I use my gender identity and body size, as a fat woman, to create participatory performance that I then use for creating artwork in a variety of non-performance mediums, such as video, sculpture, and illustration. Dominant American culture, particularly that of heterosexual culture, serves as a source for this work in that it constructs normalcy on which the individual places importance and then categorizes everything else based on that importance. Deviating from this normalcy creates an Othering from those categories and often that specific person is punished for their “Otherness.” An example of this would be the concept of “fat-shaming.” With these concepts in mind, I make artwork based on experiences from my life and experiences I create with the people around me. This could include, but is not limited to, people I know and the general public. I also use my daily experiences of being a fat-bodied female, and the emotions and politics found in that, as a source for making.
ManSpreader /LadySquisher was a performance in which I made crude sculptures out of cardboard tubes that affected the space my body took up when sitting in public spaces. Both sculptures mirror the way I sit comfortably in private and awkwardly in public.
ManSpreader /LadySquisher was a performance in which I made crude sculptures out of cardboard tubes that affected the space my body took up when sitting in public spaces. Both sculptures mirror the way I sit comfortably in private and awkwardly in public.
ManSpreader /LadySquisher was a performance in which I made crude sculptures out of cardboard tubes that affected the space my body took up when sitting in public spaces. Both sculptures mirror the way I sit comfortably in private and awkwardly in public.
ManSpreader /LadySquisher was a performance in which I made crude sculptures out of cardboard tubes that affected the space my body took up when sitting in public spaces. Both sculptures mirror the way I sit comfortably in private and awkwardly in public.
ManSpreader /LadySquisher was a performance in which I made crude sculptures out of cardboard tubes that affected the space my body took up when sitting in public spaces. Both sculptures mirror the way I sit comfortably in private and awkwardly in public.
ManSpreader /LadySquisher was a performance in which I made crude sculptures out of cardboard tubes that affected the space my body took up when sitting in public spaces. Both sculptures mirror the way I sit comfortably in private and awkwardly in public.
Man Haircut was a performance I did where, in wanting to get the full
experience of a barbershop, I set up an appointment and asked a
barber to give me a “man haircut” with no further details or
instructions. This would mean that the barber wo
Man Haircut was a performance I did where, in wanting to get the full
experience of a barbershop, I set up an appointment and asked a
barber to give me a “man haircut” with no further details or
instructions. This would mean that the barber wo
Man Haircut was a performance I did where, in wanting to get the full
experience of a barbershop, I set up an appointment and asked a
barber to give me a “man haircut” with no further details or
instructions. This would mean that the barber wo
Man Haircut was a performance I did where, in wanting to get the full
experience of a barbershop, I set up an appointment and asked a
barber to give me a “man haircut” with no further details or
instructions. This would mean that the barber wo
Man Haircut was a performance I did where, in wanting to get the full
experience of a barbershop, I set up an appointment and asked a
barber to give me a “man haircut” with no further details or
instructions. This would mean that the barber wo
Man Haircut was a performance I did where, in wanting to get the full
experience of a barbershop, I set up an appointment and asked a
barber to give me a “man haircut” with no further details or
instructions. This would mean that the barber wo
Man Haircut was a performance I did where, in wanting to get the full
experience of a barbershop, I set up an appointment and asked a
barber to give me a “man haircut” with no further details or
instructions. This would mean that the barber wo
Man Haircut was a performance I did where, in wanting to get the full
experience of a barbershop, I set up an appointment and asked a
barber to give me a “man haircut” with no further details or
instructions. This would mean that the barber wo
Man Haircut was a performance I did where, in wanting to get the full
experience of a barbershop, I set up an appointment and asked a
barber to give me a “man haircut” with no further details or
instructions. This would mean that the barber wo
Man Haircut was a performance I did where, in wanting to get the full
experience of a barbershop, I set up an appointment and asked a
barber to give me a “man haircut” with no further details or
instructions. This would mean that the barber wo
Man Haircut was a performance I did where, in wanting to get the full
experience of a barbershop, I set up an appointment and asked a
barber to give me a “man haircut” with no further details or
instructions. This would mean that the barber wo
Man Haircut was a performance I did where, in wanting to get the full
experience of a barbershop, I set up an appointment and asked a
barber to give me a “man haircut” with no further details or
instructions. This would mean that the barber wo
Man Haircut was a performance I did where, in wanting to get the full
experience of a barbershop, I set up an appointment and asked a
barber to give me a “man haircut” with no further details or
instructions. This would mean that the barber wo
Man Haircut was a performance I did where, in wanting to get the full
experience of a barbershop, I set up an appointment and asked a
barber to give me a “man haircut” with no further details or
instructions. This would mean that the barber wo
Man Haircut was a performance I did where, in wanting to get the full
experience of a barbershop, I set up an appointment and asked a
barber to give me a “man haircut” with no further details or
instructions. This would mean that the barber wo
Man Haircut was a performance I did where, in wanting to get the full
experience of a barbershop, I set up an appointment and asked a
barber to give me a “man haircut” with no further details or
instructions. This would mean that the barber wo
Man Haircut was a performance I did where, in wanting to get the full
experience of a barbershop, I set up an appointment and asked a
barber to give me a “man haircut” with no further details or
instructions. This would mean that the barber wo
Man Haircut was a performance I did where, in wanting to get the full
experience of a barbershop, I set up an appointment and asked a
barber to give me a “man haircut” with no further details or
instructions. This would mean that the barber wo
Man Haircut was a performance I did where, in wanting to get the full
experience of a barbershop, I set up an appointment and asked a
barber to give me a “man haircut” with no further details or
instructions. This would mean that the barber wo
Man Haircut was a performance I did where, in wanting to get the full
experience of a barbershop, I set up an appointment and asked a
barber to give me a “man haircut” with no further details or
instructions. This would mean that the barber wo
Man Haircut was a performance I did where, in wanting to get the full
experience of a barbershop, I set up an appointment and asked a
barber to give me a “man haircut” with no further details or
instructions. This would mean that the barber wo
Man Haircut was a performance I did where, in wanting to get the full
experience of a barbershop, I set up an appointment and asked a
barber to give me a “man haircut” with no further details or
instructions. This would mean that the barber wo
Man Haircut was a performance I did where, in wanting to get the full
experience of a barbershop, I set up an appointment and asked a
barber to give me a “man haircut” with no further details or
instructions. This would mean that the barber wo
Man Haircut was a performance I did where, in wanting to get the full
experience of a barbershop, I set up an appointment and asked a
barber to give me a “man haircut” with no further details or
instructions. This would mean that the barber wo
Man Haircut was a performance I did where, in wanting to get the full
experience of a barbershop, I set up an appointment and asked a
barber to give me a “man haircut” with no further details or
instructions. This would mean that the barber wo
Man Haircut was a performance I did where, in wanting to get the full
experience of a barbershop, I set up an appointment and asked a
barber to give me a “man haircut” with no further details or
instructions. This would mean that the barber wo
Man Haircut was a performance I did where, in wanting to get the full
experience of a barbershop, I set up an appointment and asked a
barber to give me a “man haircut” with no further details or
instructions. This would mean that the barber wo
Man Haircut was a performance I did where, in wanting to get the full
experience of a barbershop, I set up an appointment and asked a
barber to give me a “man haircut” with no further details or
instructions. This would mean that the barber wo
This is a detail of the "Reading Area" of my interactive thesis installation.
This is a detail of the "Reading Room" and "ManSpreader/LadySquisher Area" of my interactive installation
