Camila Isabelle Young

 Artistic Vision

What is the line between nature and humanity? 

Is there a distinction to begin with?

Are we allowing the waters of nature to erode, to transform?

Have our hands become heavy, leadened with control?

Is our cultural background hindering or enhancing our ecological vision?

The flow of water is a focal point in my works, with my main media being watercolor. 

When do I allow flow? 

When do I restrict? 

When have you limited the flow of nature? Have you allowed yourself to be a part of nature, a vessel?

My pieces are products of my travels and studies. I am specializing in the environment at Yale, and I infuse knowledge of ecological relationships—symbiosis—into my paintings. Dedicating myself to uncovering the intersection of culture, nature, and religion has led to visions of color and humanity, as seen in my pieces.  

After living there for my various investigative journalism projects, I take inspiration from Japan, Italy, and Switzerland.

What can be a physical testament to the clash, the mending, the blending of cultures?

Each of my pieces is the artifact of meditations and whims of imagery. The attached poems are streams of consciousness, written after I have completed the piece. They are candid reflections, reminders to myself.