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The Forever Purge (2021)

september 21, 2021

Yesterday i started my second year of uni. It's only two days and i already started skipping class but it was an onlyne class and the thing that we were doing were a review so... Tomorrow i have the day free so i'm going to read my notes and read all the lectures the professor of design's history gave us so i can redo the notes with all the information.

purty <3

Hades Geralt and Persephone Jaskier ~

sum strive for

spring has been so lovely 🤍 i remember taking this photo at about the same time last year and all the memories that came along with it. so much has changed, and reading through my past entry for september 2020 has made things feel even more nostalgic for me ☺️✨ do you guys feel the same way? 🍂⛅️ (at Perth, Western Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTZqdiEvemb/?utm_medium=tumblr

“You should set goals beyond your reach so you always have something to live for.” —Ted Turner

MK Čiurlionis: a Lithuanian artist that did nothing but paint and compose music for 6 years straight. Most paintings rarely leave Lithuania because they’re incredibly fragile (he couldn’t afford the durability of oil paints or large canvas) so I feel blessed to have seen his mythological cities, anthropomorphic mountains and clouds in a glorious array of colours in person.

An old classroom: Empty bendies full of memories

JONATHAN CHERRY: What did you want to be growing up?

TATIANA SAAVEDRA: Both my parents worked in photography. My dad became interested in the area upon seeing my mom develop film. After that the influence cascaded towards me. Both of them offered me cameras at a young age. Film and photography cameras respectively. I would basically treat them like toys and they eventually became my favorite things to play with.

I would bring them to school and direct stories that I created even before learning how to write. Specifically horror short stories. I would bring them to life with the help of my friends and other children. Everyone was very eager and the goal was always to have fun with the spontaneity of it all.

As I grew I kept writing stories and portraying them through photography and film until eventually I decided to pursue an education on film. Looking back, the only relevant change was that I stopped writing horror stories. Perhaps I lost interest in spooky elements and I felt more drawn to human aspects, which also can be spooky or even horrifying, in a more subtle way.

JC: Who or what is inspiring you at the moment?

TS: Many things. Firstly I would say cinema and paintings are the foundation of my visual inspiration, which then is focused a lot on nature and it’s colors, from the moon to the sea. But most importantly, I feel very drawn to humanity, people and people’s words or music.

JC: What are you up to right now?

TS: Right now, I want to avoid being stuck doing nothing. I’m trying to encapsulate as much knowledge about photography as I possibly can. It’s very important to use these difficult times to deepen and reflect upon things that you wouldn’t normally have the availability for. But above all I’m looking forward to living off a career in photography and exploring new grounds of creativity with a lot of people who are booking me for after the lockdown.

JC: Have you had mentors along the way?

TS: I got my college education at University Lusófona, with a degree in Cinema, Video and Multimedia communication. Which gave me the opportunity to have contact with amazing professors. However, the person that inspired me the most was my teacher Margarida Cardoso. She’s an incredible person and film director. I truly advise everyone to see her work, especially Yvone Kane, a film led by the equally magnificent actress Beatriz Batarda.

Apart from Cardoso, I also have a strong sense of admiration for many other teachers who I could even call mentors. Such as Mário Cardoso, Amândio Coroado, Tony Costa, Vitor Candeias, Júlio Barata and many more. They shaped my education and me as a person to the point where I still share brief but soulful conversations with most of them. Even though I found my mentors in my academic years, I feel it’s terribly important to be open to people who can add something to your professional journey. I find it detrimental to exchange things with other photographers and filmmakers, especially ones who you admire. You never know what could happen. A lot of times projects are born from a honest approach, sometimes even friendships start to flourish Right now, I would say I’m really drawn to the work of filmmaker Claudia Varejão and the photographer Pedro Gabriel.

JC: Where are you based right now and how is it shaping you?

TS: Being an artist in Portugal is not easy. Especially when you’re living off being a photographer. But it’s my goal, a hard one nevertheless, but it’s my own. Also the pandemic really puts me and other people working on the area to the test. But I believe that even in the darkest times there are some windows of opportunity, you just have to look from them and to know how to open them. There will always be challenges to your life path as a human being but especially for an artist in this world. Right now, I’ve put everything in perspective and used this time to improve my technique but also to mature my vision. Ultimately I’ve learned that nothing is set in stone, even life as we know it.

JC: One piece of advice to photography graduates?

TS: Artistically speaking, perseverance and honesty directed to your craft are key. On the other hand, you need a very strategic business plan. Cause at the end of the day, if you wanna live off your craft, you need to see it as more than art and as a business as well. That aspect should never be forgotten since it can even help you grow, creatively speaking.

JC: If all else fails - what is your plan B?

TS: I always have a plan B, various actually. But right now, perseverance is the plan A and also the plan B. I really wanna keep exercising Photography as my profession. It’s my passion and I feel the drive to seek multiple ways to make it work.

JC: Is it important to you to be a part of a creative community?

TS: Most definitely, being surrounded by creative people is immensely rewarding. Specifically people that I look up to or that have accomplished things that I’m trying to create. In a way it kinda humanizes the pedestal and the people you’ve placed there and it ultimately makes me believe that I can also produce the content that I admire.

I also feel that creative people are more dynamic, which eventually motivates me to experiment more or to develop new things and projects. I could say I’m the happiest when I’m creating something. It’s the definition of being alive, that you’re doing some with your existence apart from existing.

MULL IT OVER on instagram

I decided to create a masterpost that would help you with what you are struggling with. Hopefully any of the links below will help you! Reminder; You’re going to be okay. What you are going through will pass, just remember to breathe. 

