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MAYA_K 

ARTISTS STATEMENT
Whilst initially fired up with excitement about a project like this, I felt suddenly unsure after taking the photos. Should I submit them? Shouldn't I? Despite being an artist - with lots of experience with nude Life Drawing, both as the model and participant - I didn't fully appreciate how different this experience would feel. Through the veil of my vulnerability, I deeply enjoyed being my own creative director for this shoot and am glad to have ultimately arrived at a place of certainty that my photos would be respected and admired. For that's the essence of this project after all: reclaiming and celebrating the various forms of expression of women, of our bodies and the intricate colours of diverse beauty. Pretty cool!

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Maya_K 'bring_me_home'
23 Apr 21
Photos
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ARTIST PROFILE
birthplace: Brisbane, Australia
occupation: Artist/Tahini Enthusiast!
age: 23
height: 175cm
relationship status: In a deeply committed relationship with myself
starsign: Leo babyyyyy
biggest passion in my life: The biggest passion in my life is ART! And all that it entails - from the way I cook, create, how I see the world, how I express myself. My playfulness, my curiosity. This is all art I'm currently really into sourcing second hand fabrics from op shops and sewing up wearable goodness!
I like to listen to: I love so much to listen to the sound of rain. I feel completely in peace when I do
I like to watch: People… places, mumma nature. I'm a super observant human, so anything to do with witnessing the environment around me is such a pleasure and often informs the art I create!
I like to smell: A fresh pot of chai brewing
I like to taste: I loooooove to taste a piece (in other words, a mountainous chunk) of banana bread, fresh out of the oven, with ghee and cinnamon on top!
I like to feel: The warmth of a big ol' cuddle
favourite part of my body: I love my body, though one of my favourite parts would have to be my hands
favourite part of someone else's body: Do eyes count? If so eyes!!
Why i shot myself: To put it simply, I "shot myself" as a challenge - can I share these photos whilst still declaring ownership over my own body? Yep. Et voila!
who I'd least like to see shoot themselves: Donald Trump (bleeeehhhhhhhh)
who I'd most like to see shoot themselves: YOUND BRAD PITT/LEO DICAPRIO PLEASE
my website/fav website: My favourite website at the moment would be Emergence Magazine
Most outrageous thing I have done: Ha! Too many things. Let's see…I guess one example would be sneaking into an abandoned theme park in Berlin and exploring this perfect setting for a zombie film for several hours, eventually in the darkness. Did it end well? If you count having to sprint to the nearest fence and climb over it (and many bushes) to escape a security guard and a dog as ending well… then yes!
Bands I like: Sooooo mannnnyyyyy! Nils Frahm, El Buho, Teskey Brothers, Four Tet, Floating Points, Khurangbin, Chilly Gonzales, Hermanos Gutierrez are some!
Books I like: Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts, Plant Intelligence and the Imaginal Realm by Dr. Stephen Buhner, The Cosmic Serpent, DNA and the Origins of Knowledge by Jeremy Narby
Films I like: Some include 7 Years in Tibet, The Holiday, Marie Antoinette, any and all of the Studio Ghibli films

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Maya_K is Agony contributor A5216