I ENDURE WITH A TENSE PULSE is a video response to and expansion of my interactive sculpture I CAN’T TAKE OFF MY BEAUTIFUL FACE and it’s artist statement. Throughout the duration of the video, I am faced away from the camera and restricting the viewers' access to fully perceiving my appearance and identity. Dispersed and overlaid throughout the video are various looping animations of my facial features, ear, and braided hair. These are in direct reference to my artist statement for I CAN’T TAKE OFF MY BEAUTIFUL FACE. “I choose to…tie ribbons to my curls, hang jewels from my ears, apply glitter to my eyelids; but this is not for you to look at.” The video builds from sustained unsettled movement to an explosive ending communicating my frustration with unsolicited attention on the basis of my self-expression.
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