Alexandra Marzella

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WHERE ARE YOU RIGHT NOW AND HAVE YOU ALWAYS LIVED THERE?
I'm in NYC, in my bed, in Bushwick in Brooklyn. I've lived here for five years.

WHERE WERE YOU BORN AND RAISED?
I was born and raised in Rhode Island, and attended the Rhode Island School of Design.

WHAT’S THE BEST THING ABOUT YOUR CITY OR HOMETOWN?
The beautiful beaches, parks, sunsets and how white trash it is.

WHAT HAS BEEN A SEMINAL EXPERIENCE?
Lately I'm thinking, have my 12- year-old nudes printed out and thrown off the third floor balcony, three years later in high school, was pretty seminal.

WHEN DID YOU START MODELLING?
Oh I'd say I've always been modeling. But professionally, for money, about five years ago.

WHY ACTOR, ARTIST AND ACTIVIST?
I'm a performer by nature, and an idealist.. Really, I'm a stoner hippy who deeply desires world peace.

WHAT THEMES DO YOU SEEK TO PURSUE TROUGH YOUR CRAFT, AND WHAT IS YOUR PROCESS FROM CONCEPT TO CREATION?
Thematically I can go from 0 to 100 real quick. Most things inspire me. I can't say too much about my process at this time, as it's still undeveloped. Things tend to happen for me organically. I'm a combusting champagne bottle of ideas. hard to package. hard to motivate.

ARE YOU CONTROVERSIAL OR ARE YOU JUST LIVING IN A CONTROVERSIAL WORLD?
 Most definitely, both.

WHY DID YOUR INSTAGRAM GET DELETED (AGAIN)?
I'm not sure. I'm always convinced it's someone/s out to get me for no good reason other than maybe self hate? I'm just really not that offensive. I am offensive, but no that offensive.

WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU?
Everything. Everyone. My peers. History. Imagined futures.

HOW DOES YOUR AESTHETIC TRANSLATE IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF YOUR LIFE?
My aesthetic is very small town hoarder girl grasping onto whatever she can to build a safe, warm, comfortable nest. But now realizing it's suffocating and trying to simplify.

WHAT DO YOU GET UP TO WHEN YOUR’RE WORKING?
Games.

HOW DO YOU STAY FOCUSED AND BALANCED?
I don't! I'm trying. I think having a semblance of a routine eventually will help me achieve some sort of balance. Balance comes in many levels and forms, so I'm not too worried.