A.B.O.
2023, 5m video projection.
How can I purposefully cultivate an un-optimal image of myself? What is the least efficient way I can present my body under a contemporary ‘idealized’ lens? A.B.O. asks this question: two close-up videos of hands molding belly fat into non-idealized forms project synonymously while three female voices coach them- or us- through a barre routine at varying speeds. The video operates as a stalled ‘before and after’ template, a kind of advertising format which commonly celebrates a weightloss. Instead, the hands ruminate in, sculpt, and wedge fatty tissue. Three female voices act as chorus.
