Art at War is a series about, well… Art and war. Each episode writer and ArtEZ alumna Lisa Weeda explores what art can do in times of conflict with a special guest. In this episode that guest is Anastasia Taylor-Lind.
Anastasia Taylor-Lind is an English/Swedish photojournalist who works for leading editorial publications all over the world on issues relating to women, population and war.
She is a 2016 Harvard Nieman Fellow, a TED fellow and a 2017 non-fiction Logan Fellow at The Carey Institute for Global Good. Her first book MAIDAN – Portraits from the Black Square, which documents the 2014 Ukrainian uprising in Kiev, was published by GOST books the same year.
Anastasia’s work has been exhibited internationally, in spaces such as The Saatchi Gallery, The Frontline Club, and The National Portrait Gallery in London.
She also writes poetry.
Check out Anastasia’s website to get a grasp of her work and portfolio: http://www.anastasiataylorlind.com
Read a poem by her hand: https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2022/apr/25/poem-of-the-week-welcome-to-donetsk-by-anastasia-taylor-lind or look for her first poetry collection ‘One Language’.
And follow her on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anastasiatl/