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A project to represent the likeness of strangers, that no matter how unalike we may seem, we can still find connection through our differences.

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Get to know the project (a little)...

I began my MA with only one goal in mind: to create something that would bring people together. While I had no idea how to accomplish this, I was lucky enough to have a time for reflection.

As an international student, I often wonder “what reminds me of home, and why?” This project began with one question I often asked myself, and slowly grew into a project to represent the likeness of strangers.
That even through our differences we can often find similarities.

While my MA is nearly over, I still see a big future for this project.

Now I ask myself, what’s next?

Project: STRANGERS to STRANGERS
Artist: Thea Blyth Biallas

#strangerstostrangers #mafineart #bringingpeopletogether by @strangerstostrangersproject

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The STRANGERS to STRANGERS project continues to encourage connections between strangers ⭐️

By asking questions for the public to anonymously answer, StoS uses these responses to create physical and digital outcomes likes books, zines and tapestries in an effort to demonstrate that no matter how unalike we may seem, we can still find connections through our differences.

More to come…

Project: STRANGERS to STRANGERS
Facilitator: Thea Blyth Biallas

#strangerstostrangers #creativeproject #communitybuilding #mixedmedia #qualitativeresearch by @strangerstostrangersproject

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17 days ago

When I started my MA in Fine Art, I had no idea what I wanted to make. All I knew was that I wanted to facilitate spaces for community, vulnerability and safety.

As someone who struggles to be vulnerable, I started by pushing my boundaries and being more honest with myself. I attempted to use my psychedelic art practice as a bridge for conversation, but it was not working as viewers were more interested in my meanings rather than developing and sharing their own. After finding inspiration in artists and advocates like Suzanne Lacy, Yoko Ono, Candy Chang and Hunter Prosper, I began asking questions for the public to anonymously answer. I began connecting the responses through similar words, themes and concepts, and created books and zines in an effort to demonstrate our intrinsic connections. This then inspired tapestries.

The books and zines were made by the public for the public, and are therefore available for free using the link in the bio.

The tapestries were art made in response to the public.

This project is just getting started.

Project: STRANGERS to STRANGERS
Artist: Thea Blyth Biallas

#qualitativeresearch #strangerstostrangers #communityproject #mafineart #tapestries by @strangerstostrangersproject

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a month ago

Are we so different?

Reading some of the 111 anonymous responses to “… gives me hope.” In an effort to understand the differences and similarities of our definitions to hope, while providing a space for reflection and community.

Project: STRANGERS to STRANGERS
Artist: Thea Blyth Biallas

#strangerstostrangers #bringingpeopletogether #anonymous by @strangerstostrangersproject

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The completed tapestry!

Every aspect of this tapestry was inspired by the anonymous responses of the public to three different questions about their lives. Each question evoked recurring themes and concepts, many of which can be found in this tapestry.

Questions were as follows:
Yellow (top): “Joy for me is…”
Blue (middle): “What brings you comfort, and why?”
Green (bottom): “What reminds you of home, and why?”

Stages of tapestry production are as follows:
1. Collecting anonymous responses to questions and determining common themes and concepts.
2. Sketching a rough draft of what each tapestry will look like.
3. Uploading the rough draft onto Wilcom (embroidery software), and designing each stitch and pattern.
4. Determining the colours, fabric and thread of each tapestry.
5. Using the industrial embroidery machine to stitch the designs.
6. Using a sewing machine to sew the seams.
7. Hand stitching beads and hooks.

While we are all individual, we can still find similarities through our differences.

Project: @strangerstostrangersproject
Artist: Thea Blyth Biallas

#strangerd by @strangerstostrangersproject

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2 months ago

𝟎𝟑: JOY (?)

Attendees to an embroidery and a drawing workshop were asked to respond to “Joy for me is…”, both before and after their workshop. These responses inspired a series of work.

Image 1: Hand-beaded tapestry made by the artist inspired by the public.
Image 2: Hand-bound book made by the public, for the public, comprised of all the responses.
Image 3&4: Zine version of the book, organized by the artist by similar themes, words and concepts.

