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Frykten for å være tjukk - nå er det nok

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Kelli Jean Drinkwater |

TEDxSydney

• May 2016

I dagens samfunn er man besatt av kropp og frykten for å bli tjukk. Kelli Jean Drinkwater engasjerer seg i radikal kroppspolitikk gjennom kunst. Hun konfronterer publikums oppfatning av større kropper ved å bringe kroppene til steder der de en gang ikke hadde lov til å være - på catwalken og på Sydney Festival. Drinkwater får oss til å møte våre fordommer om det å være tjukk og overveie det på nytt. "Tjukke kropper som ikke unnskylder seg selv, kan virke overveldende på folk,"sier hun.

I dagens samfunn er man besatt av kropp og frykten for å bli tjukk. Kelli Jean Drinkwater engasjerer seg i radikal kroppspolitikk gjennom kunst. Hun konfronterer publikums oppfatning av større kropper ved å bringe kroppene til steder der de en gang ikke hadde lov til å være - på catwalken og på Sydney Festival. Drinkwater får oss til å møte våre fordommer om det å være tjukk og overveie det på nytt. "Tjukke kropper som ikke unnskylder seg selv, kan virke overveldende på folk,"sier hun.

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Kelli Jean Drinkwater

Kelli Jean Drinkwater

Artist, activist

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Kelli Jean Drinkwater is a multi-disciplinary artist and activist recognized for her creative practice and voice in radical body politics.

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