This stand-up performance was a collaboration with my friend and colleague Nicolina Eklund created for the opening of Magnify – Magnifying: Researchlab Rietveld Academy exhibition in the Eye Filmuseum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

This is the excerpt from the performance text:

TO HAVE OUR BODY OR TO BE OUR BODY, THAT IS OUR NEW QUESTION

-OR SHALL I SAY: I HAVE A FEELING, OR I FEEL IT

PLEASE, DON’T BE SO EMOTIONAL

-PLEASE, DON’T BE SUCH A DRAMA QUEEN

DON’T TRY TO BE CONNECTED TO YOU EMOTIONAL SPECTRA, THAT ONLY GIVES YOU EMPATHY, WATCH OUT FOR THAT SHIT

-IT’S NOT PROFITABLE AT ALL. COMPASSION FOR OTHERS? GIFT OR A CURSE?

EEEW
SO TO RECONNECT TO THE SUBJECT: I DO FEEL LIKE A FEMALE BODY MORE THAN A FEMALE HUMAN, AT LEAST EVERY TIME I LEAVE MY HOUSE, THANKS TO YOU GUYS.