We recently had the chance to connect with Iciar Vega de Seoane and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Iciar, thank you for taking the time to reflect back on your journey with us. I think our readers are in for a real treat. There is so much we can all learn from each other and so thank you again for opening up with us. Let’s get into it: What makes you lose track of time—and find yourself again?
I lose track of time when I manage to stay disciplined and work on my photos, my phtobooks, and lately on drawing, every day. And I manage to do it despite having chronic pain from severe endometriosis. I feel like I’m finding myself because that’s exactly what I want to do: move forward, work every day, and bring my projects to life, even though life tests you and throws problems at you that make your day-to-day life difficult.
And spending time alone for a few days puts me back in my place, forces me to reconnect with my inner world, navigate it, . I recharge and my creativity resurfaces with greater strength. For me, inhabiting solitude and silence is like ceasing to exist, forgetting yourself, and at the same time it fills you with yourself, it puts you in your place, eliminates distractions.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I am an artistic photographer, and I create photobooks and artistic projects that combine photography and writing.
In recent years, I have published seven photobooks. My projects deal with universal themes such as gender, power relations, intuition, empathy, and the search for personal fulfillment. I approach these themes from an intimate, personal, imaginative, very open, and abstract perspective. In each project, I feel that I am traversing a different reality and making it tangible.
I do not attempt to reflect truth or reality, but rather I create a fictional reality in which I reflect aspects of human existence.
Amazing, so let’s take a moment to go back in time. Who saw you clearly before you could see yourself?
My partner, almost 20 years ago.
When we met, he saw my abilities and helped me believe in myself, and develop my talents.
If you could say one kind thing to your younger self, what would it be?
To my younger self, I would say: you are perfect just the way you are. Life is going to get much better.
I think our readers would appreciate hearing more about your values and what you think matters in life and career, etc. So our next question is along those lines. What would your closest friends say really matters to you?
I believe they would be art, nature, being honest with yourself and others, and being a good person. In my artistic career, preserving my freedom.
Okay, so before we go, let’s tackle one more area. When do you feel most at peace?
When I am in nature, suddenly all my worries seem insignificant, and my own existence is insignificant in the universe and on the planet; it truly doesn’t matter that much. This frees me from burdens and gives me peace.
And when I can devote my time to developing my projects. Focus silences all the noise around me, everything vanishes, except for what I am doing at that very moment.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://iciarvegadeseoane.com/
- Instagram: @iciarvegadeseoane
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