MEET MARCH ARTIST OF THE MONTH: ARIELLA ILONA HORVATH

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MEET MARCH ARTIST OF THE MONTH: ARIELLA ILONA HORVATH

Growing up experimenting with different art forms and media has turned Horvath into the multi-disciplinary artist she is today. “As a generalist, you have to choose something and stick with it for a bit, and then once you’re like, I feel like I’ve mastered this…you’re like, okay let me try something else. Let me add on to the skillset I have. It’s building blocks. You have to start with something that you know that you can master.”

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Bringing Play Into Adulthood in PLAYD8s Video Series

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Bringing Play Into Adulthood in PLAYD8s Video Series

SAD MAG spoke with poet, critic, and artist Emilie Kneifel about their bilingual video interview series PLAYD8s. Although produced before the pandemic hit, their video series, which explores the idea and experience of play through intimate conversation, is uniquely relevant in the world we find ourselves in today. Kneifel’s experience of illness that led to bedroom-based solitude was the inspiration behind this video series.

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A MIXED PLAYLIST INSPIRED BY: Kaija Heitland

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HANDMADE JEWELLRY BU KAIJA HEITLAND

HANDMADE JEWELLRY BU KAIJA HEITLAND

Featured Artist of the Kaija Heitland explained in her interview with Hannah Seraphim that she was raised not to waste anything. 

“The idea that we live in such a disposable culture that it extends to the way we raise animals, and how that has allowed us to disassociate with our food, that we find traditional practices, abhorrent, really confuses me” - Kaija Heitland

Kaija’s self-sustaining practices are transferred to her art and echoing the imperative connection with nature. This month's mix is a reminder to pause, close your eyes, and appreciate nature. Plugin your headphones and connect!