here we are how are you good yes do you want me to talk to you as a young
do you want me to talk to you as a young
do you want me to talk to you as a young woman with food disorder or an artist an
woman with food disorder or an artist an
woman with food disorder or an artist an artist no doubt yeah that’s good
artist no doubt yeah that’s good
artist no doubt yeah that’s good my first question for you Lemuria is why
my first question for you Lemuria is why
my first question for you Lemuria is why do you carry a camera why do you have a
do you carry a camera why do you have a
do you carry a camera why do you have a camera what do you do photography it’s
camera what do you do photography it’s
camera what do you do photography it’s my big passion in life and that’s what
my big passion in life and that’s what
my big passion in life and that’s what makes me feel real joy but it is not I
makes me feel real joy but it is not I
makes me feel real joy but it is not I got my first camera about when I was
got my first camera about when I was
got my first camera about when I was about 15 years old from my parents and I
about 15 years old from my parents and I
about 15 years old from my parents and I always like to travel or my parents are
always like to travel or my parents are
always like to travel or my parents are taking me around in Europe and we have
taking me around in Europe and we have
taking me around in Europe and we have visited small nestled village and it got
visited small nestled village and it got
visited small nestled village and it got a natural part of those prowl trolls hmm
a natural part of those prowl trolls hmm
a natural part of those prowl trolls hmm so instead of visiting the places that
so instead of visiting the places that
so instead of visiting the places that most tourists go I take the other way
most tourists go I take the other way
most tourists go I take the other way yeah inside the small villages to to
yeah inside the small villages to to
yeah inside the small villages to to find people or people with stories when
find people or people with stories when
find people or people with stories when I photograph it it is a human meeting
but could you first tell me a little
but could you first tell me a little just a small know some sect it’s about
just a small know some sect it’s about
just a small know some sect it’s about your food disorder yeah what’s it what’s
your food disorder yeah what’s it what’s
your food disorder yeah what’s it what’s the problem well it’s very obvious that
the problem well it’s very obvious that
the problem well it’s very obvious that I’m not well I’ve been sick for many
I’m not well I’ve been sick for many
I’m not well I’ve been sick for many years but
years but
years but [Music]
that’s not how I want to be identified I
that’s not how I want to be identified I want to be identified as photograph for
want to be identified as photograph for
want to be identified as photograph for an artist but I want to use also my
an artist but I want to use also my
an artist but I want to use also my story to help other people I guess many
story to help other people I guess many
story to help other people I guess many young women would hide a little but you
young women would hide a little but you
young women would hide a little but you are exposing yourself with
are exposing yourself with
are exposing yourself with self-portraits and also self-portraits
self-portraits and also self-portraits
self-portraits and also self-portraits nude how is it you see big prints of
nude how is it you see big prints of
nude how is it you see big prints of yourself why supported well I started to
yourself why supported well I started to
yourself why supported well I started to I always taking portraits that’s what
I always taking portraits that’s what
I always taking portraits that’s what I’ve been doing but I’ve taken of other
I’ve been doing but I’ve taken of other
I’ve been doing but I’ve taken of other people and then I started to use myself
people and then I started to use myself
people and then I started to use myself as a project beside that why I don’t
as a project beside that why I don’t
as a project beside that why I don’t know why it wasn’t something I did
know why it wasn’t something I did
know why it wasn’t something I did because I had a plan to do it it was I
because I had a plan to do it it was I
because I had a plan to do it it was I visited I have this place in Greece
visited I have this place in Greece
visited I have this place in Greece where I go every summer and I received
where I go every summer and I received
where I go every summer and I received old houses left houses Avedon homes and
when I worked there I thought it needs
when I worked there I thought it needs it needed a person inside there and then
it needed a person inside there and then
it needed a person inside there and then I started to use myself and you know all
I started to use myself and you know all
I started to use myself and you know all people we have a story and we meet a
people we have a story and we meet a
people we have a story and we meet a photo with our own life story so you
