Arturo + Bamboo www.arturo-bamboo.com@arturobamboo How has your environment growing up influenced your work? We both grew up in The Hague, a seaside town in The Netherlands and the sea and the lifestyle around it feels still like a red thread throughout our work. What does “community“ mean to you?Community means for us a connection between like-minded people who have a certain way of life and common interests - we always feel that this particular attraction happens in a natural way. What fosters community in your life? Personally we’ve experienced that in every place we live - whether that is Berlin, Greece, Amsterdam or Spain - a certain cast of characters slowly but surely comes closer together, even when you don’t expect...
Maria Chekhovskaya @chehovska | chehovska.com From Belarus | Currently living in Germany What does “intimacy“ look like to you? For me, intimacy is something deeply personal that has a special meaning to you. This is about a special space where you are open, sensitive and honest. It is your vulnerability that gives you strength. What are the most intimate objects you own? As a teenager, I used to write poetry, piano music and songs. Reading and listening to them now I feel how intensely intimate they are and constantly see new deeper meanings. I don't show them to anyone and hold onto them with care. Talking about some items in everyday life, these are my rings. I love wearing rings...
Joanna Halpin | @JoannaHalpin www.joannahalpin.com _____ How has your environment growing up influenced your perspective? My childhood was spent in Cornwall, England surrounded by nature, the ocean, and small communities. These are all things I still very much value and appreciate today. _____ What does “community“ mean to you? A small network of people that I know will be there for me with unconditional honesty, advice, love, and support. _____ What fosters community in your life? The incredible relationships I have with those I’m close with. I know I can turn to my network of friends and family for anything and that feeling allows me to feel incredibly secure and supported within my personal community and reinforces the value in these...
Iona Catherine Photographer @ionacatherine _____ How has your environment growing up influenced your work and / or perspective? Growing up, I was raised that showing a woman’s body was seen as scandalous. My perspective changed drastically when I fell in love with myself fully, which was in my early twenties. That's when I realized art should be praised, along with a woman's body. What does “community“ mean to you? I am very much so a recluse. I don't carry much interest in a sense of community other than to be surrounded with similar, likeminded humans. _____ What fosters community in your life right now? I am alone. Everything else is a past life, which I recall fondly, with admiration, and a flux of...
With the current state of the world, we are being urged to place a higher sense of importance on how we cultivate and uphold a sense of community.
Where would we be without those we choose to surround ourselves with? How do the places we spent our early years contribute to the very essence of who we are? How does community play a role in our development as a collective?
With this iteration of our ‘In Conversation With’ series, we reached out to discuss how community plays a role in each of our lives.
