{"id":1439,"date":"2017-07-26T09:19:26","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T08:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackstothefuture.com\/en\/?p=1439"},"modified":"2017-07-28T20:59:26","modified_gmt":"2017-07-28T19:59:26","slug":"daniela-yohannes-eternal-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blackstothefuture.com\/en\/daniela-yohannes-eternal-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniela Yohannes : Eternal Space."},"content":{"rendered":"

Who are you?<\/h2>\n

I am void and matter, spiritual and physical, visible and invisible.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9\u00a0Daniela Yohannes,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Courtesy of the artist.<\/span><\/h6>\n

Are you human?<\/h2>\n

I am from distant outer space, yet earthbound. I feel compelled by earth and all its complexities.<\/p>\n

Do you believe in intuition<\/b>?<\/h2>\n

I do, it is a powerful tool. It acts like a radar, a navigation device, a psychic knowing. If we can learn to listen to it on a deeper level, who knows where it may lead us? It is for me a deep connection to the source, which guides all life.<\/p>\n

Are you optimistic?<\/b><\/h2>\n

I used to be, but I have learnt to welcome life in its totality. Embracing the full spectrum of emotions.<\/p>\n

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Untitled\u00a0(Acqua series), 54 cm x 65 cm, Mixed medium and collage on linen, 2016 \u00a9\u00a0Daniela Yohannes,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Courtesy of the artist.<\/span><\/h6>\n

How would you describe the future?<\/b><\/h2>\n

In constant motion.<\/p>\n

Are magic and technology opposed?<\/b><\/h2>\n

One imitates the other, technology is a manifestation of man’s will and desire to go beyond.\u00a0Magic is far more complex and given far less importance.<\/p>\n

What difference(s) between dreams, desires and projections?<\/b><\/h2>\n

I\u2019m more interested in how these three interlink with our inner life. In the deepest dwellings of our minds live the dreams, desires and projections. How these emotions intermingle reveals the inner longing, the inner pain and inner freedom and desires of our conscious life. That to me is more compelling.<\/p>\n

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Untitled\u00a0(Abstract Dreams series), 61 cm x 50 cm, Mixed medium and collage on canvas, 2016 \u00a9\u00a0Daniela Yohannes,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Courtesy of the artist.<\/span><\/h6>\n

What does \u201cfantasy\u201d mean?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Creation.<\/p>\n

Do you feel like a stranger? If you do, towards what?<\/b><\/h2>\n

At times I feel a yearning for belonging, other times I feel content in my cave.<\/p>\n

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Oculus Sea<\/em> (Acqua series), 73 cm x 92 cm, Mixed medium and collage on linen, 2016 \u00a9\u00a0Daniela Yohannes,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Courtesy of the artist.<\/span><\/h6>\n

What does “blackness” mean? And what about \u201cAfro-ness\u201d?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Eternal space.<\/p>\n

An identity….?<\/p>\n

What is Africa?<\/b><\/h2>\n

A portal.<\/p>\n

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The Kingdom<\/em>, 92 cm x 92 cm, Mixed medium on Canvas, 2013 \u00a9\u00a0Daniela Yohannes,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Courtesy of the artist.<\/span><\/h6>\n

Has Africa got anything to learn to\/from the world?<\/b><\/h2>\n

By entering this portal, time becomes an illusion, the past, present and future weave together. These three simultaneously exist revelling the unique wisdom, knowledge and creativity of this continent. Africa has been teaching from the beginning of time. If we have a respectful gaze upon this continent, we may understand true living.<\/p>\n

What is its future?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Africa will forever be the pulsing heart of the earth. It will continue to pump life and energy to the earth. Its future is in the hands of the African peoples and its diaspora. Africa is an innovator and must not succumb to the world’s agenda, but continue to build upon its history.<\/p>\n

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Untitled (The Inner Life series), 116 cm x 89 cm, Mixed medium and collage on linen, 2015 \u00a9\u00a0Daniela Yohannes,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Courtesy of the artist.<\/span><\/h6>\n

What is afrofuturism?<\/b><\/h2>\n

I think it is a black planet floating in black space with black people, accelerating black ideas.<\/p>\n

Are you an afrofuturist?<\/b><\/h2>\n

What a radical title!…I’ll take it!<\/p>\n

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Nipples and stars<\/em> (The Inner Life series), 50 cm x 64 cm, Mixed medium and collage on linen, 2015 \u00a9\u00a0Daniela Yohannes,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Courtesy of the artist.<\/span><\/h6>\n

What is the last thing that you have learned?<\/b><\/h2>\n

This world is a hostile paradise.<\/p>\n

Where were you on Friday April 20<\/b>th<\/b>, 2063?<\/b><\/h2>\n

In a hot dry, desert-like landscape where my old bones can feel the healing heat of the sun.<\/p>\n

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When splendour raptures\u00a0<\/em>(The Inner Life series), 116 cm x 89 cm, Mixed medium and collage on canvas, 2015 \u00a9\u00a0Daniela Yohannes,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Courtesy of the artist.<\/span><\/h6>\n

A soundtrack?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Tinariwen – Izaharh Tenere<\/a><\/p>\n

Describe the end of the world.<\/b><\/h2>\n

The world as I know it will die with me. I can\u2019t conceive beyond this.<\/p>\n

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Void<\/em> (Abstract Dreams series), 116 cm x 89 cm, Mixed medium and collage on linen, 2016 \u00a9\u00a0Daniela Yohannes,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Courtesy of the artist.<\/span><\/h6>\n

And if you had to start over again?<\/b><\/h2>\n

I\u2019d rather not, but If I had to, then I would have no fear.<\/p>\n

Any last word?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Keep love in your heart and revolution in the mind.<\/p>\n

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No Poor Among Us<\/em>, 46 cm x 38 cm, Mixed medium and collage on canvas panel, 2013 \u00a9\u00a0Daniela Yohannes,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Courtesy of the artist.<\/span><\/h6>\n

More about\u00a0Daniela Yohannes\u00a0<\/span>:<\/h2>\n

:::: danielayohannes.space<\/a> ::::<\/p>\n

:::: on facebook<\/a> | on instagram<\/a> ::::<\/p>\n

Cover : Daniela I’m your mother\u00a0(Abstract Dreams series), 2 canvases each 50 cm x 61 cm, Mixed medium and collage on canvas, 2016\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Daniela Yohannes,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Courtesy of the artist.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

” […] My practice allows me to explore fictional narratives, which enable me to remove all concrete limitation and boundaries. I make art to try to understand myself, my environment and the greater world beyond. […] I paint characters that investigate and confront the void. I paint characters that are facets of myself, but not earthbound. I paint characters that stem from a distant, lingering yearning for freedom.” (extract from Daniela’s ‘Artist Statement’)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,4],"tags":[34],"class_list":["post-1439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blackboard","category-interview","tag-black-future-art","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blackstothefuture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blackstothefuture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blackstothefuture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blackstothefuture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blackstothefuture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1439"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/blackstothefuture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1462,"href":"http:\/\/blackstothefuture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1439\/revisions\/1462"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blackstothefuture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blackstothefuture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blackstothefuture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blackstothefuture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}