photo with our own life story so you
photo with our own life story so you don’t have to be sick to to feel
don’t have to be sick to to feel
don’t have to be sick to to feel something and to learn something of
something and to learn something of
something and to learn something of myself portraits that’s why that’s not
myself portraits that’s why that’s not
myself portraits that’s why that’s not Fortress of anorexia girl it’s about
Fortress of anorexia girl it’s about
Fortress of anorexia girl it’s about human pain and we all know what human
human pain and we all know what human
human pain and we all know what human pain when you are approaching you also
pain when you are approaching you also
pain when you are approaching you also doing a project project with simple
doing a project project with simple
doing a project project with simple people in Greece and also refugee
people in Greece and also refugee
people in Greece and also refugee children how do they respond here to you
children how do they respond here to you
children how do they respond here to you look your presence in a way
look your presence in a way
look your presence in a way they will look different to me or the
they will look different to me or the
they will look different to me or the cool reporter the cooler war
cool reporter the cooler war
cool reporter the cooler war photographer that will maybe be scared
photographer that will maybe be scared
photographer that will maybe be scared but to you I guess you look like a
but to you I guess you look like a
but to you I guess you look like a little bird and they will try to protect
little bird and they will try to protect
little bird and they will try to protect you so you have a different way of
you so you have a different way of
you so you have a different way of encountering people because I come there
encountering people because I come there
encountering people because I come there with my little camera and well I spent
with my little camera and well I spent
with my little camera and well I spent many summers now with the refugees in
many summers now with the refugees in
many summers now with the refugees in Greece especially on kills and then I
Greece especially on kills and then I
Greece especially on kills and then I spent a lot of time with them only
spent a lot of time with them only
spent a lot of time with them only speaking with them and to make them feel
speaking with them and to make them feel
speaking with them and to make them feel safe on me and who I am and who I how
safe on me and who I am and who I how
safe on me and who I am and who I how yeah so I I heard a lot of stories and
yeah so I I heard a lot of stories and
yeah so I I heard a lot of stories and the children they they play with my
the children they they play with my
the children they they play with my camera and base they set up and cure and
camera and base they set up and cure and
camera and base they set up and cure and they want photo of me father of me so
they want photo of me father of me so
they want photo of me father of me so they but you agree that they respond
they but you agree that they respond
they but you agree that they respond differently to you that they would with
differently to you that they would with
differently to you that they would with me yeah is that an advantage yes of
me yeah is that an advantage yes of
me yeah is that an advantage yes of course it is but also I am explain you
course it is but also I am explain you
course it is but also I am explain you know humor is one of my that’s how I’ve
know humor is one of my that’s how I’ve
know humor is one of my that’s how I’ve one of the things that have made me
one of the things that have made me
one of the things that have made me survive all these years with a lot of
survive all these years with a lot of
survive all these years with a lot of pain and yeah
pain and yeah
pain and yeah and when I work in this old lepre
and when I work in this old lepre
and when I work in this old lepre hospital it was the first hospital that
hospital it was the first hospital that
hospital it was the first hospital that was founded in Greece and kills and
was founded in Greece and kills and
was founded in Greece and kills and sometimes people they go for a prominent
sometimes people they go for a prominent
sometimes people they go for a prominent ReWalk there and they see me inside of
ReWalk there and they see me inside of
ReWalk there and they see me inside of these old houses and in this summer and
these old houses and in this summer and
these old houses and in this summer and came to people and they saw me inside
came to people and they saw me inside
came to people and they saw me inside the window and the lady she fell down
the window and the lady she fell down
the window and the lady she fell down the stairs and screamed and she runs
the stairs and screamed and she runs
the stairs and screamed and she runs away to the car again and my mother and
away to the car again and my mother and
away to the car again and my mother and I we just lost and some refugees also
I we just lost and some refugees also
