Are You A Boy Or A Girl?
Too often strangers feel that the way I look gives them the right to ask me “are you a boy or a girl?”. I created a durational performance film of myself repeating this phrase because when people ask me this, it’s a one off experience for them, but it’s something that stays with me and continues to happen, so the idea is that the film plays continuously and the audience will dip in and out of this interrogative experience.
Are You A Boy Or A Girl? is a 30 minute looping film, below is a 3 minute clip.
Are You A Boy Or A Girl? is a 30 minute looping film, below is a 3 minute clip.
Does It Matter?
Does it Matter? is a nine minute film which features myself as characters of various genders to explore the possibilities of gender expression. I was intrigued by how frustrated people can become as they attempt to identify the gender of someone who presents themselves androgynously; the intention of the film was to create a sense of ambiguity which causes the audience to make assumptions about the genders of the characters but then ultimately ask does it matter?
