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Daniela Frank, known as Kinari, is an international artist born in Germany in 1971 who has lived in Spain for more than 22 years. Considering herself a citizen of the world, her work revolves around the deep connection between humanity and nature. Through the fanzine „oneworld onelove“, Kinari captures her vision of a planet united in peace and harmony with the environment. Their motto, „We are nature,“ encapsulates their philosophy: humanity is not a separate entity from nature, but an integral part of it. For Kinari, art is not only expression, but also hope: a light that inspires humanity to imagine a better future, where ecological awareness and global unity are possible in the face of the challenges of the modern world.
Arte.Kinari
Art is the highest form of hope
In my portraiture, I explore the profound connection between the human spirit and the natural world, a symbiotic relationship often forgotten in the rush of modern life. Using a diverse array of mixed media techniques—charcoal, graphite, watercolors, and collages of dry leaves and aged book pages—I seek to uncover the hidden narratives etched in the faces of my subjects, while simultaneously reuniting them with the elements from which they emerged. The human face, in all its vulnerability and resilience, is a landscape of experience, memory, and emotion. Every line, shadow, and subtle expression is a reflection of personal and ancestral stories, much like the rings of a tree or the veins of a leaf. My use of charcoal and graphite serves as a tactile medium for capturing these intimate traces—both fragile and enduring—mirroring the ephemeral yet lasting impressions of time on nature. Watercolors bleed into these markings like emotions seeping into memory, fluid and uncontrollable, invoking a sense of life’s impermanence. The incorporation of dry leaves and collages from old book pages further ties my work to the concept of decay and renewal, the cyclical nature of existence. Leaves, once vibrant and full of life, now fragile and dry, become metaphors for the transient nature of our own lives, where beauty resides not only in vitality but in the passage of time. Similarly, the aged book pages represent the accumulation of knowledge, stories, and histories that we carry within us, intertwining personal identity with the broader, timeless human experience. At the heart of my work is the idea that we, as humans, are not separate from the natural world but rather an extension of it. Our faces, like the textures of leaves or the layers of earth, are shaped by time, by experiences, by the environment. We are nature—woven into the fabric of the world around us, deeply rooted in the elements, inseparable from the cycles of growth, decay, and rebirth. In my art, I strive to make this connection visible, not only as a reminder of our place within the ecosystem but as an invitation to reimagine ourselves as part of an eternal narrative shared with the earth, plants, and all living things.