Assya
My blogs
| Introduction | My interest in the concept of “otherness” stems from the multiple cultural identities that I am comprised of, and of navigating them as a woman. Adapting to different patriarchal systems, some more rigid than others, inspires a personally meaningful exploration of feminism in my work, that fluidly traverses its predominantly Western trajectory in art. My perpetually “alien” status has also generated an impulse to stretch “otherness” to include the viewpoints of entities such as animals and objects, as a way of constructing a realm of connectedness. |
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| Favorite Music | GONG |
| Favorite Books | 'Lolly Willows' by Sylvia Townsend, 'Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell' by Susanna Clarke, 'Women Who Run With The Wolves' by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, 'Art and Fear' by Bales and Orland, 'Goddess Within' by R. and J. Woolger, 'The Way of the Shaman' by Michael Harner, 'Magic and Mystery in Tibet' by Alexandra David-Neel, 'Jennie' and 'Thomasina' by Paul Gallico, 'Kafka On The Shore' by Haruki Murakami, 'Metamorphosis' by Kafka, 'House of Spirit' by Isabel Allende, '100 Years of Solitude' by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 'The Stolen Child' by Keith Donohue... |