Kayla Linda Kasarherou

 - Why I am making a project on my friend, Jiawei? Why always her? (the artist's muse) Because we are quite similar, we share similar practices and interests that are linked to spirituality, meditation and mindfulness.  Making a project on a somebody else who is quite similar like me, makes me think that I am making a project on myself (partially, like a part of myself and what I do and how I see life, and on the other hand,  focus on the life of another girl like me who has a unique life and does different things in life and perceive life in another way, but at the end we can find some similar interests like spirituality, meditation and yoga, as well as life philosophy).  Why always her? Because, that's one of the only people that I kept in touch and clicked with since last year where we met at the meditation club at the University of Auckland. And I think she's the only person that I found the more quiet in the meditation club. She is calm and quiet. In some ways, ...

 - How photography can relate to bigger issues?  - Life flow, force of life, meditation (research on these)= - life force = Life force is energy that some people believe exists in all living things and keeps them alive . (https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/life-force)  Life force or lifeforce may refer to: Spirit (vital essence) , in folk belief, the vital principle or animating force within all living things Vitality , ability to live or exist Vitalism , the belief in the existence of vital energy Energy (esotericism) , a concept in spirituality and alternative medicine Prana , the Sanskrit word for "life force" or "vital principle" Qi , or chi, an active principle forming part of any living thing (translated as "natural energy", "life force", or "energy flow") Élan vital (roughly translated as "vital impetus" or "vital force"), a philosophical term coined by Henri Bergson in 1907 Vijñāna (...

- https://www.all-about-photo.com/photo-events/photo-exhibition/2071/the-art-of-observation-the-best-of-photographer-elliott-erwitt = The Art of Observation: The Best of Photographer Elliott Erwitt Fenimore Art Museum 5798 State Highway 80 Cooperstown, NY 13326 In his essay for the gallery guide, Steven Hoelscher, Departments of American Studies and Geography, Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin, writes, “This exhibition offers an enticing window into Elliott Erwitt’s oeuvre. It showcases the impressive results of a remarkable career that coincides with two of the most significant developments in photography in the second half of the twentieth century: the rise of mass-circulation picture magazines; and the occasionally contentious relationship between personal work and commercial photography.” This exhibition shows both the miracle of Erwitt’s balance between commercial and personal photography, and the memorable flavor that he brings to his work. The exh...

    What do you do? What sort of things do you make? Or capture? Or select?  I do photography, particularly in portrait photography. I like taking pictures of people, not only their face but anything that can represents them.  My previous project (from the last term of last year) was on my observation of a person, in order to investigate the mystery of this woman, as a means to reveal something of her. It was an observation of my friend Jiawei who has a morning routine at home including meditative and mindful practices. Practices that myself do as well.  When I was photographing my friend, I was paying attention to her face, to her behavior, to her reaction and actions. During her meditative practices, I was taking photos of her face, her feet, her legs, her hands, etc. And through that, I was able to pay attention and find that in these I could find shadows. I liked the use of na...