I we just lost and some refugees also they some voice you know tough voice
they some voice you know tough voice
they some voice you know tough voice they came and when they saw me they
they came and when they saw me they
they came and when they saw me they screamed and they run and I
screamed and they run and I
screamed and they run and I think that’s yeah I think it’s wonderful
think that’s yeah I think it’s wonderful
think that’s yeah I think it’s wonderful that you can offer after that yeah and I
that you can offer after that yeah and I
that you can offer after that yeah and I also saw you on film when you met some
also saw you on film when you met some
also saw you on film when you met some old ladies how they’ve in a way protect
old ladies how they’ve in a way protect
old ladies how they’ve in a way protect you yeah they want to be with ya plants
you yeah they want to be with ya plants
you yeah they want to be with ya plants and everything yeah so they respond very
and everything yeah so they respond very
and everything yeah so they respond very wonderful to you yeah but wouldn’t the
wonderful to you yeah but wouldn’t the
wonderful to you yeah but wouldn’t the best thing because I know that you have
best thing because I know that you have
best thing because I know that you have great ambitions with either art you’re a
great ambitions with either art you’re a
great ambitions with either art you’re a great person wouldn’t the absolute the
great person wouldn’t the absolute the
great person wouldn’t the absolute the best thing that could happen to your art
best thing that could happen to your art
best thing that could happen to your art that it will bring back your physical
that it will bring back your physical
that it will bring back your physical normal conditions in life is that a
normal conditions in life is that a
normal conditions in life is that a sorrel your aim your goal
sorrel your aim your goal
sorrel your aim your goal yeah because I found out that if I have
yeah because I found out that if I have
yeah because I found out that if I have to choose between be the world’s best
to choose between be the world’s best
to choose between be the world’s best photographer I don’t know if that will
photographer I don’t know if that will
photographer I don’t know if that will ever happen but but that’s my goal you
ever happen but but that’s my goal you
ever happen but but that’s my goal you have to have as an artist you want to be
have to have as an artist you want to be
have to have as an artist you want to be best you know and still to be sick of
best you know and still to be sick of
best you know and still to be sick of course I should feed the world’s best
course I should feed the world’s best
course I should feed the world’s best photographer you mean that yes of course
photographer you mean that yes of course
photographer you mean that yes of course yeah there’s no doubt
what inspires you the most
what inspires you the most it’s a difficult question yeah that’s
it’s a difficult question yeah that’s
it’s a difficult question yeah that’s the reason I asked you that’s why I’m
the reason I asked you that’s why I’m
the reason I asked you that’s why I’m take Patris it’s humans and their story
take Patris it’s humans and their story
take Patris it’s humans and their story the wrinkles the differences yeah it’s
the wrinkles the differences yeah it’s
the wrinkles the differences yeah it’s fascinating how you can stop a moment
fascinating how you can stop a moment
fascinating how you can stop a moment with the camera and even though if I
with the camera and even though if I
with the camera and even though if I visit the same location or the same old
visit the same location or the same old
visit the same location or the same old lady some days later I will never get
lady some days later I will never get
lady some days later I will never get the same moment again that’s what the
the same moment again that’s what the
the same moment again that’s what the magic is with a camera I wanted to stop
magic is with a camera I wanted to stop
magic is with a camera I wanted to stop time when I was a little child that’s
time when I was a little child that’s
time when I was a little child that’s one reason why I got sick because I
one reason why I got sick because I
one reason why I got sick because I didn’t want to grow up but now I started
didn’t want to grow up but now I started
didn’t want to grow up but now I started to find out that maybe I can stuff time
to find out that maybe I can stuff time
to find out that maybe I can stuff time with my camera instead that’s wonderful
with my camera instead that’s wonderful
with my camera instead that’s wonderful yeah when you’re traveling yeah
yeah when you’re traveling yeah
yeah when you’re traveling yeah your mother is traveling with you yeah
your mother is traveling with you yeah
your mother is traveling with you yeah she means a lot to you yeah she’s my
she means a lot to you yeah she’s my
she means a lot to you yeah she’s my assistants guardian angel yeah
assistants guardian angel yeah
