'Oppression' Exhibition 2016, Stills. I am.

I chose to bind the wrists and the fingers, to visually symbolise numerous concepts and images; the most prominent being the marks of self harm on the skin. The way in which the wool was bound for each performance was spontaneous, however the documented process of the binding holds importance to the concept examined in the piece. I considered binding the ankles and legs, however I felt that it would hold more of a sexual resonance than I wanted to suggest. In addition, the binding of the lower extremities would detract from the symbolism of the hands -  they hold an autonomy which renders the identity of the oppressor in this piece as ambiguous.