I wanted to share the artist statement, which was submitted for the project room:
About the project:
The images in FICUS are the organic personification of being Grounded, providing Security, representing Permanence, the symbolisms of Growth and the Family. All is energy and we draw energy up and in from our roots always remembering that from which we come humbly come with honor.
In order to effectively represent the manifestation of drawing in of the power of Mother Earth, in the photography; a moment of the stream of power is captured and honored in silence. This is the power found in roots and trees and in us when we ground and connect with Mother Earth’s energy. In video: the now moment present in the living trees and significance of their size with the passage of time present.
About the artist:
Uprooted as a teen from Brooklyn, New York and transplanted to Miami, Florida in the late 1970’s in a transition which forced me to face the unique, social and cultural shocks one experiences living in Miami, I learned to speak Spanish outside of my house to fit in.
And where skyscrapers, concrete playgrounds, and brick once had surrounded me, there is what has remained of the natural abundant jungle like habitat of the Grove. So lush and green and fragrant and in a N.Y. minute I acquired a great appreciation for the lush fauna and flora of this tropical city.
After spending more than a dozen years as a commercial copywriter and producer for television, Ms. Monica Uribe is currently focused on documentary screenplays, Internet Radio, photography and travel.
Monica Uribe holds a degree in Communications, Video/Film from the University of Miami, is a mother of three, Reiki Master and a former Coconut Grove resident.
Here’s an update on the project status, I’ll keep posting these often look for ways you can get involved:
“Come a long a ride on this fantastic voyage…”
Project: Ficus a short film
To do list:
Permission to shoot on location
Get equipment: tripod
Photographs
framing
Video: @ Kampong & street
editing
Technology = gfx? Audio?
Display ideas
MAKE DEADLINE
Venue:
Sod delivery/set up day of
