Mery was our first Bosacademy resident in the Concert Hall this summer. She will sing new songs during Vruchtbare Grond on September 19.
Describe the best piece of art you've created.
It was a poem of mine, I don’t even remember its name. I think that it was the best because it was a perfect link between my feelings, thoughts, time (probably a short period) and the final result that was basically a perfect group of verses that represented my intellect and way of expressing myself naturally. It felt so…me.
I can brag that I had this feeling more than once in my life and every time I learn more about my own writing style and of course helps me to grow.
How do you define success as an artist?
I think I am still defining what it is for me which I think is amazing, because I’m open to deconstructing my concept of it and finding the most fulfilling path aligned to me .
Of course, I would like to live out of it and I love helping people through being authentic, confident and vulnerable in my expression. In my experience, it helps a lot to other people to also embody themselves.
Tell me about your techniques for overcoming creative blocks.
I have a specific technique because everytime I learn something new, but last time, what I did was confront whatever I was trying to ignore inside (because as within, without) and I realized this major block that I needed to sit with.
Opening horizons also I think is important because sometimes it is all about being too used to your current environment, this can be made by traveling, consuming a different type of content outside of your style, even things you’ve never thought you would like.
Trying new style, hobby or activity without judgment and being curious about what happens, is also something that helped me a lot.