Women CineMakers, Special Edition, vol 8

ultimately gaze upon themselves as how they see a man’s judgement on them, and then disassociate themselves, and observe themselves in the whole scenario in relation to men. I am definitely not feminist, and I believe that women still succumb to certain standards of the male centric society, as much as it is hard to believe.

I do observe myself a lot, be it the way I speak to girls vs boys, the way I sit, the way I eat, sleep, walk. I am constantly criticising my actions, and at the same time, observing and analysing everyone else around me. everything I do and observe can be put into a film, and every single experience is very precious to me. I take note of the way people think, sleep, eat, I take note of the way someone idly stares into space when they smoke. I take note of the way I dream, what I dream about and what it says about me. essentially, every living moment, I am trying to memorise, process and understand why things happen. I think it is this curiosity that fuels me, and it is this constant need to learn and observe that influences my art.

Ultimately, my art is about the people around me, and I react and respond to my friends, my lovers, my enemies, and the strangers that I see on the street.

An aspect of your artistic production is the focus on the outcasts of society, the lone individuals that lives life as a repetition: Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco once stated, "the artist’s role differs depending on which part of the world you’re in. It depends on the political system you’re living under".

How do you consider the relationship between artists and society?

Moreover, what could be in your opinion the role of Art in the contemporary age?

Definitely, I used to think that art was selfish and that it was purely for the artist. I didn’t give a damn about what others thought of my art. but I read andrei tarkovsky’s sculpting in time, in particular the chapter titled art - a yearning for the ideal. I don’t agree with all that he has mentioned, and definitely his idea of what art should be was too idealistic. however, it was through that that I recognise the importance of art in society, and how much art can impact society. art impacts culture and vice versa, art also impacts philosophy, politics, science, and everything really. its amazing how much art can do, and with that, the artist holds a great responsibility. definitely an artist reacts to the society they live in, and so does the society impact the artist.