assistants guardian angel yeah what’s your photograph in Greece and you
what’s your photograph in Greece and you
what’s your photograph in Greece and you do self-portraits but what’s a normal
do self-portraits but what’s a normal
do self-portraits but what’s a normal day in the rest of the area you’re not
day in the rest of the area you’re not
day in the rest of the area you’re not going out with with friends you’re
going out with with friends you’re
going out with with friends you’re sitting at home and working with
sitting at home and working with
sitting at home and working with Beckenham yeah yeah yeah I cannot hide
Beckenham yeah yeah yeah I cannot hide
Beckenham yeah yeah yeah I cannot hide myself I like it then I work with I
myself I like it then I work with I
myself I like it then I work with I travel a lot for some period and then I
travel a lot for some period and then I
travel a lot for some period and then I I like to work as an artist and vie for
I like to work as an artist and vie for
I like to work as an artist and vie for myself and use music and to see my
myself and use music and to see my
myself and use music and to see my material and what I have and yeah they
material and what I have and yeah they
material and what I have and yeah they have a beautiful title of an exhibition
have a beautiful title of an exhibition
have a beautiful title of an exhibition nostalgia yeah tell it about that
nostalgia yeah tell it about that
nostalgia yeah tell it about that actually it’s it it comes it’s a Greek
actually it’s it it comes it’s a Greek
actually it’s it it comes it’s a Greek word and I think it it’s a cute word for
word and I think it it’s a cute word for
word and I think it it’s a cute word for kind of person I am
kind of person I am
kind of person I am many people may think it’s a very sad
many people may think it’s a very sad
many people may think it’s a very sad word but you know because it’s also a
word but you know because it’s also a
word but you know because it’s also a word that represent hope
word that represent hope
word that represent hope you got you know when you see myself 44
you got you know when you see myself 44
you got you know when you see myself 44 today you may look very sad but from
today you may look very sad but from
today you may look very sad but from ruins there you can also build up
ruins there you can also build up
ruins there you can also build up something beautiful yeah yeah but little
something beautiful yeah yeah but little
something beautiful yeah yeah but little Mario you have a lot of energy with
Mario you have a lot of energy with
Mario you have a lot of energy with while you’re working you work for 12
while you’re working you work for 12
while you’re working you work for 12 hours a day and you get hurt and you we
hours a day and you get hurt and you we
hours a day and you get hurt and you we would think that when you’re not eating
would think that when you’re not eating
would think that when you’re not eating you have no such spirit or that strength
you have no such spirit or that strength
you have no such spirit or that strength but you have the mental thing
but you have the mental thing
but you have the mental thing could you tell me about some of your
could you tell me about some of your
could you tell me about some of your accidents as well that’s you there are
accidents as well that’s you there are
accidents as well that’s you there are many yeah you know the Norwegian word I
many yeah you know the Norwegian word I
many yeah you know the Norwegian word I know in English blood sweat and tears
know in English blood sweat and tears
know in English blood sweat and tears yes well that’s true crime offences and
yes well that’s true crime offences and
yes well that’s true crime offences and they know me very well at hospital in
they know me very well at hospital in
they know me very well at hospital in queues and it’s only about three minutes
queues and it’s only about three minutes
queues and it’s only about three minutes away from the left for a hospital so
away from the left for a hospital so
away from the left for a hospital so [Music]
[Music]
[Music] this summer I fell again because you
this summer I fell again because you
this summer I fell again because you know it’s old rooms and the old planks
know it’s old rooms and the old planks
know it’s old rooms and the old planks break again so I fell and I got a tree
break again so I fell and I got a tree
break again so I fell and I got a tree yeah so what happened to you the first
yeah so what happened to you the first
yeah so what happened to you the first time you excite accessed the abundant
time you excite accessed the abundant
time you excite accessed the abundant lepre hospital something happened with
lepre hospital something happened with
lepre hospital something happened with you with these beautiful rooms that 9:00
you with these beautiful rooms that 9:00
you with these beautiful rooms that 9:00 to present maybe thinks it’s ugly but
to present maybe thinks it’s ugly but
to present maybe thinks it’s ugly but you found it very fascinating
you found it very fascinating
