Tschabalala Self Quotes
b. 1990
Tschabalala Self (born 1990) is an American artist.
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To be seated is relatively simple, but it can also be political.
Imagine how the world appears, how quickly and easily you’re able to move through it. How clearly you can see people and they can see you.
It doesn’t have to be a realisation about the work, It could be a personal realisation. I want to make people feel like they have more perspective, and the tools to navigate the world a little more easily.
It’s the body I feel I can have the most honest conversation about because it’s my own.
They’re taking up space. They’re not there for the edification of the viewer; it’s more like the viewer is almost intruding on their space.
This was the early 2000s, the era of music videos and video vixens.
In the beginning it was a lot of mirroring, Then I started to interject more of my own intentions and aspirations onto the subject.
I was really excited about the opportunity, We’ve been trying to pull together a narrative to compile existing works and new works that respond to my overall practice as a whole.
Your worldview shifts depending on the vehicle you’re in. For me, it’s the same with bodies. Inside, we’re all essentially the same – but we’re moving around in different bodies that dictate our experience.
Once you concede to it,you’re essentially conceding to your own commodification and objectification. And how does that benefit you in the long run? Because when people start to perceive objects as old, or no longer useful, they usually throw them out.
The most important thing I’ve learned as an artist is to follow my instincts, try to remind myself that, if I have an idea or opinion, maybe not many people will share it, but at least there will be one other person out there that it will resonate with—and that’s really all you need to create, to feel like you’re part of the larger social and potentially spiritual network.