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born 1975 South Africa
Frances Goodman (born 1975) is a South African mixed-media artist who currently lives in Johannesburg. Her work makes use of acrylic nails and other unconventional materials and is "interested in the relations between femininity, costuming, and role-playing".
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“The mundane, the ordinary and the trivial have always been of interest to me, as I believe they all obscure dark places, issues and emotions that people do not wish to confront.”
“Fake nails and false eyelashes, though, go against that. You’re able to become expressive, to become someone else. You don’t become the idea of who a woman should be. You become the antithesis.”
“There’s still a need for feminism and a voice for what women have to contend with that men don’t.”
“I don’t buy into your heterosexual traditions. We know that last claim is a lie because in some ways we all do buy into these traditions, it’s very difficult not to."
‘These objects are about how you look, how you show yourself to the world. You pop a little pill when everything is falling apart inside and suddenly you can put on a smiley face, go out into the world and get your work done.’
“Women are often asked to make media-influenced choices about our bodies,”
"All the addictions I deal with are about keeping up appearances"
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