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Uncover the world of contemporary art with this episode of the "Insights of an Eco Artist" podcast by Joana Alarcão. The interview features eco-artist Anna Fine Foer, whose work is on view at The Peale in April 2023. Anna's work is a blending of digital tech with traditional collage techniques that challenge perceptions & raise environmental awareness. Dive into her inspirations, process & impactful work in this enlightening episode. Other episodes in this series are available on Spotify.

Anna Fine Foer (00:00): I think one of the big evolutions in my work is a long time ago when I was working more minimally, I would know everything, what I was going to use and probably what all the colors were going to be be. And now I feel like I'm working a bit more like a painter. I don't like all the decisions to be made. Mm-hmm. before I sit down. I like the discovery along the way. And the best part for me is mm-hmm. , there's a lot of excitement in that way because you can surprise yourself, you can start out with an idea. Yeah. But it can become more than what the, some of the parts it can take on a whole new way by sometimes, for example, I'll just, I have a lot of files of images organized by subject matter. And so sometimes I'll just happen to be looking at these image files and I'll find the most perfect thing that goes with what I'm working on. And I didn't even think about it or know or realize. And that's what I love about the discovery, where you haven't made all your decisions when you sit down to start and you, you leave yourself more open for things to come in.

Joana Alarcão (01:07): Welcome to insights of an eco artist. My name is Joana Alarcão. I'm an eco-artist and arts writer. In every episode, I bring worldwide artist that invite to fight to create a more sustainable world. Hello everyone and welcome back. Thank you for joining us today as we explore the exciting world of contemporary arts and artists who are pushing the boundaries of traditional art forms. And today we have the perfect example of that. We are interviewing an fine fur, a Baltimore based artist who blends digital technology with additional collage techniques to create thought-provoking pieces that challenge our perception of the world around us. And a world has often recurring motives, such technology, natural disasters and location, but is a specific approach and aesthetic that unifies a diverse subject matter from constructing multi-dimensional landscapes on a two-dimensional plane to blurring the lines between the natural and the manmade. Anna Collages tells more than one story and invite us to think beyond the surface with a background in textile conservation and a lifelong interest in maps and collage, and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to work. And we are going to experience this during our conversation. We delve into our process inspiration and impact our work has on raising awareness about incremental issues. Let's dive in.

(02:37): Thank you, Anna, for being here. Totally appreciate it. Let's just start by you telling us a bit about your background and how did you begin making art.

Anna Fine Foer (02:47): Like my background, you want to be say like, where I was born and where I lived and . . .

Joana Alarcão (02:52): Yeah. What influenced you to become the artist that you are today?

Anna Fine Foer (02:56): Well, I think one of the most significant things is I was raised in a home of very serious intellectuals. My father's a professor des Español , sorry, no, Portuguese. And and, and French. And my mother my father taught in, in university.

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