you found it very fascinating you’re very responded immediately
you’re very responded immediately
you’re very responded immediately actually because they have left this
actually because they have left this
actually because they have left this love bra hospital and they didn’t take
love bra hospital and they didn’t take
love bra hospital and they didn’t take with them the things so everything is
with them the things so everything is
with them the things so everything is like it used to be there the old
like it used to be there the old
like it used to be there the old pharmacy and you can smell the medicines
pharmacy and you can smell the medicines
pharmacy and you can smell the medicines now so many years later and even though
now so many years later and even though
now so many years later and even though there is no people there they sold are
there is no people there they sold are
there is no people there they sold are there and I found I found this summer I
there and I found I found this summer I
there and I found I found this summer I found an old Christmas card from 1950
found an old Christmas card from 1950
found an old Christmas card from 1950 some years before they close yeah that
some years before they close yeah that
some years before they close yeah that is
is
is big time yeah and that that’s what I
big time yeah and that that’s what I
big time yeah and that that’s what I would yeah timeless you know you used
would yeah timeless you know you used
would yeah timeless you know you used that description of me and it’s very
that description of me and it’s very
that description of me and it’s very good because that’s how I want my photos
good because that’s how I want my photos
good because that’s how I want my photos to be recognized as timeless yeah and we
to be recognized as timeless yeah and we
to be recognized as timeless yeah and we talked a lot about Russian art you
talked a lot about Russian art you
talked a lot about Russian art you Eastern Europe you are very fascinating
Eastern Europe you are very fascinating
Eastern Europe you are very fascinating about that melancholy yes yeah very yeah
about that melancholy yes yeah very yeah
about that melancholy yes yeah very yeah and also I played some music for you
and also I played some music for you
and also I played some music for you brother by a greek composer elena
brother by a greek composer elena
brother by a greek composer elena Calandra and you immediately loaded yeah
Calandra and you immediately loaded yeah
Calandra and you immediately loaded yeah and it’s in in a way very sad it’s very
and it’s in in a way very sad it’s very
and it’s in in a way very sad it’s very very beautiful so you are not this
very beautiful so you are not this
very beautiful so you are not this sunset color sunset and when I work in
sunset color sunset and when I work in
sunset color sunset and when I work in this room I just not go there for an
this room I just not go there for an
this room I just not go there for an hour and then just take some photos you
hour and then just take some photos you
hour and then just take some photos you know because the magic in a photo is the
know because the magic in a photo is the
know because the magic in a photo is the light and the light lives its own life
light and the light lives its own life
light and the light lives its own life and I only use natural light so I wait
and I only use natural light so I wait
and I only use natural light so I wait there and I work there for hours and I
there and I work there for hours and I
there and I work there for hours and I kind of live in that in their rooms yeah
kind of live in that in their rooms yeah
kind of live in that in their rooms yeah yeah what what do you plan and ambitions
yeah what what do you plan and ambitions
yeah what what do you plan and ambitions for the next year’s no it’s to get my
for the next year’s no it’s to get my
for the next year’s no it’s to get my photos out to most to as many people as
photos out to most to as many people as
photos out to most to as many people as possible because I think I can help very
possible because I think I can help very
possible because I think I can help very many people with both my story and my
many people with both my story and my
many people with both my story and my photographs yeah in what way as I said
photographs yeah in what way as I said
photographs yeah in what way as I said before because you don’t have to have a
before because you don’t have to have a
before because you don’t have to have a diagnose or be sick to to feel something
diagnose or be sick to to feel something
diagnose or be sick to to feel something and to learn something of my photo
and to learn something of my photo
and to learn something of my photo photographing are you afraid or
photographing are you afraid or
photographing are you afraid or romanticize your problems the people
romanticize your problems the people
romanticize your problems the people that young women could say you are
that young women could say you are
that young women could say you are certainly vision I get a little bit I
certainly vision I get a little bit I