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Distractions;

Here are some distractions to help keep your mind occupied so you aren’t too focused on your thoughts. 

-Draw something

-This website translates the time into colours.

-Create your own galaxy.

-Play flowing.

-Make a 3D line travel where ever you like. 

-Listen to music.

-Calm.

-Ocean mood, do nothing for two minutes.

Sleep issues; 

- 8 hour sleep music.

-Rainy mood. 

-Meditation.

-Coping with nightmares.

-How to cope with nightmares, 11 steps.

-Calm

-Foods that can affect your sleeping, both positive and negatively. 

 Uncomfortable with silence; 

-Rainy mood.

-10 hours of rain and thunder.

-3 hours of rain and thunder.

-Human heartbeat.

-Rainforest.

-Sound of rain on a tin roof.

-Autumn wind.

-Rain on a tent

-Traffic in the rain.

-Soft traffic. 

-Fan.

-Train.

-Simply noise.

-My noise.

-Rainy cafe.

Anxiety; 

-How to stop worrying. 

-Tips to manage anxiety and stress.

-The 10 best ever anxiety management techniques. 

-Self-help strategies for anxiety. 

-Helping a friend with anxiety. 

-All about worrying.

-8 myths about anxiety. 

Sad, angry and depressed/depression; 

-“I’m always sad”

-Feeling sad.

-Going through trauma.

-“I’m always angry”.

-Anger management. 

-All about anger.

-National helplines and websites.

-Self-help strategies for depression.

-Dealing with depression at work.

-Dealing with depression at school.

Isolation and loneliness; 

-Pets and mental health.

-All about loneliness. 

-“I feel so alone”

-10 more ideas to help with loneliness. 

-How to deal with loneliness.

 Self-harm;

-Alternatives to self-harm and distraction techniques.

-146 things to do besides self-harm.

-More alternatives to self-harm.

-Self-harm alternatives.

-How to take care of self-harm wounds/injuries.

-Getting rid of scars.  

Addiction; 

-How to help a friend with a drug addiction.

-What is addiction?

-All about alcohol and addiction.

-The facts about drug addiction.

 Eating disorders; 

-Helping a friend with an eating disorder.

-Eating disorder treatments. 

-Support services for eating disorders. 

-Self-help tips with eating disorders.

-Eating disorder recovery. 

-Recovering from an eating disorder. 

-100+ reasons to recover. 

-Understanding and managing eating disorders. 

 Dealing with self-hatred;  

-3 ways to ease self-loathing. 

-How to turn self-hatred into self-compassion.

-Self-hatred resources.

-10 step plan to deal with self-hate. 

 Suicidal; 

-International suicide hotlines (1)  (2)

-Preventing suicide. 

-Reasons to stay alive.

-Dealing with suicidal thoughts and feelings.

-Coping with suicidal ideation.  

 Schizophrenia;

-All about schizophrenia.  

-Helping a person with schizophrenia.  

-Understanding and dealing with schizophrenia.  

-Delusions and hallucinations.  

OCD;

-Managing your OCD at home. 

-Overcoming OCD.

-How to cope with OCD. 

-Strategies for dealing with the anxious moments. 

Borderline personality disorder; 

-Helping someone with BPD. 

-All about personality disorders.

-Treatment for BPD.

Abuse; 

-Healthy relationships VS abusive relationships. 

-Emotional abuse

-Overcoming sexual abuse. 

-Hotlines services. 

-5 ways to escape an abusive relationship. 

-Domestic violence support. 

-Signs of an abusive relationship. 

-What do to if you’re in an abusive relationship. 

-Surviving abuse. 

-What you can do if you’re sexual harassed. 

-Sexual assault support.

-What to do if you’ve been sexually assaulted or abused. 

 Bullying;

-How to stand up against bullying.

-How to protect yourself when it comes to cyber bullying.

-How to help stop people bullying you. 

 Loss and grief; 

-How to cope with a suicide of a loved one.

-Grieving for a stranger. 

-Common reactions to death. 

-Working through grief.

(Other loss and grief)

-Moving away from friends and family. 

-Coping with a breakup.

 Getting help; 

-Seeking help early. 

-All about psychological treatments. 

-Types of help.

-All about age and confidentiality. 

Things you need to remember; 

- Don’t stress about being fixed because you’re not broken.

-Remember to remind yourself of your accomplishments. Tell yourself that you’re proud of yourself, even if you’re not. 

- This is temporary. You won’t always feel like this. 

-You are not alone. 

-You are enough. 

-You are important. 

-You are worth it. 

-You are strong. 

-You are not a failure, 

-Good people exist. 

-Reaching out shows strength. 

-Breathe. 

-Don’t listen to the thoughts that are not helping you. 

-Give yourself credit. 

-Don’t be ashamed of your emotions, for the good or bad ones. 

-Treat yourself the same way as you would treat a good friend. 

-Focus on the things you can change. 

-Let go of toxic people. 

-You don’t need to hide, you’re allowed to feel the way you do. 

-Try not to beat yourself up. 

-Something is always happening, you don’t want to miss out on what’s going to happen next. 

-You are not a bother.

-Your existence is more than your appearance. 

-You are smart. 

-You are loved. 

-You are wanted. 

-You are needed. 

-Better days are coming. 

-Just because your past is dark, doesn’t mean your future isn’t bright. 

-You have more potential than you think. 

- Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth.

Please remember to look after yourself and know that you are more than worth it and you deserve to be happy. Keep smiling butterflies x

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