Works

: Best presents Messenger at ‘How do I look?’ Gracegracegrace.eu cabaret, London 2018. Piece based upon tensions between viewing menstrual blood as shameful, to be hidden and the clarity of it as a gateway to birthing either an Other or oneself. Exploring notion of anointing oneself as an empowering , cleansing ritual whereby a bleeding diseased womb is transformed. Blood acting universally as a messenger for the female body and interpreted personally, interpersonally, systemically and medically with differing outcomes. .

: Andrew – Self Portrait after the Coronation portrait of Elizabeth 1st. This image was created at a time of considerable social blame on women experiencing fertility problems, accused of being selfish, waiting too late and prioritising career over childbirth. The portrait was made in association with the Queen ElisabethIVF unit, using the careful iconography Elizabeth 1st chose to bind her sovereignty to her image. Her throne becomes the examination chair, her sceptre an internal ultrasound scanner and her robes of state the stiff blue plastic cloths used to provide a barrier between the medical examination and the patient.

: Deej Fabyc Electro Mania 2018 Live Performance, electronic impulse device, blood pressure monitor, back straightener and knee brace Electro Mania is a series of performances that use a device that uses small electric shocks to move various muscle groups. I tell stories about medical and mental health emergencies of my own or of my mothers whilst triggering involuntary movements via the device as a form of punctuation. The expressions on these are caused by the electronic shocks

: British artist Nina Silvert (Danielle Imara) performing “Milk” at Act Art 2009 Nina Silvert’s Milk was a ten minute multi media performance created for ActArt 2009, and also performed at The Old Police Station 2010, and made into a video. I used milk as a symbol of corporate greed via the abuse of cows, the Nestlé milk scandal and world poverty and the sucking dry of the earth’s resources. A soundtrack was accompanied by live vocals, choreographed and improvised movement and three sets of images projected onto specially designed screens.