In Dialogue with Nature
Art as a Living Dialogue with Nature
by Nidia Hansen
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Art, for me, is a layered practice — both sacred and functional, contemplative and crafted.
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As a visual artist, illustrator, designer, and digital creator, I move between worlds. Some of my work is meant to be lived with — visual stories that become ready to use, holdable, printable. But my conceptual and immersive art comes from a deeper space: it is where I engage in a living dialogue with nature — an offering, a reflection, a ritual.
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This relationship was seeded early, during my childhood in Colombia, a country of immense biodiversity where nature is abundant and everywhere — wild, vibrant, instructive. My sensitivity to natural rhythms evolved further through my background as a horticulturist, gardener, and naturalist. Working with plants, soil, and seasonal cycles gave me a way of seeing that is both scientific and spiritual. Nature has always been my collaborator, my teacher, my source of inspiration and reverence.
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But nature doesn’t only speak through what we see — it moves in unseen rhythms: cosmic cycles, planetary shifts, energetic flows. These subtle forces shape how I create. I often sense them before I fully understand them.
In my work, I aim to make the invisible visible — through shape, texture, light, and motion.
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Since the early days of personal computers, I’ve also had a natural connection to digital creation. I taught myself how to design mockups, restore old photos, create logos, posters, newsletters, and websites — long before these tools were widely accessible. These skills became part of my formal education, and in 2024, I began formal training in Information Technology, Immersive Arts, A.I., and Automation to further integrate this digital fluency into my artistic process.
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The 2020 pandemic marked a turning point — while working on my major solo exhibition Magnification for the City of Melville, I had several epiphanies. I saw the world undergoing a massive metamorphosis, and I knew I too needed to transform. I believed I was ready to emerge, but then the rapid rise of AI in early 2024 challenged me again.
I paused. I reflected. I restructured. It was not a time to retreat, but to build a bridge — to carry my traditional art practice into new dimensions without abandoning its roots.
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Today, I create paintings, drawings, sculptures, and immersive digital works that reflect this journey. I don’t make art to imitate nature — I make it to collaborate with nature, to move with it, and to invite others into that experience.
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We are made of root and code, dust and light.
My art lives in that balance — and invites you to feel it too.
