Juli Jah: "Some situations which seemed to be so mercilessly difficult you get in another light only afterwards"
BPP: Who are
you? And who you really are?
Juli Jah: I've
definitely found that often people think I'm just an party animal, which
doesn't care about anything else besides basements and strangers surrounded by
catchy techno music sounds. Sure, everyone knows his place in the night, but
also everybody has something to show or even hide in the day light.
Good morning,
my name is Juliana.
I'm living
more or less the same life like many others. The only difference is that my
main focus is based on drawing and it is the biggest passion I have. My
speciality is interior architecture, but I prefer mechanical birds at this
time. I'm definitely not a 24 hour art
person, I wish I could be, but it's impossible and probably boring. So, again,
the rest of my time I'm like many others, very…. human.
BPP: If you
could say something important to others who were listening, what would you tell
them?
Juli Jah: Put together
all selection of things you admire and hate, make an unique mixture which you
will be satisfied with and live. But the main thing, (what I'm still trying to
learn) don't be scared of sadness or melancholy, because true beauty or a real
art comes out of your heart only
together with anxiety you live with at the moment.
BPP: What is your true dream, the one that keeps you
up at night and if one day it were to come true you would feel peace and
calmness in your heart?
Juli Jah: I always
wanted to live from my arts. Finally I started and it's just an early
beginning, but everything is getting better and better. I still need to work a
lot for being well paid artist who doesn't need to do any other job apart
making arts.
At last, I
want my art being useful not only for me and my material needs, but for
everyone or at least for some of those who gets in touch with pieces I create.
BPP: How is
life currently for the people in your country and what would you wish for them
and for the planet at large?
Juli Jah: My country is
Lithuania, and always will be, even if I'm not really planning to go back there
in nearly years. Lithuania, especially a capital Vilnius- my hometown is the
most beautiful place I've ever been. Even though I'm the person who likes
discovering what isn't discovered yet, so at the moment I live in Germany,
maybe I will move to Japan in the future, who knows.
I wish for
everybody to explore, accept and try to understand culture of others, that
makes you intelligent and incredibly rich.
BPP: If you
had a chance to be a child again would you choose the same life?
Juli Jah: I would not
change anything and wouldn't choose another life. Maybe I would not take things
so seriously as I always did (and still do). Some situations which seemed to be so mercilessly difficult you get in
another light only afterwards.
BPP: What was the exact moment that you realized
what you wanted to do with your life?
How did you feel at this very moment?
Juli Jah: I'm drawing
since I remember myself, but to be honest, I also had another passion. I was
really into bones and dead animals when I was small (4-5 year old child was
running his own little cemetery for dead
animals. Looking for bones in the ground and trying to figure out who they
belong to). The archeology seemed to be super interesting. Later I decided that
all ancient things already got found and I'm not interested in this stuff
anymore, so fine arts were the answer for all of my future questions.
BPP: Would you
like to tell us something we didn’t ask until now?
Juli Jah: Do not try to
be adorable for everybody. Being adorable for everybody is very wrong.
Juli Jah' s drawing for BPProject
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