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Reflections

This is where we think out loud. Reflections gathers written responses to our own processes — notes from VSG Sunday meetings, responses to works in progress, thoughts that didn't fit anywhere else.

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This section gathers personal reflections from artists around the world who respond to three guiding questions:

  1. What is good artwork?
  2. What does it mean to be a successful artist today?
  3. What is the project you are working on right now?
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Reflections

On Fear, Water, and the Work That Keeps Going

Gordana Žikić reflects on her long-term project exploring the sea — the shamanic headdress, the performances, the ongoing series of water paintings and drawings, and what it means to make art from a fear that doesn't fully go away.