. I was an art teacher for at risk kids and creativity is how I helped them get their emotions out.
How can art help youth express feelings that are maybe too complicated or taboo for them to say outright?
One thing is that kids spend eight hours a day in a linguistic world and a mathematical world framed around learning about other things rather than self expression. Art does not have to be factually exact to what you are expressing. A lot of my art is very emotion-based, I’m not saying exactly what happened to me. Art can be a healing way to express childhood traumas. I’ve learned that talking about it outright can be way more difficult than creating art.
The year I created “Believe” was the year my daughter turned 16 and became more independent, getting in cars with 16 year old boys. And when you suffer from PTSD one thing is sometimes it’s very hard to deal with fear of the unknown or loss of control. So I kept repeating the mantra to myself “believe, believe, believe.” You just have to believe. Worry doesn’t help, positivity helps. Art is the way I have survived in a very linguistic world and how I have processed my family trauma.
Can you explain why it is so important for youth to use art as a creative outlet that is attached to a deeper meaning?
My favorite saying I tell myself all the time is that it’s about the process not the product. When I make my digital collages it can take 72 hours and when I’m working, I’m not worrying or doing anything else. It is a meditative state. When I worked with kids it was very much about making them feel safe and empowered to create. I encouraged them to not make art for others but to instead make art that stems from the meditative process. Also teens need to know that every teen is going through something. There is so much emphasis now about getting acceptance online instead of just expressing yourself.
Especially now with our attention going in so many directions it is so important just to be mindful. How do you incorporate mindfulness into your art and your teaching?
When kids who are making art start to doubt themselves, I remind them of my mantra: ‘It’s about the process not the product.’ And I say that a thousand times over in my head when I’m making art and I’ve been making art for over thirty years. Affirmations are very helpful for my personal practice, like ‘be kind’ or ‘be art.’
#public art#burning man#burning man art#burning man artist#sculpture#laura kimpton#burning man sculpture#alphaaio#alphaa#geracaoalpha#art
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