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"Change."
Good change, bad change, pocket change... I like it all. Ultimately, I relate change to the chaos. If all things come from chaos, and chaos is the beginning of all things, then throw me in it, please. Sometimes change is really great, and sometimes it feels really terrible, but it always balances itself out; a lot of the best things come from dark and messy places. Looking back at that interview with Chimera feels like just yesterday, but that younger self is so small, and this current one so changed! Part of me wants to hold on to the person I seemed to be, but also, I can't say that I truly know her so well now, at least not the her on the screen. She's saying a lot that I relate to, and some parts I might not say anymore (at least not the same way). That person feels really special and innocent, to me - I'm a little sad to think that she's so different now... but then I realize she's still part of me. The things in that room are gone, I gave most of them away, and that room itself is gone, but really its still here, and so are all those things; they're just somewhere else now, the space and time has shifted. Like the Nina on the screen said, "Everything's a circle, or spirals.. everything's spirals and circles and loops... It's great." -Nina Marinick |
Before I met Nina, I had seen her name on the roster for events all around Houston.
Over and over and over until I finally questioned "WHO IS NINA MARINICK?"
Coincidentally, I met Eduardo and his business partner at Avant Garden while I was photographing a friend's show.
I'm a naturally curious person, so when they approached me and asked if I wanted to join them in working on a Houston-based artist magazine, I said sure.
Within the first few weeks I had written a long list of artists to interview, and they already had their list going too.
So Eduardo and I started interviewing these artists, both through video and print.
One day he asked me if I wanted to interview Nina, and I immediately said yes because I had been trying to figure out who she was. The video above is the interview from 2014.
I'm a believer in signs, so what struck me most about meeting Nina for the first time was how there were so many little coincidences and signs inside of her apartment that I somehow felt connected to.
There were little things like books that were floating around in her room and the fact that years earlier, I had already been inside of her home before she lived there.
The thing that really tickled me though was a print on her wall "THE MOTHER OF LIBERATION" by Jesse Trevino. As soon as I saw it, I said the name of the print out loud. I had been searching for the artist of this print for months, and Nina knew who it was. I first saw the print at the gallery inside of HCC, and it really stuck out to me. I wanted it so damn badly, but I couldn't figure out how to find the artist. I looked for Jesse on Facebook, but I still couldn't figure out which Jesse was him.
So sitting there with Nina, who is a very spirally creature, it all made sense and came full circle. Soon she had me in touch with Jesse, and "The Mother of Liberation" was the first piece of artwork that I ever framed and put on my wall. It reminds me of how important and necessary it is to shed your skin. It is a liberating process even if it is difficult sometimes.
Since meeting Nina, I've had the pleasure of having one of her collaborative murals in my home, and I am grateful to be able to photograph her and document a part of her artistic journey. These newest portraits were taken at the end of February 2018, and the others are from my project "One of Them" February 2016.
To see her work, check out her IG + Facebook.
instagram.com/dmtiamat
facebook.com/kn0wn
You can also get an up close glimpse into her current project, March 10.
Details below!
-M!
Over and over and over until I finally questioned "WHO IS NINA MARINICK?"
Coincidentally, I met Eduardo and his business partner at Avant Garden while I was photographing a friend's show.
I'm a naturally curious person, so when they approached me and asked if I wanted to join them in working on a Houston-based artist magazine, I said sure.
Within the first few weeks I had written a long list of artists to interview, and they already had their list going too.
So Eduardo and I started interviewing these artists, both through video and print.
One day he asked me if I wanted to interview Nina, and I immediately said yes because I had been trying to figure out who she was. The video above is the interview from 2014.
I'm a believer in signs, so what struck me most about meeting Nina for the first time was how there were so many little coincidences and signs inside of her apartment that I somehow felt connected to.
There were little things like books that were floating around in her room and the fact that years earlier, I had already been inside of her home before she lived there.
The thing that really tickled me though was a print on her wall "THE MOTHER OF LIBERATION" by Jesse Trevino. As soon as I saw it, I said the name of the print out loud. I had been searching for the artist of this print for months, and Nina knew who it was. I first saw the print at the gallery inside of HCC, and it really stuck out to me. I wanted it so damn badly, but I couldn't figure out how to find the artist. I looked for Jesse on Facebook, but I still couldn't figure out which Jesse was him.
So sitting there with Nina, who is a very spirally creature, it all made sense and came full circle. Soon she had me in touch with Jesse, and "The Mother of Liberation" was the first piece of artwork that I ever framed and put on my wall. It reminds me of how important and necessary it is to shed your skin. It is a liberating process even if it is difficult sometimes.
Since meeting Nina, I've had the pleasure of having one of her collaborative murals in my home, and I am grateful to be able to photograph her and document a part of her artistic journey. These newest portraits were taken at the end of February 2018, and the others are from my project "One of Them" February 2016.
To see her work, check out her IG + Facebook.
instagram.com/dmtiamat
facebook.com/kn0wn
You can also get an up close glimpse into her current project, March 10.
Details below!
-M!
Event info:
Come out for CHAOS, a 360 degree mural and interactive art installation,
this Saturday, March 10.
"This is the most intricate mural I've created so far, and it truly is only the beginning -- come see it in person! More details in the event and social media pages."
Saturday, March 10 from 6-10PM
Sayers Gallery, 4203 Rusk St. Houston, TX 77023
RSVP
https://www.facebook.com/events/343328796150015/
Come out for CHAOS, a 360 degree mural and interactive art installation,
this Saturday, March 10.
"This is the most intricate mural I've created so far, and it truly is only the beginning -- come see it in person! More details in the event and social media pages."
Saturday, March 10 from 6-10PM
Sayers Gallery, 4203 Rusk St. Houston, TX 77023
RSVP
https://www.facebook.com/events/343328796150015/
Head Map Waltz, 2015
Nina Marinick + B. Anele
Nina Marinick + B. Anele