THIS PROJECT IS A SELF EXPLORATION INTO THE MINDS OF LOCAL ARTISTS WHO REPRESENT THE YOUTHFUL AND YOUNG MENTALITY THAT IS JOVEM. JOVEM’S TRANSLATION IN PORTUGUESE IS YOUNG, BUT THERE’S SO MUCH MORE TO THIS WORD. AFTER THE PASSING OF 19 YEAR OLD ARTIST JUAN FOLCH WHO WAS A PART OF THE CREATION OF A CLOTHING COMPANY IN THE SAME NAME, IT WAS A STARK REMINDER TO TELL YOUR LOVED ONES HOW MUCH YOU LOVE THEM AND HOW MUCH YOU CARE ABOUT WHAT THEY’RE DOING.
THIS IS A PROJECT BEING SHOT SOLELY ON SUPER 8, WITH THE QUESTIONS BEING POSED THE SAME FOR EACH PERSON. WE ASK THEM THE SAME FIVE QUESTIONS,WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO FEEL YOUNG TO YOU? DO YOU FEEL FREE? ( AND IF YOU DO WHERE DO YOU FEEL THE MOST FREE?),WHAT DO YOU EXPECT OUT OF YOUR FUTURE? (AND ARE YOU HOPEFUL FOR IT? ) ,WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR BIGGEST OBSTACLE? AND LASTLY, DO YOU EVER WANT TO GROW UP?
“There’s so much to live for. I hope you see it through.”
— Juan Folch
THE JOVEM PROJECT
A PROJECT BY AMANDA BOVEA
