Meet Honevo Bi Hemispheric

Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Honevo Bi Hemispheric. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Honevo, so good to have you with us today. We’ve got so much planned, so let’s jump right into it. We live in such a diverse world, and in many ways the world is getting better and more understanding but it’s far from perfect. There are so many times where folks find themselves in rooms or situations where they are the only ones that look like them – that might mean being the only woman of color in the room or the only person who grew up in a certain environment etc. Can you talk to us about how you’ve managed to thrive even in situations where you were the only one in the room?

It’s very difficult to push for new ideas or to be a creative and disruptive player. We are hindered by very conservative systems and it can be difficult to push for the changes you would like to see in the world. I am still learning how to deal with processes and established structures and unfortunately the world we live in is very patriarchal and superficial. For example, to be perceived as traditionally masculine in a meeting, makes you more likely to have your voice heard. As a queer and non-binary artist I have experienced rejection and discouragement from pursuing my goals, based solely on my outward image, but you have to power through and keep going. Being who you are is the most important thing. I believe that having experienced the world in the margins fuels my creative output.

Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?

I’m Honevo, a multidisciplinary artist and cultural manager who is frustrated with anthropocentric cultural formats, and I hope my projects will help society see the great source of inspiration that is nature. I am the creator and director of the Bionic Festival, a negative carbon footprint performing arts festival, where some of the performers are mobile plants and trees. After the festival, the plants and trees are donated to neighborhood gardens and public schools. Donating the plants and trees not only makes the Bionic Festival able to neutralize its logistical carbon footprint, but to become a carbon-negative event. Making plants and trees the protagonists in these performances is also a way of activism that fights against an audiovisual anthropocentric culture, creating a new iconography or visual culture where the plant world is just as important as the human world. I believe we need to find ways to integrate ecosystems in art and performances in order to be able to create a truly sustainable cultural sector. I aspire to create bonds with the natural world through my exploration of art with plants as a way to mitigate the excessively synthetic visual culture that we’ve developed in the digitalized age.

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?

Creativity, perseverance & psychological support. I think those are the three fundamental things that are needed for the development of impactful projects. Creativity; to overcome challenges and to think out of the box. Perseverance; to really believe in what you do in order to maintain your drive and motivation at a 100%. Psychological support; this last one is the most complex because it means you have to learn how to depend and lean on others. You need loving and kind souls to aid you in the way and help you believe in what you do and in yourself. Caring for your mental health is paramount in pursuing a career in the arts.

One of our goals is to help like-minded folks with similar goals connect and so before we go we want to ask if you are looking to partner or collab with others – and if so, what would make the ideal collaborator or partner?

I’m always looking to collaborate with artists, activists, dancers, engineers, architects, designers, poets, and any person who wants to challenge themselves. I have collaborated with many musicians and dancers worldwide. As well as designers, choreographers, fashion brands, universities, NGO´s and environmental organizations…etc. I believe collaborations are more needed than ever. We have a tendency to shield ourselves from new and complex experiences, because everyone is saturated, and a new project with new people is always hard to tackle and very time consuming. I believe there is nothing more enriching than connecting with like minded people and creating something beautiful and impactful. My advice to young artists is to jump right in. In my experience, it’ll be worth every effort. My ideal partner is obviously someone who’s passionate about what they do and has the urge to make lasting changes in the world, but more importantly someone who understands the value of creating community.

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