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Charcoal, ink, oil paint, and chalk. 2ft by 3ft.
Portrait of my mother, exploring the mental toll that chronic illness brings. This project began as an exploration into the myth of Persephone. Inspired by the poem "The Pomegranate" by Eavan Boland, I was compelled to explore the forgotten grief of mothers, later delving into my own relationship with my mother. This piece is one of my final outcomes for this project, featuring my own mother almost paradoxically both weak and powerful.
Personal Project (dur. 2 weeks.)
(extension on Sound Map.)
Research based project focussing on the 3D experience of sound spatialisation, linking to the poetry I recorded from the sound map project.
Nathan Goretzky portrait at the Lawson Aquatic Center in Regina, Saskatchewan on April 3, 2018. Photo by Esperanza Sanchez Espitia
“Coming to Canada has been a wonderful experience so far. But getting here has not been easy. Having to leave your loved ones behind and moving out of your comfort zone in order to grow is very difficult. For example, yesterday was the Persian New Year and because I am new, I don't know many people here so I was all alone. Not having your fiancé and family to celebrate the occasion with made me feel very lonely. I guess things like that aren't really what others see from the outside; as a student living in Canada, the journey hasn't always been easy or smooth. Without my fiancé, I feel that there is something always missing. However, I am still happy perusing this path to finish my masters in journalism despite the hardships ahead. I know that at the end, it will all be worth it. Hopefully soon my situation will change once my fiance comes to Canada in a few months.” Reza came from Iran to Canada in summer of 2017 as an international student where he is in his last year to getting his masters in journalism at the University of Regina. Photo by Madina Azizi.
The top sample I used inks on a brown thick paper, I ripped it up and glued it back together. I didn't want to layer the acetate onto something which was so flat, I wanted to create texture and lift the texture off the paper. The bottom image i used mud, soil, moss and tea to try and use natural colours which were similar as to the colours in the image.