We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Monika Demmler. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Monika below.
Monika, appreciate you joining us today. Are you happier as a creative? Do you sometimes think about what it would be like to just have a regular job? Can you talk to us about how you think through these emotions?
I did have a regular job but that wasn’t for me. I’m definitely happier being creative while of course, there are other difficulties coming up. In-between, I actually do think about having a regular income when insecurity grows in myself. However, I decided to make “time” my currency. Life is too short to be stuck in a rat-race.
Monika, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?
I was into art when I was a kid, but then I did other things, such as becoming a bank clerk and a high school teacher. After I finished my PhD on blues, jazz, and hip-hop music philosophy, I started getting back into making music again.
I’m currently working on two projects, one of them is called Holzkopfkinder – a more avantgarde-experimental-electronic adventure, and the other one is under my real name. I’ve been starting to work on my new album Love Bomb, a style mix of punk, krautrock and shoegaze combined with Solfeggio frequencies of universal love.
I think what sets myself apart is coming from another angle and trying to combine scientific findings with creating music, with the goal of contributing to a meaningful future in which technological progress and a focus on ecology can find a balance.
For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?
The most rewarding aspect of being an artist is the attempt to transform visions into reality and hopefully put something meaningful into the world, even change certain aspects/views. Creativity is a very self-rewarding process and also can be seen as a healing therapy. In my opinion, every human being should have a creative outlet in some ways.
How can we best help foster a strong, supportive environment for artists and creatives?
Artists are supposed to mirror the current times we live in and in doing so, help both individuals and society to grasp a better understanding of “the now” in order to contribute to the creation of a meaningful future. I wish society in turn would value such artistic input more as well as understand truth in art. What can be done to support artists is to emphasize/unveil true purpose of art again. There is so much “meaningless” art around and promoted nowadays – it’s like throwing spaghetti at a blank wall mirroring the nihilistic time age we live in.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.drmonikademmler.com
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Image Credits
Martyn Goodacre