about

artist statement

What happens when performance gets lost in the endless scroll?

f o l l o w a l o n g grew out of my complicated relationship with social media. The pressure to market ourselves, perform an identity, and squeeze increasingly complex ideas into increasingly shorter videos feels both absurd and exhausting. So naturally, I decided to make a project about it.

Through found footage, distorted bodies, silhouettes, and ridiculous gestures, the work interrupts the familiar stream of ads, thirst traps, and bad news.

Somewhere along the way, it also became about rediscovering performance. After stepping away from drag, I found myself returning to it through shapes, colors, and movement, questioning where the performer ends and the persona begins.

There are no answers here. Just a few more things to look at before you put your phone down.