Natalia Malkova

Natalia Malkova

Artistic creatorRussia
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Natalia Malkova

Natalia Malkova

Artistic creatorRussia
About me
I am a universal artistic creator and ideas generator, looking for ways to develop society and myself through creative experiments, being mostly interested in emergent art projects and performing arts. I am responsible, cognitive flexible, empathic, passionate and self-directed person with high analytic skills and natural talent for criticism, working inclusively in a professional context. I am a content/project creator, philosopher with experience in directing, producing, screenwriting, +++modelling and acting. I am ready to take risks in the realisation of concepts, getting new skills and knowledge. EXPERIENCE ART PROJECTS: “Time Machine” is a team project that was arranged as an immersive experience about time perception; Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design, London, UK “Butterfly Project” is an individual art project for the purpose of answering the question: “How can immersive experiences effect self-perception through the principles of Existentialism?”; “IFF project” is a team project for the olfactory company “IFF” with challenging ideas about the possibility to compound smells with non-physical objects, i.e. ideas or concepts; Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design, London, UK “Mirror, Mirror” – opening “Soul” project (individual) as a demonstration of the “Thing in itself” concept (sensu Immanuel Kant) to unpack self–known knowledge; Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design, London, UK “Unknown London. Blackfriars Bridge” – is a new myth and a false campaign to gain interest about London objects, Blackfriars Bridge in particular; Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design, London, UK I know how: • How the flashmob format may help people to “recover to life” in a daily routine? ? • How to spark the interest in world literature, poetry in particular? • How immersive activities, acting in particular, can play a positive role in educational process? ? • How the surreal environment can make us closer to our nature self?? • How a mobile app can make people feel united, powerful and important? • How creative mapping may change our geographical cross cultural perceptions? • How to uplift your emotional bank account with the "smart cooking cafe"? • How can we help the planet Earth in an active physical way (literally)? • How can life long experiment unite people from every corner of the Earth? I also know what is: • One-man theatre. As it's time for play • Kidotherapy. :) Own term As my mind is crazy, I do write screenplays, hoping to share in a form of film or animated film soon. Spoken languages: English, Chinese, Italian, Russian
Projects
  • "Memories of Water" extract, Drama Centre London
    "Memories of Water" extract, Drama Centre LondonThe final acting work for the course "Acting for Absolute Beginners", Drama Centre London. Course lider: Ronnie McCann
  • The butterfly projectThe butterfly project is an attempt to answer several questions about the nature of individual uniqueness in the society through the Existentialism principles. How to perceive and realise own potential, how to be sure that expressing the inner self individuals do not realise social programs and demands? Our society system is based on external principles, rather than internal: we rely on knowledge that already exists, decreasing the ability to create own values and determine a meaning to our life by accepting the mental habits, reactions, projecting them on own life: how we should behave, professions we need to get to be successful, places where we work and live in, things we buy just because society makes us think we need them (even if we don’t) – sometimes it may seem that we live not our own lives serving system needs instead of bringing about changes we were born for. I believe that we own have our own job in this life - to create, as conscious human being nature is constructive, but not destructive. The problem is how to express our natural self., living in the society that has plenty of schemes, models, roles, stereotypes, definitions, or other preconceived categories the individuals may fit. The testing method and intervention itself was a series of immersive experiences, doing crafts in particular by the group of people. According to the scenario, it was offered to create a unique butterfly for its special path, that was determined by the participants. Later all the crafts were collected for the unsuspected experiment: instead of launching butterflies it was offered to act different patterns and social life situations, reflecting the main idea of the philosophy of Existentialism as a conflict of existence and essence, collective consciousness and individual consciousness. Butterflies were offered to have a place in the box, that could protect the creatures from the danger they may face in their unique path (if it is unique, who knows what difficulties and problems may be faced, so it would be wiser to avoid risks); the artificial piece of water was provided as an alternative choice, where butterflies lost their wings playing a role of fish (the water was close, but the lawn was in the indefinite future); some butterflies were blended in the food processor. The first experiment was conducted at the art–cafe “Accent Hall” (Krasnoyarsk, Russia) with a group of people who position themselves as active conscious beings, aware how to express themselves, their vision and propose ideas that could be out of the existing society norms and knowledge system, with no fears. However among 3 people only one person was struggling for the initial idea of the unique flight, rejecting the offers. Other people agreed to experiment and achieved individual results, but “not that bright”, according to the comments of the art-cafe director. Another experiment was conducted at the youth centre “Zaryad” (Recharge) affiliated with Department of Culture, Physical Culture, Sport and Youth Policy of Sosnovoborsk town (Krasnoyarsk region, Russia). The participants were young individuals, 15-17 years old. After the experience the significant results were achieved among all the teenagers, who shared their life stories they face expressing themselves in the contemporary society. According to the centre’s project manager, by the virtue of doing crafts teenagers were able to experience own emotions and build up own understanding how to be settled in their lives. It was pointed out, such immersive methods are useful for working with teenagers who usually share their problems with reluctance, but talking about crafts as third parties they projected own concerns and shared thoughts readily. The last experiment was carried out with a 29 years old woman who desired to take part in the experiment, but could not attend the meeting. She connected the experience with her own life. I see development of my project in a sphere of immersive theatre and virtual reality as a next level of immersion. Any conscious being has plenty of own resources, but for some of them it seems like a hidden inconceivable knowledge, what I would like to change with my project.
  • Authored animated short film "Power of Choice" (unfinished)
    Authored animated short film "Power of Choice" (unfinished)
Skills
  • Film
  • Acting
  • Editing
  • Theatre Acting
  • Post Production
  • Pre Production
  • Production Management
  • Production Assistant
  • Short Film
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Office
  • Powerpoint
  • Word
Education
    Applied Imagination in The Creative Industries
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    Theory and Practice of Translation
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    Final Expert paper on the subject of: "Official style of Chinese Language. Main types of commercial letters".