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This week we connected Afra to Vytautas and Vytautas to Afra. They answered each others questions about sunflowers and routines.

If you go on a cycling holiday tour where would you go?

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Well, if I were to ride a bike to NL, I would definitely ride a bike to Den Helder, just look at that beautiful view . And the destination of my trip somewhere else would be a big city, so I could reward myself with some entertainment! A nice dinner in Lisbon would sound great after an exhausting cycle trip. But I have to say that I prefer to walk to my vacation spot, so I have time to observe the surroundings and I just like to take time and walk.

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Imagine that you could make a new chess piece, how would it look?

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Uf, that’s a difficult one!

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I think it would be great to have a chess figure in a chess figure. Almost like a Russian toy called Matryoshka, it opens up and there is another figure inside. Wouldn’t it be great if one of the already existing pieces had a smaller figurine inside and you could open it and play with two of the same figurines, but you would not know which piece has it? I think that would be a big plot twist!

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Unfair Amsterdam - Russian-matroshka_no_bg

Original photo: User:Fanghong
Derivative work: User:Gnomz007

Tell me what you like about sunflowers!

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They look nice! They’re functional! I think sunflowers are just great!

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Not only do they look beautiful and iconic, but they also serve us sunflower seeds. So if I were on an abandoned island, it would help me survive… only if they would grow on the island .  So, I have to say it’s the best flower that needs to be appreciated more, haha! 

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Vytautas Kumža ‘Fingertip’ (2021)

What is your most important tool or gadget that is needed for your practice?

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I would say both my Tufting Gun as well as my Ceramic Kiln!

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The tufting gun allows me to make my tapestries which I use almost daily.

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The ceramic kiln looks like my personal space ship that fires the ceramics and brings them to eternity.

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What object of a place would best describe you as a person?

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Haha this will be for sure my Studio as it’s the place that reflects my mind state the most. It’s very colorful and messy and you can find a lot of very strange stuff everywhere that has an influence on me. The books I read, the colors I like, textiles I collect, mesmerizing toys and so on.

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If you could change one habit in your daily routine, what would it be?

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I don’t know why I am attracted to messiness or if messiness is attracted to me. But If I could I would every day schedule some time to clean up the mess I made that day.

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Afra Eisma ‘Poke Press Squeeze Clasp’ (2021)


These interviews are part of an ongoing series of short interviews between Unfair artists, originally published through our mailings. Check the overview to read the other interviews  or subscribe to our mailing list through the button below:

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These interviews are part of an ongoing series of short interviews between Unfair artists, originally published through our mailings. Check the overview to read the other interviews  or subscribe to our mailing list through the button below:

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