A conversation with Yasmine Elgamal, a Roman figurative artist currently practicing in Mecklenburg, Germany. Elgamal was introduced to studio art as a young student, and contrary to the pessimism of the peers of her working class suburb, was steadfast in her ambition to become an artist. Disillusioned with the philosophies of the academy system, Elgamal forged her own path - reading keystones of art method, and participating in unorthodox workshops - such as comic art courses to study traditional anatomy. Elgamal developed a traditional foundation through untraditional means, and now uses a somewhat familiar style to render the dramas and aesthetics of her contemporary life - a life consumed by the feedback loops of a painter.