by Ivana Filip | lip 16, 2021 | Creative Exercise, Creativity, Everyday, Motivation, Stamina
There is intelligence when you are not afraid. – Bruce Lee I am not motivated to write right now though I love it and usually dedicate time to the writing. BUT I AM ENTHUSIASTIC! Sunday it is. Then, the weekend comes. I love waking up on Saturday morning...
by Ivana Filip | lip 7, 2021 | Animals, Cats, Compassion, Creative Exercise, Creativity, Eco, Everyday, Nonhumans, Performance
I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think. – Rumi Recently I read the book Urban Animals: Crowding in Zoocities by Tora Holmberg about the close coexistence of humans and animals in urban communities. She selects...
by Ivana Filip | lip 1, 2021 | Creativity, Everyday, Home, Storytelling
“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” – Carl Sagan For the past 8 months I have been intensively developing my first documentary, not short, neither long, but 42 minutes forever-long. It is immense work. I did it, due to the lack of...
by Ivana Filip | svi 25, 2021 | Animals, Cats, Compassion, Everyday, Nonhumans, Photography, Storytelling
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Martin Luther King Jr. I wrote this short story / biographic note in 2016 for the final thesis while preparing my final exam at the art academy. And the story goes… I saw the opportunity to take my...
by Ivana Filip | svi 17, 2021 | Animals, Compassion, Eco, Nonhumans, Performance, Storytelling, Video, Works
I wrote “Olgica aka Why do you take it so personal?” short story in 2015 while studying fine arts at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie where I enjoyed my second studies and my second youth. I found myself lucky to get accepted to study there as I was, even in my 30ies, so...