MEET AUDE NASR
by Aude Nasr
Aude Nasr, the astonishing young artist, would describe herself as a nocturnal person yet a daydreamer. Aude’s work is mostly spontaneous, she works by impulse and uses illustration and photography to explore the world around her. Also, Aude started getting into the creative world all thanks to the internet, “as a millennial, I guess browsing the internet for hours during my teenage years kind of got me into drawing, then shooting pictures,” she tells Fekr.
Aude stated that her favorite project (displayed above), was created with a friend of hers, and they were in a complete world of their own. “It was a great experience to create this shared atmosphere from nothing, and I feel they speak of the strong sorority that can exist between women,” she says. When creating this piece, Aude was very ill and isolated and was on many painkillers that impacted on her perception of the world. Going through that, she had to re-imagine the reality of her own house, which comforted her during those times and was the true inspiration behind her project.
A prominent issue Aude seems to face in the creative world is overstimulation, and that there needs to be a balance between an artist’s input and output. “It is very difficult not to get flooded by millions and millions of images and realities. I think artists really have to be strong nowadays and not be overwhelmed,” Aude says. Moreover, there are many changes we would also like to see in the creative world. Some of Aude’s suggestions are to see more outlets for unrepresented people to display their work. Also, since the economics of the art world is shifting, she’s hoping to see creatives that aren’t represented nor have the platform to express themselves yet, to benefit from this more.
Because of the pandemic and quarantine, it's been very hard for Aude to focus on photography since she’s reached a point for taking pictures in her own house that she would like to explore something different. Although her work with illustration has been a great way for her to regulate her emotions during quarantine, and dreaming other realities, she tells us.
When asked what piece of advice she would give his younger self, Aude mentioned; “follow your instincts, even if we are taught to overthink everything, you will make mistakes anyway, so you might as well explore what really matters to you. As long as you do not spread hate, prejudice, or stereotypes about other people, there is no reason you should silence yourself.”