STRANGERS to STRANGERS, a project to represent the likeness of strangers. That we can still find similarities through our differences.

ZINE is available for free through the link in the bio :)

Project: STRANGERS to STRANGERS
Question: “Joy for me is…”
Artist: Thea Blyth Biallas

#strangerstostrangers #myjoy #joyis by @strangerstostrangersproject

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2 months ago

𝟎𝟐: COMFORT (?)

Anonymous members of the public were asked to respond to “𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐲?”.
These responses inspired a series of work.

Image 1: Hand-beaded tapestry made by the artist inspired by the public.
Image 2: Hand-bound book made by the public, for the public, containing all 76 anonymous responses.
Image 3&4: Zine version of the book, organized by the artist through similar themes, words and concepts.

STRANGERS to STRANGERS, a project to represent the likeness of strangers. That we can still find similarities through our differences.

ZINE is available for free through the link in the bio :)
Project: STRANGERS to STRANGERS

Question: “What brings you comfort, and why?”
Artist: Thea Blyth Biallas

#strangerstostrangers #whatbringsyoucomfortandwhy #mixedmedia by @strangerstostrangersproject

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𝟎𝟏: HOME(?)

Anonymous members of the public were asked to respond to “𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐲?”. These responses inspired a series of work.

Image 1: Tapestry made by the artist inspired by the public
Image 2: Hand-bound book made by the public, for the public.
Image 3&4: Zine version of the book, with both containing all 87 responses, organized by the artist through similar themes, words and concepts.

STRANGERS to STRANGERS, a project to represent the likeness of strangers. That we can still find similarities through our differences.

ZINE is available for free through the link in the bio :)

Project: STRANGERS to STRANGERS
Question: “”What reminds you of home, and why?”
Artist: Thea Blyth Biallas

#strangerstostrangers #whatremindsyouofhome #home #mixedmedia by @strangerstostrangersproject

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3 months ago

LINK IN BIO for full ZINE!

This zine is comprised of anonymous responses to “Joy for me is…”.

Responses written in pencil are from the “Joy for me is…” embroidery workshop, held in collaboration with @uwebristol and @arnolfiniarts .

Responses in the form of drawings are from the “Joy for me is…” drawing workshop, in collaboration with @snapshot.collab and @groovin4good, during their “Rhythms of Resistance” festival.

This is a project meant to represent the likeness of strangers.

The completed zine is available for free via the link in the bio.

Coming soon... “… gives me hope.”

Project: STRANGERS to STRANGERS
Created by: Thea Blyth Biallas

#strangerstostrangers #joy #zine by @strangerstostrangersproject

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3 months ago

… gives me hope.

Sat on a plinth in the middle of UWE Bristol’s MA Degree Show, was a question for the curious to anonymously answer, “… gives me hope.”. A total of 111 responses were collected. This was part of a greater project, @strangerstostrangersproject, a project to represent the likeness of strangers.

After de-installing the work, my family and I took some time to read each response, allowing us to reflect on our hope.

What gives you hope?

Project: STRANGERS to STRANGERS
Question: “… gives me hope.”
Artist: Thea Blyth Biallas

#uwebristol #strangerstostrangers #hope by @strangerstostrangersproject

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3 months ago

Wow, what a success!
Yesterday was the opening night for the MA Degree Show! I displayed my ongoing project, @strangerstostrangersproject , a project I have been pursuing during my Master of Fine Arts, in an effort to understand and demonstrate the likeness of a strangers. It went amazingly! Thank you to everyone who came and to all those who have and who continue to support me during this project.

Digital versions of the zines are available to read using the link in my bio :) by @strangerstostrangersproject

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LINK IN BIO for full ZINE!

This zine is comprised of 76 anonymous response to “What brings you comfort, and why?”. This is a project meant to represent the likeness of strangers.

The completed zine is available for free via the link in the bio.

Coming soon... “Joy for me is…”

Project: STRANGERS to STRANGERS
Created by: Thea Blyth Biallas

@uwe_ma.fineart @uwebristol

#strangerstostrangers #comfort #zine by @strangerstostrangersproject

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