Anna Tea
DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK
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Lucid dreaming means being aware while dreaming, and meditation is a technique that increases the awareness. Loosing the awareness means falling back in the normal dream and lucidity is gone. Meditation makes easier to focus on a dream, not waking up.
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I attended the Artistic meditation retreat in the North of Thailand in 2016. Two weeks of intensive meditation opened another side of the nature: the nature of the world and the nature of people. I saw many colors and images, ideas were flowing into my mind during the sessions. The retreat brought more than 25 creative souls together to unleash their potential in the stunning nature of Thailand. Magical landscapes, butterflies, and trees started to appear in my blurry dreams. These inner experiences with meditation and outer experiences with artists found their way into my photos. The real world became a meditation and I started seeing the true nature of people. This is how the portraits came to life.
This project combines my experience with deep meditations, my first trip to Asia and collaborating with artists from all over the world. It shows the surrounding nature, the nature of people and the nature within myself.
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ABOUT ANNA TEA
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http://cargocollective.com/anna-tea/
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Anna Martynenko
Artistic name: Anna Tea
Nationality: Ukrainian
Date of birth:24.02.1994
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Studies:
2001-2012 Specialized school â„–1, Lutsk, Ukraine
2001-2011 Music school â„–1 – piano class, Lutsk, Ukraine
2009-2011 Music school â„–3 – saxophone class, Lutsk, Ukraine
2012-2015 Maria-Curie Skłodowska University in Lublin, Tourism and Recreation, BA
2014 Erasmus exchange studies, University of Pannonia. semester abroad
2013-2015 Maria-Curie Skłodowska University in Lublin, Audiovisual Techniques and
Media, certificate
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Exhibitions:
2013 Solo exhibition „Wernisaz“, Dom Kultury, Lublin, Poland
Group exhibition, project „Sapixel International Photo Contest“ ,Cluj Napoca; Tusványos Festival, Romania
2014 Group exhibition „I am the Warrior“, Wysing Arts Centre, Cambridge, England
Group exhibition during Fotofestival „OFF Station“, Pilsen, Czech Republic
Group exhibition during Non Stop Media festival in Novoemesto, MGallery, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Group exhibition „Gents“, Edwardian Cloackrooms, Bristol, England
Group exhibition „Raising Peace“ in the General Assembly and Conference of CCIVS, South Korea
Group exhibition „NME Music Photography Awards with Nikon“ in Blu Fin Building, London
Group exhibition „Guilty Pleasures“ at Juno, Shoreditch, London
Group exhibition in 9 Unit Gallery, Huddersfield, England
Group exhibition „Breaking The Forth Wall“ in The Byron Cinema, High Street, Hucknall, England
2015 Group exhibition in Backstreet Bazaar, Seattle, Washington DC
Group exhibition „Go Figure“ in Altrincham, England
Group exhibition „Pursuit of Perfection“ in London, England
Group exhibition „Selfie“ during Odesa/Batumi Photo Days
Group exhibition „Projects in Process:Before and After“ in Municipal Gallery in Kharkiv, Ukraine
Group exhibition „Awareness“, Strasbourg, France
Group exhibition „Hide and Seek“ in Galerija Hladilnica Pekarna, Maribor, Slovenia
Group exhibition during Odessa Biennale of Contemporary Art, Ukraine
Group exhibition in Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal
2016 Solo exhibition „Artists Are Aliens“ in Narrenkastl, Austria
Solo exhibition „Solitude“ in Das Werk, Vienna, Austria
Group exhibition „Under the science“ at Yermilov Center, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Group exhibition „A Process 2.0“ during Krakow Photomonth, Poland
Group exhibition „Global Village” in Landshut, Germany
Group exhibition „Global Village” in Brondby, Denmark
Group exhibition „Habseligkeiten” in Haus am Lützowplatz during European Month of Photography in Berlin
Competitions:
2013 Finalist of Sapixel International Photo Contest
2014 Runner-up in COMPAS Visual Arts Competition
Finalist of Non Stop Media Contest/Festival
Finalist of Raising Peace Photo Contest
Finalist of 1814 magazine photography competition
Highly commented in NME Music Photo Contest
Highly Commended in The Photographic Angle’s Competition: Love Story
2016 Winner of the competition organized by association EU in Ukraine
Winner of Peace Revolution Artist Retreat competition in Thailand
Publications, digital magazines:
2012 Double Vision, Zeum, Contributor online
2013 Errr, Defeated, Nou
2014 Gino, Chaffey Review, 1814, NME, Level 25 Art Journal, Metropol, Artribune
2015 Gesture, Noctis, F Stop, Old Tat, Little Performance, UNCO,
2016 Neon, MC1R, #photography magazine, ANON, MAKE8ELIEVE
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