Kelli Jean Drinkwater: Enough with the fear of fat
Kelli Jean Drinkwater: Ikke mere frygt for fedme
Kelli Jean Drinkwater is a multi-disciplinary artist and activist recognized for her creative practice and voice in radical body politics. Full bio
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about a very powerful little word,
for at tale om et magtfuldt lille ord.
for at undgå at blive.
pga. frygten for det,
ubarmhjertig storm omkring det.
har bemærket det,
mumlende-bag-min-ryg måde
muttered-behind-my-back kind,
chubby or cuddly.
bløde og buttede måde.
voluptuous or curvaceous kind.
frodige og kurvede type.
hylende morsomt,
that fat people are funny."
"Where does she get her confidence from?"
"Hvor får hun sin selvtillid fra?"
is almost unthinkable.
at en fed kvinde kan have selvtillid.
members of the audience
har måske tænkt, at jeg ser fabelagtig ud
at sort ville have været mere slankende.
so much more slimming."
bevidst eller ej,
kulhydrater efter kl. 19.
that you ate carbs after 7pm last night,
du spiste kulhydrater igår efter kl. 19,
your gym membership.
dit fitness medlemskab.
at individuals and groups,
enkeltpersoner og grupper
be directed at ourselves.
is known as fatphobia.
betegens som fobi for fedme.
systematisk undertrykkelse,
in complex structures
i komplekse strukturer
really difficult to see,
at få øje på undertrykkelsen
hvor dét at være fed,
is seen as being a bad person --
som at være universel god.
bodies and lives.
vores kroppe og vores liv.
i medierne, i politikken omkring sundhed,
og i vores egne attituder.
de fede mennesker selv
for vil man ikke være fed,
we should just lose weight.
so integral, so ingrained
så integreret og indgroet
we have such contempt for people of size
for store mennesker
at stille disse spørgsmål.
we place on how we look
vores udseende, påvirker hver en af os.
their basic humanity
medmenneskelighed
to some arbitrary form of acceptable?
hvad der er acceptabelt?
to a bunch of little girls in our garage.
at danse ballet i vores garage.
end de fleste andre i gruppen.
than most of the group.
vores første forestilling,
our first performance,
about wearing a pretty pink tutu.
at have et lyserøde tylskørt på.
into their Lycra and tulle creations,
lycra- og tylkreationer,
was big enough to fit me.
stort nok til mig.
excluded from the performance,
udelukket fra forestillingen,
bruge et tylskørt ('tutu').
recognize it at the time,
til mig selv i det fantastiske skørt,
in that glorious fourfour
a radical fat activist.
at blive en radikal fedme aktivist.
that this whole body-love thing
at denne kropselskende attitude,
a glittering path of self-acceptance
har været et nemt trin på vejen
what the mainstream considers normal
hvad der betragtes som normalt,
and deprogramming these messages,
har jeg forsøgt
fra disse budskaber,
mishandlet fra passerende biler
abused from passing cars
vrangsforestillinger.
fra fremmede mennesker,
to walk down the street
og med hovedet højt.
and your head held high.
little six-year-old has stayed with me,
seksårige pige forblevet i mig.
stand before you today
at stå foran jer idag
uvillig til at undskylde.
det dominerende narrativ om,
med den krop jeg har.
through the world in this body of mine.
community of people
af et internationalt fællesskab,
than passively accepting
frem for passivt at acceptere at vi er,
and probably always will be big,
in these bodies as they are today.
i de kroppe, som vi har idag.
og arbejder med, fremfor imod,
and work with, not against,
der sætter værdi i vores helbred
self-worth and how we feel in our bodies
af vores overordnede velbefindende.
to our overall well-being.
at dét at leve i en stor krop
that living in these fat bodies
of this complex subject.
i dette komplekse emne.
who reclaim their bodies and their beauty
og deres skønhed
that we're all taught to hide.
som de har lært at skjule.
som løber maratonløb,
teach yoga or do kickboxing,
firmly held up to the status quo.
