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born and raised in a gritty city with a family unlike any other, our brick split was loud with live music, art and a whole lotta homeschoolin. i spent my younger years dreaming with paintbrushes in my hand, soaking in the culture and running around the state museum like i owned the joint. fast forward. ghetto transplant makes her way from river ratting and broken windows to a geodesic dome in the middle of nowhere. adjustment sets in and creativity takes off. which brings us to the birth. i get my first camera, i start writing, i'm given a unix computer, i learn to hack... and the broadcast begins. for those who know, you've been watching me grow. each year is living and phoot is simply a reflection of who i am.
(creative by nature)
i'm a multimedia multidisciplinary artist and have spent the past 4 years studying alternative living spaces, sustainabilty and appliable solutions to enviromental and hunger problems.
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"Let mother nature be your guide, all hail the original flower in the desert. home grown hero with a shogun twist. celebrating a decade of pure research.
sightseeing details, virtual reality is now common place. the website is static. Lavanya is magic."
"phoot is a translation point - making the invisible visible - magical
vibrations penetrating the core of medias essence - leading the
re-alignment of the arts as they continue to transport us thru time and
space - mind seed force - wave field thought"
"a truly phenomenal photo-genius. the way she sees the world is remarkable, delicate, feirce, and truly multidimentional. she dives straight away into the disarming facets of identity and self-hood, in the context of what it means to be on and from the earth."
"not taking a position of discovery; but more of witness and recognition of someone who is vastly superior in talent and (RAW) creative energy than the mathematical calculation of her years."
"phoot is - that which captures and reflects the sparkle in the scene -
the twinkle in the eye - ignites a smile in the seeing - of something
magic something earthy something other - a style - a wave - passing
through - making an illusion of time that travels like a fragrance,
drifting into a timeless landscape - just enough to catch the essence
- get a taste - and return to the mythic with a deeper love for the
mystery of what moves us.............. native spirit cosmic child -
observer and observed - lover and loved - the warmth in the room - the
one who sees - knows - appreciates the authentic - wherever whatever
whoever it resides within.........."
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