In this episode, we dive into the true meaning of identity with Alia Ali. We jumped head first into a multitude of topics ranging from the women's march to the refugee crises. Alia is a highly skilled artist that expresses herself in quite a unique fashion. She exemplifies what an American is, diverse, intelligent and multicultural. I highly recommend that you listen to this episode with the intent to learn, love, and focus.

Connect with Alia here

http://alia-ali.com/

CURRENT PROJECT

SITE: http://peopleofpattern.com/

BLOG: http://peopleofpattern.tumblr.com/

FACEBOOK

https://www.facebook.com/AliaAliArtist/

INSTAGRAM

https://www.instagram.com/studio.alia.ali/

Other Links

http://columbiajournal.org/alia-alis-transglobal-textiles-people-pattern-cast-no-evil/

http://www.alartemag.be/en/en-art/alia-ali-questions-duality-with-layers-of-fabric/

Bio

Alia Ali (Austria, 1985) is a Yemeni-Bosnian-American multi-media artist. Having traveled to sixty-three countries, lived in seven and grown up among five languages, her most comfortable mode of communication is through image and multi-sensory mediums.

Her work reflects on the politics and poetics of contested notions surrounding the topics of identity, physical borders, universality, mental/physical spaces of confinement, and the inherent dualism that exists in everything. Her work blurs the lines between what we claim to be objective and subjective, illusion and reality, truth and interpretation.

Alia studied Studio Art and Middle Eastern Studies at Wellesley College in Massachusetts.