bliver givet til status quo.
that radical body politics
at radikal "body politics" er en modgift
to our body-shaming culture.
that people shouldn't change their bodies
siger jeg ikke,
hvis det er det, de vil.
of the most gorgeous acts of self-love
største kærlighedserklæring til sig selv,
a million different things,
tusinde forskellige måder:
to body contouring
hormoner, kirurgiske indgreb
and yes, even weight loss.
hvordan den skal se ud.
at gøre alle den slags ting,
that we fatties aren't supposed to do,
at vi fede skal gøre.
and then making art about it.
og så laver jeg kunst, der omhandler det.
through most of this work
generobring af steder,
often prohibitive to bigger bodies,
begrænset at befinde sig.
to prominent dance stages.
is not only a powerful artistic statement
er ikke blot et stærkt kunstnerisk budskab
et fællesskabs på.
da vi lavede "AQUAPORKO".
synkroniserede svømmehold.
of friends in Sydney.
sammen med en vennegruppe.
a bunch of defiant fat women
at se en bunke fede kvinder,
og svømmedragter,
without a care
i vejret uden bekymring.
that fat bodies are inherently political,
at fede kroppe er gennemgående politiske.
kan slå benene væk under folk.
company Force Majeure,
værk udelukkende med fede dansere,
ud i det uden tøven.
jeg sprang bogstavligt talt.
in collaboration with performers of size
i samarbejde med fede kunstnere,
i kreationen af et værk
and authentic as we all are.
som vi alle er.
as you could imagine.
som du kan forestille dig.
by such a prestigious company
skabt af et så prestigefyldt foretagende,
on mainstream dance stages before
på en mainstream dansescene før.
for a full-length production?"
til en fuldtids-forestilling?"
a sellout hit of Sydney Festival.
ved Sydney Festival.
var på turné, vandt priser
in over 27 languages.
were seen worldwide.
blev set i hele verden.
people of all sizes
hvor mange gange folk i alle størrelser
ændrede deres liv.
has changed their lives,
at få et bedre forhold til deres egen -
shift their relationship
their own bias.
at konfrontere deres egne fordomme.
that pushes people's buttons
som skubber til holdninger,
that I'm glorifying obesity.
glorificerer fedme.
that centers fat people's bodies and lives
for at vove at lavet et værk
with valuable stories to tell.
som værdige mennesker
"Fedme epidemiens ISIS".
den panik og den rædsel,
the diet industry,
som brødføder slankeindustrien,
from making peace with our own bodies,
fra at skabe fred med vores krop.
at vente på et efter-billede,
at leve vores liv.
in the room here is fatphobia.
at give efter for denne frygt.
and respect for all of us,
og respekt for alle slags mennesker
to embrace diversity
ved at omfavne mangfoldighed,
there are to have a body.
man kan have en krop på.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Kelli Jean Drinkwater - Artist, activistKelli Jean Drinkwater is a multi-disciplinary artist and activist recognized for her creative practice and voice in radical body politics.
Why you should listen
Kelli Jean Drinkwater uses the fat body as a site to investigate the complex relationship we all have with our bodies and how that defines the world we live in.
Recurring themes in Drinkwater's work are notions of taking up space, queering fat embodiment and how this reclamation can transform and reimagine the potential of self and community. Her work is motivated by how these ideas intersect with gender, race, class and ability.
Drinkwater's work has featured in major international galleries, festivals and magazines. Now based in Sydney, Australia, her recent performances in include Force Majeure's "Nothing to Lose" for Sydney Festival, "NightCraft" for the Museum of Contemporary Art, "Tableau Vivant" for Underbelly Arts Festival, and "MonstaGras" at The Red Rattler Theatre.
Drinkwater's film Aquaporko! won the Audience Award for Best Documentary at Mardi Gras Film Festival 2013. Drinkwater is currently in production on a documentary feature that follows the making of the "Nothing to Lose" live show.
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