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It is now the beginning of the journey. New academic year and the excitement of graduating and starting a career. This year I have got the motivation to not be mediocre and to push myself to be as productive as I can be. Making art during lockdown was a struggle and I realised that I do not own time; there are forces greater than I that rule above my life. My power is to choose what to do with the time I am given. Thinking that we have enough time and we are the creator of it is a lie. We are mere managers of it. With that epiphany, I started the year with a slight different approach. I am now more organised, more engaged, better able to be present and help in different projects, excited about 'losing control' of my thoughts and embrace the opportunities that come - either in life or in making. Since last year, I still feel a great desire and passion to discover and understand how moving from Brazil to England has affected me - how I see myself or how others see me; how I behave and think; how much of my struggles is a result of it; how can I find my identity in this mix. I know those feelings and thoughts are not exclusive to me and to those that have not experienced this, my way of showing different perspectives might help them understand immigrants better and result in more unity (hopefully). Compassion is something built on understanding and this is how I hope my work will correlate with the immigrant, colonised, the local and the coloniser. This 'notes' session of my website will serve as a log of the progress of my processes, my research and findings, my thoughts and ideas. As a commitment to self, to always remember to be free with my thoughts, making and ambition. Anna Maria Maiolino, In-Out Antropofagia (In-Out Anthropophagy), 1973–74, Super-8 film transferred to DVD, black-and-white, sound, 8 minutes 14 seconds.
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