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This was the early 2000s, the era of music videos and video vixens.

— Tschabalala Self

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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.

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Above the pitch, out of tune, and off the hinges.

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