Two hard case fallas called in today and dropped some wood off from the Coast.
First words were: “Where you from?”
“I’m from the West Coast”
“Oh I thought you were one of those Ngatis from up the Coast”
Haha – I had to laugh, instant repoir and connection.
It is something that is innately part of us, to make those connections to one another, to find that space where we can share conversations and understand one another, even if we have just met.
As an artist, this is important because if you are not connecting with your audience, then what you are creating is not going to resonate with them. So if we look to those things that are already a part of us, such as acknowledging the mana or intrinsic connection within another person then we are off to a good start.
I’ve built my art career around connection. It is what the armpits that hold up the house so to speak. Without those connections I cannot survive, not just financially but as a human being. We as human beings all need connection to survive.