Intermission is a
series of images made during the Covid
19 pandemic, addressing the protection
of the environment and how halting our
continual intrusion into nature might
revitalize it. This unprecedented
experience brought much to a stop from
combustion, construction, mining,
agriculture and warfare; the
environmental benefits became visible
quickly. Air quality improved as people
stayed home and practiced social
distancing but it became clear to me
that the environment needs a mask from
the human race and its use of fossil
fuels. This sudden break from industry
pollutants and the use of freshwater to
transport waste away from facilities has
given the environment a chance to
thrive. Each image exposes the threat
pollution poses to our natural world and
ultimately to the human population. To
aid in the reduction of spread for
future epidemics, reducing air pollution
now will be important because pollution
damages our respiratory systems making
all of us more susceptible to such
viruses
Maria Coletsis works with issues
concerned with identity and sexuality.
Primarily using photography, Maria is an artist who incorporates
into her diverse works: painting,
digital media and computer
installations.
Since receiving her MFA from the San
Francisco Art Institute, she has
exhibited her artwork in galleries
internationally. Her photographs were
included in the East London Photography
Festival, chosen by the curator of the
Whitney Museum for the Viridian Gallery
open call in New York and solo art
exhibition and book launch at the De
Luca Gallery in Toronto for her recently
published photography book, Behind the
Whip: Dominatrix. She continues to
investigate and photograph subculture
subject matter and has introduced
elements from nature to explore our
human nature.
Get a Blanket-Give a Blanket
Indigogo crowd
funding campaign achieved
for the
donation of my art
blanket
tolong
term care homes and children in hospital.
Behind the
Whip: Dominatrix is a photography book of portraits and interviews taken on location,
in the city and dungeon of each participating global Dominatrix.
To do so, Mariatraveled
to the City'sofLondon, Berlin, Paris, Tokyo,
New York, San Francisco, Los
Angeles,
Las Vegas, Sydney, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Montreal and Glasgow
to interview and photograph the Mistresses.
Watch the behind the scenes of the making of the book.Mistress
Documentary Behind the Whip: Dominatrix - YouTube
