Views of Cocha and its taller-than-the-one-in-Rio statue of Christ at the top of the hill by our SB house. This one is 33 and a bit metres high compared to a spot-on 33m high one in Brazil - because "Jesus was 33 and a bit old when he died" so I'm told!
Yay, I got a shout out this week from Sustainable Bolivia here on the previous art residents section of their website. :-)
Here too is the really lovely piece Jonathan wrote about me and my work as SB's artist-in-resdient back in December (thanks Jonathan!):
Kim Alexander
Artista Extraordinaire
We’ve been really blessed to have such a talented and dynamic group of artists be a part of our residency program in 2013, and Kim Alexander is no different. After receiving great referrals from friend and previous artist in residence Camilla Brendon (July-October 2013), we were excited to welcome Kim Alexander and her skills as a 2D animator and art educator to Cochabamba. Just take one look at her website, www.kimalexander.co.uk, to realize that Kim is not only an expert illustrator, but has the delicatetouch and technological expertise necessary to animate all those little movements into a beautiful story.
Like most art residents, Kim arrived in Cochabamba curious and eager to explore the city and learn more about SB’s partner organizations. It didn’t take but a few days before her schedule was completely booked with several projects, not to mention her weekly climbs up Cochabamba’s famous Cristo de la Concordia and salsa dance classes. At the moment Kim is busy working on a stop animation film with the kids at CAICC, making canvas collages that will represent the girls of INFANTE through different patterns and colors, assisting AVE (audio visual educativo) organize a workshop on 2D animation basics, and making live art as a member of the METAMORPHOSIS team, a collaboration of progressive artists that live and work in Cochabamba.
Kim has undertaken projects in Peru, El Salvador, Brazil, Morocco, and now Bolivia and has also cycled through Central America to raise funds for the UK based charity Macmillan Cancer Support. After life at Sustainable Bolivia, Kim has her eyes set on Ecuador, where she’ll be spending a year working with CMAP and JUCONI as an arts educator.
We’ve been really blessed to have such a talented and dynamic group of artists be a part of our residency program in 2013, and Kim Alexander is no different. After receiving great referrals from friend and previous artist in residence Camilla Brendon (July-October 2013), we were excited to welcome Kim Alexander and her skills as a 2D animator and art educator to Cochabamba. Just take one look at her website, www.kimalexander.co.uk, to realize that Kim is not only an expert illustrator, but has the delicatetouch and technological expertise necessary to animate all those little movements into a beautiful story.
Like most art residents, Kim arrived in Cochabamba curious and eager to explore the city and learn more about SB’s partner organizations. It didn’t take but a few days before her schedule was completely booked with several projects, not to mention her weekly climbs up Cochabamba’s famous Cristo de la Concordia and salsa dance classes. At the moment Kim is busy working on a stop animation film with the kids at CAICC, making canvas collages that will represent the girls of INFANTE through different patterns and colors, assisting AVE (audio visual educativo) organize a workshop on 2D animation basics, and making live art as a member of the METAMORPHOSIS team, a collaboration of progressive artists that live and work in Cochabamba.
Kim has undertaken projects in Peru, El Salvador, Brazil, Morocco, and now Bolivia and has also cycled through Central America to raise funds for the UK based charity Macmillan Cancer Support. After life at Sustainable Bolivia, Kim has her eyes set on Ecuador, where she’ll be spending a year working with CMAP and JUCONI as an arts educator.
I love you Cochabamba and the SB-Cocha family - streets full of colour (and romantic graffiti!) and folk full of smiles! :-)
Thanks SB for 3 totally brilliant months working with you and being made so welcome as part of the SB-Cochabamba family!
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