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CHLOE_B 

ARTISTS STATEMENT
The older I become the more aware I am that, as a female, my body is not just a body; it is a battleground. Guillermo Gomez-Pena famously said that, "Our bodies are occupied territories." As a woman I struggle against forces seeking to remove the agency I have over my own body. The "selfie" and these self-portraits are away of decolonizing my body and refocusing the gaze to shift the power dynamic. Yet, I feel as if I am no longer interested in just claiming ownership, but seek to explore when the lines of subject-hood ends and object-hood begins. I am primarily interested in exploring how the juxtaposition of banal everyday objects against my flesh seems to alter my own subject-hood.

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Chloe_B 'fervent'
14 Nov 16
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ARTIST PROFILE
birthplace: New York, United States
currently living in: A funky pad
occupation: Ecdysiast
age: 29
height: 155cm
relationship status: Single but practicing "casual love"
starsign: Cancer
biggest passion in my life: To travel, learn and experience as much of this world in the life I'm given
I like to listen to: Cicadas in the summer. I used to collect the dead ones and stick them in my brother's hair
I like to watch: Starling murmurations and how their social grace far surpasses ours
I like to smell: Horse manure; I know it's weird, but it's nostalgic and reminds me of my childhood years
I like to taste: Maple syrup, straight from the tree. It's a drug, I swear
I like to feel: My lover's heartbeat and the moments when the beats sync with mine
favourite part of my body: I like my hands and my fingers the most, I've got good grip strength
favourite part of someone else's body: I love biceps and that space between the navel and groin
Why i shot myself: I want to produce more images of myself on MY own terms, through MY lens
who I'd least like to see shoot themselves: the Kardashians
who I'd most like to see shoot themselves: Bodies that are not represented or idealized in popular culture
my website/fav website: I have a sex blog, read and submit your stories: thelibertinenomad.wordpress.com
Most outrageous thing I have done: I've been stranded in the Bornean jungle overnight. It was fantastic
Bands I like: Cat Power, Purity Ring, The Shins, Muddy Waters
Books I like: His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman
Films I like: Ratcatcher, Upstream Color, Spirit of the Beehive, Hedwig and the Angry Inch

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Chloe_B is Agony contributor A3979