Episode 04: Fredericka Foster, Tuesday, October 20th, 2020

Photo: Andrew Gladstone

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Fredericka Foster, Painter/Water Activist

“Our bodies are mostly water, and we are an intimate part of the hydrological cycle. Think about this when you first awaken – we are all water filters. We intrinsically know this, and that all life depends on water. Looking at water, or a painting of water, resonates emotionally in our bodies and minds.” FF

Foster ‘s paintings of water actively engage the visual and kinesthetic senses inviting contemplation through our relationship to water; its physicality and resonance in the body, its environmental and socioeconomic forces; psychological meaning and transformative properties.

Growing up surrounded by water, and with a Sami great-grandmother,  Foster has a mythical reverence for water and water culture.  As a cultural activist, through her painting and exhibition curating, Foster raises and sustains dialogue, transforming our understanding and misperceptions in relation to the environment. Foster is the founder of www.thinkaboutwater.com, a water advocacy website that gathers cultural activists, features their work and strengthens the cause together.

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