ARTIST STATEMENT

I utilize physical actions, queer aesthetics, storytelling and an array of dance techniques to create performance and films. My artworks are invitations to reflection on aspects of the human condition and  our interconnectivity with each other and the universe. Resilience, resistance, playfulness, gender and transformation have been recurrent themes across my body of work. My art projects promote expressions of kindness, cooperation, autonomy, solidarity and rigour. My studies of a wide range of Occidental and African contemporary and postmodern dance practices with master choreographers/teachers have nourished my artistic practice and world view significantly. My academic research associated with the history of communication studies, gender, neurodiversity, propaganda and sexuality also informs my research and creation projects. My body/mind is a library I continually update and share with others as a place of reflection, expression and incantation.