RUN AWAY JOIN THE CIRCUS (2022)

To obtain this level of flexibility a lot in life has to be sacrificed. Friends, boyfriends, schoolwork will inevitably end up on the backburner while you contort your body into an unrecognizable soft lump. Society expects flexibility. To be a part of it you may have to contort, your spine may have to curve in an unnatural,almost S like way, this may be the only way to get through that meeting at work. To keep the peace in your friend group your legs may need to be forcibly pushed into a split, or worn around your neck like a scarf, adjust,assimilate.

Acryllic yarn on hessian cloth. Made using AK-1 cut pile tufting gun. Backed with fleece, sealed with twill tape. Dimensions: WIDTH: 57 CM/ HEIGHT: 73 CM.

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