I met
Emma at
Cult Mountain and by the way she was dressed (yes I am the kind of person you judge a book by its cover) I immediately wanted to know her.
" Emma ZARIFI performance artist & image maker. Her work is based on her own experiences & journey throughout her life, use of vivid colour to express personality" I felt that statement was perfect to match with my colourful world
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| By Emma Zarifi |
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| By Emma Zarifi |
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| By Emma Zarifi |
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The head piece is made just with black baby dolls (which are harder to find!)
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This dress is also inspired by the piece "Childhood" by the artist Charles Pfahl who I find the work really powerful.
“Childhood” series feature baby dolls and stuffed animals experiencing various forms of suffocation or decay. In these images, we don't know if
Charles Pfahl explores his childhood in particular the nature of childhood and memory more generally but it is interesting that like in my work (even if I am not trying to say I am at the same level) dolls are a introspective medium viscerally linked to a muddled aspect of childhood.
As you may have noticed, I don't really dress according to the last trend. I love former theatre costume, colourful dress, that my Mum find for me at charity shops. Something a bit outdated, with a strange length or a colours you wouldn't think wearing this season. Something atemporal that doesn't belong to any specific style like this blue dress which makes me feel like the
blue fairy in Pinocchio.
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| By Emma Zarifi |
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Ok, I am not a dancer. I am as graceful as a broomstick, when I was 6 years old I went to dance class like all the little girl, (I was really disappointed when I realised you had to wear body and leggings and not a a ballet tutu. , I was so bad that for the end of the year show they put me at very back to limit the damage. But the floaty aspect of the pleat make me feel like trying some new dance steps!
I feel this is a bit like a flamenco dress. I took of the barbie flowers from the
pink dress I made before to stitch them on this new red dress in order to always recycle myself!
And a bit of Lego for the road...
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| Featuring my beloved vinage Fendi skirt! |
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| Wearing my Lego jacket perfecto upside down, back and front! |
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| I live this picture that Emma took on the spot whereas I was offering some tea, my kitchen suddenly feels so 70s! |
In
L'édition du Soir, Ouest France, (vive la Bretagne! thanks to the awesome Marie-Paula from
Mademoiselle Marie.
Lovely interview about my work and my vision of art and life (seems quite pompous when I say it like this but it is actually quite light-hearted )
On the Dainty Dolls house
It is so nice to see all the adorable comments and the feed back on my work, as it only makes sense in the relationship with an audiences.
"Her contribution to the Artistic world is one of bright colours, different ways of thinking, happiness & most of all for me - uniqueness! When we live in a world that we're constantly pushed to be the same...it is refreshing to find someone who breaks free of that & let's her creative nature run wild!"
"I love that she doesn't back down to the society norm. She's true to herself. I respect that immensely" I don't know if I achieve that in my work but if someone I don't know can perceive it, it is already a small victory for me!
Amazing array of outfits..love the blue dress...I am not a dancer either, I wish I was, but I would most likely fall to the ground because I had tripped over something ;-) This art piece by Charles, I like it, I can feel something for it, like childhood left behind or lost even. Like this is where it all ends up. Definite connections to it. The lego jacket is amazing, ha. And am happy you liked the post I did about you, many were very intrigued by you & discovered something new :)) I hope you have a great weekend xx
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