AFTER NYNE SPOTLIGHTS: The Universe Inside Fei Alexeli
Try to imagine a place where the grass is always green and pink sunsets are eternal; where it's always summer - and gravity doesn't exist.
This is where we met Fei Alexeli.
Surrounded by digital palm trees, we couldn't resist getting closer to her. Fei is a Greek visual artist. Having left Greece at the age of 18 to study Architecture in Oxford and London, she then moved to Franlifurt and currently, she resides in the Netherlands. We met her after her participation in The Other Art Fair, where she exhibited her digital collages.
By The Beach Bum Blv
Fei, tell us about your experience exhibiting at The Other Art Fair.
I exhibited a few months ago at The Other Art Fair, 'The Interrupted Places'. It was the first art fair that i joined and the first time I exhibited in UK. It was amazing to see so many people being interested in art. There was a genuine warmth, good atmosphere and positive vibes created by the organisation, the exhibiting artists and all the people who came to enjoy art. My first art fair experience was really nice and intense. Good to hear and congratulations for the nice work . So, one of your art project is called "The Interrupted Places". Could you explain us what this project is about? "The Interrupted Places" is a digital collage project; one I've been working on quite a long time now, even before thinking about exhibiting my work to public view. It's about creating surreal places and digital utopias. There is a dominant element in this project, the universe.
The concept of the universe is awe-inspiring to me but I think that Neil deGrasse Tyson conveyed it perfectly: "I look up at the night sky and I know that, yes, we are part of this universe, we are in this universe but perhaps more important than both of these facts, is that the universe is in us. When I reflect on that fact, I look up many people feel small, because they are small and the universe is big. But I feel big because my atoms came from those stars."
That sounds interesting! Any future project you would like to share with us?
Recently, I was invited to transform a denim garment into a piece of art as part of a partnership between Waven UK fashion brand and The Other Art Fair. I am very passionate and intrigued when different disciplines meet and lose their boundaries so I am really looking forward to it.
And we are looking forward to see that! But except all that, is there a dream project for you?
Dream project? Hm .. I would love to design music record covers and I would love to design textile patterns for fashion brands. I would also love to get involved in magazine photoshoots as creative and art director. I guess, it's good to have dreams and make plans for the future, sometimes though, I am overwhelmed when i am thinking of the endless possibilities of creations.
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