certainly vision I get a little bit I know it or angry when when papers or
know it or angry when when papers or
know it or angry when when papers or somebody else asking me because it’s a
somebody else asking me because it’s a
somebody else asking me because it’s a far away from what what my purpose is
far away from what what my purpose is
far away from what what my purpose is but I understand why they asked because
but I understand why they asked because
but I understand why they asked because it’s so obvious that I am sick do you
it’s so obvious that I am sick do you
it’s so obvious that I am sick do you think you will be back to normal
think you will be back to normal
think you will be back to normal condition in 10 years from now yes it’s
condition in 10 years from now yes it’s
condition in 10 years from now yes it’s the class I’m so stubborn
the class I’m so stubborn
the class I’m so stubborn yeah you are really I also have another
yeah you are really I also have another
yeah you are really I also have another question for you and that is are you
question for you and that is are you
question for you and that is are you doing the thing I recommend you to do go
doing the thing I recommend you to do go
doing the thing I recommend you to do go back in the winter time yes because the
back in the winter time yes because the
back in the winter time yes because the light is even more beautiful because
light is even more beautiful because
light is even more beautiful because it’s bad weather below bad weather both
it’s bad weather below bad weather both
it’s bad weather below bad weather both of us and it’s cold and you can get
of us and it’s cold and you can get
of us and it’s cold and you can get something more out of yeah when it’s I
something more out of yeah when it’s I
something more out of yeah when it’s I mean really horrible weather yeah
mean really horrible weather yeah
mean really horrible weather yeah that’s bad weather is the most beautiful
that’s bad weather is the most beautiful
that’s bad weather is the most beautiful yeah yeah I love it yeah yeah yes so you
yeah yeah I love it yeah yeah yes so you
yeah yeah I love it yeah yeah yes so you and then you won’t have a big exhibition
and then you won’t have a big exhibition
and then you won’t have a big exhibition in Oslo and maybe also Stockholm and
in Oslo and maybe also Stockholm and
in Oslo and maybe also Stockholm and you’re planning a book aren’t you yeah
you’re planning a book aren’t you yeah
you’re planning a book aren’t you yeah project so it’s a lot of work yeah could
project so it’s a lot of work yeah could
project so it’s a lot of work yeah could you could imagine writing something in
you could imagine writing something in
you could imagine writing something in the book yeah because I’m I think you’re
the book yeah because I’m I think you’re
the book yeah because I’m I think you’re right I’m an artist in Seoul so I like
right I’m an artist in Seoul so I like
right I’m an artist in Seoul so I like very much to write also yeah and music I
very much to write also yeah and music I
very much to write also yeah and music I use it a lot yeah in a way I think when
use it a lot yeah in a way I think when
use it a lot yeah in a way I think when I think about you I think about the
I think about you I think about the
I think about you I think about the writer
writer
writer Emily poet Emily Dickinson she lived
Emily poet Emily Dickinson she lived
Emily poet Emily Dickinson she lived along the whole life and she said a
along the whole life and she said a
along the whole life and she said a beautiful sentence this my poetry is a
beautiful sentence this my poetry is a
beautiful sentence this my poetry is a letter to the world man that never
letter to the world man that never
letter to the world man that never writes back to me
writes back to me
writes back to me I think that’s we’re beautiful but just
I think that’s we’re beautiful but just
I think that’s we’re beautiful but just the response from the audience means a
the response from the audience means a
the response from the audience means a lot to you or yes because I can see they
lot to you or yes because I can see they
lot to you or yes because I can see they get touched yeah I can see tough men
get touched yeah I can see tough men
get touched yeah I can see tough men with what motivates stand before my
with what motivates stand before my
with what motivates stand before my photos and cry
photos and cry
photos and cry and they said it’s the first time I cry
and they said it’s the first time I cry
and they said it’s the first time I cry and then I think well I made it yeah you
and then I think well I made it yeah you
and then I think well I made it yeah you know when he doesn’t tell anorexia or
know when he doesn’t tell anorexia or
know when he doesn’t tell anorexia or something and then I yeah wonderful
something and then I yeah wonderful
something and then I yeah wonderful thank you so much yes thank you
thank you so much yes thank you
thank you so much yes thank you [Applause]
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