CARTHASiS: THE TRANSCRiPTiON OF EMOTiONS
a photo series interview journal with Mazvita
6/5/20242 min read
Chance meetings often spark an altitude of raw and unfiltered conversations led by our inner unexpressed being. More often than not, we tend to exude unprocessed thoughts and experiences to strangers. One might feel more comfortable being honest with a stranger than with friends and family, perhaps because interactions are quick and have no long-term consequence.
Might this be part of the reason why sonic craftsman and wordsmiths are at their most vulnerable when creating art, be it for their own personal reflection or for the listener? A mere dive into the discography of Mazvita, draws your attention to her harmony of emotion, sombre and idiosyncrasy. Having encountered the poetic singer-songwriter in medias res working on her album, I felt it was imperative to capture her quintessence not only visually, but in written fōrmō as well.
“ So I was also intrigued by this correlating idea you spoke of the other day. The one between emotion and music… ”
Mazvita and Don’s conversation follows below:
Don: What's your relationship with crying?
Mazvita: I honestly don't cry that often. Usually my eyes just water when it's windy, (just) like during the shoot. But crying can be cathartic. I feel like I just cry an average amount when something is sad or when I am sick.
Don: Reflecting on your current soundscape and music palate, as both a creator and consumer, what patterns and themes emerge?
Mazvita: There's definitely strong themes of emotions and trying to post rationalize how I feel. Sometimes I imagine that I am talking to someone and getting something off my chest. Sometimes, it's creating a world and a character experiencing something that reflects on an emotion I want to explore. Especially with my recent releases (Intergalactic & Blood Is The Only Proof I’m Sane), and upcoming project, the focus is on more negative emotions, themes of misunderstanding, disconnection, isolation and anger. I was writing a lot of poetry about that and chose to adapt it into my music.
Don: How do you distinguish your response mechanism to emotion? How do you choose what is to be kept within yourself and what to share with the world in art form?
Mazvita: I honestly don't know. I think it's just an intuitive feeling. My most emotional stuff stays as poetry. I think the only rhythm it follows, if that, is of how I read it in my head. Sometimes I share some poetry with my friends and sometimes things just turn into songs, or were originally songs. It's all an intuitive feeling, not too much thought goes into what I choose to share, but I do think I am a very private person and I'm just naturally selective about what I tell people about myself or what I go through. Then again, my opinion can change on something if i look back at it and I feel more distant from the place that I wrote it at.
photography and curation by 3rd World Chronicles.
