Kelli Jean Drinkwater: Enough with the fear of fat
Kelli Jean Drinkwater: Frykten for å være tjukk - nå er det nok
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,
et lite, men veldig mektig ord,
om dere har lagt merke til det,
muttered-behind-my-back kind,
mumle-bak-ryggen-på-meg,
chubby or cuddly.
og kosebamseaktig.
voluptuous or curvaceous kind.
den frodige med yppige former.
that fat people are funny."
"Where does she get her confidence from?"
"Hvor får hun selvtilliten fra?"
is almost unthinkable.
er nærmest utenkelig.
members of the audience
so much more slimming."
at hun ser tynnere ut."
bevisst eller ikke,
that you ate carbs after 7pm last night,
karbohydrater etter kl. 19 i går kveld,
your gym membership.
på treningssentret.
at individuals and groups,
individer og grupper,
be directed at ourselves.
is known as fatphobia.
kalles fatphobia ("tjukkfobi").
systematisk undertrykkelse
in complex structures
i komplekse strukturer
really difficult to see,
veldig vanskelig å legge merke til,
is seen as being a bad person --
som å være et dårlig menneske:
bodies and lives.
kroppen og livet.
we should just lose weight.
er det jo bare å gå ned i vekt.
so integral, so ingrained
har blitt en så dypt forankret del av
we have such contempt for people of size
vi føler forakt overfor omfangsrike folk
we place on how we look
vi tillegger utseendet vårt
their basic humanity
grunnleggende menneskelighet
to some arbitrary form of acceptable?
kategori for å kunne godtas?
to a bunch of little girls in our garage.
for en rekke små jenter i garasjen vår.
than most of the group.
enn de fleste av dem.
our first performance,
about wearing a pretty pink tutu.
til å ha på en pen, rosa tutu.
into their Lycra and tulle creations,
enkelt gled inn i tyllskjørtene,
was big enough to fit me.
excluded from the performance,
recognize it at the time,
la merke til det den gang,
in that glorious fourfour
i den praktfulle fire-firer'n,
a radical fat activist.
til å bli en radikal aktivist for tjukke.
that this whole body-love thing
med å elske kroppen sin
a glittering path of self-acceptance
den glitrende selvaksept-veien
what the mainstream considers normal
av det folk flest regner for normal,
and deprogramming these messages,
med å bryte ned slike budskap.
abused from passing cars
fornærmet fra forbikjørende biler
to walk down the street
for å gå ut på gata
and your head held high.
og med hode holdt høyt.
little six-year-old has stayed with me,
den tøffe lille seksåringen vært med meg.
stand before you today
å stå foran dere i dag
som ikke unnskylder seg,
å si seg enig i
through the world in this body of mine.
gjennom verden i min kropp.
community of people
felleskap med folk
than passively accepting
istedenfor å passivt akseptere
and probably always will be big,
og antakelig vil forbli store,
in these bodies as they are today.
i disse kroppene slik de er i dag.
and work with, not against,
og jobber med - ikke mot -
self-worth and how we feel in our bodies
selvverd og hvordan vi har det i kroppene,
to our overall well-being.
vår helhetlige velvære.
that living in these fat bodies
at å leve i slike tjukke kropper,
of this complex subject.
ved dette komplekse temaet.
who reclaim their bodies and their beauty
kroppen sin, skjønnheten sin
that we're all taught to hide.
vi har lært at vi skal skjule.
teach yoga or do kickboxing,
og driver med kickboksing,
firmly held up to the status quo.
that radical body politics
at radikal kroppspolitikk
to our body-shaming culture.
that people shouldn't change their bodies
at folk ikke skal forandre på kroppen
of the most gorgeous acts of self-love
den flotteste formen for egenkjærlighet
a million different things,
to body contouring
endring av kroppsfasong
and yes, even weight loss.
og ja, til og med vekttap.
hva du gjør med den.
that we fatties aren't supposed to do,
som vi tjukkaser ikke har lov til,
and then making art about it.
og lager kunst ut av det.
through most of this work
often prohibitive to bigger bodies,
som ofte har forbydd større kropper,
to prominent dance stages.
eller profilerte dansegulv.
is not only a powerful artistic statement
er ikke bare en mektig kunstnerisk ytring,
som bygger fellesskap.
of friends in Sydney.
a bunch of defiant fat women
å se en gjeng feite, utfordrende damer
og badedrakter
without a care
uten å bry seg,
that fat bodies are inherently political,
at tjukke kropper er politiske i seg selv,
company Force Majeure,
kunstnerisk medarbeider
bokstavelig talt.
in collaboration with performers of size
med omfangsrike dansere
and authentic as we all are.
autentisk, slik vi alle er.
as you could imagine.
som dere kan forestille dere.
by such a prestigious company
med et så prestisjefylt dansekompani,
on mainstream dance stages before
tidligere på store dansescener,
for a full-length production?"
en hel forestilling?"
a sellout hit of Sydney Festival.
forestilling på Sydney Festival.
dro på turné,
in over 27 languages.
på over 27 språk.
were seen worldwide.
ble sett over hele verden.
people of all sizes
folk i alle størrelser
has changed their lives,
har forandret livet deres,
shift their relationship
å få et annet forhold
their own bias.
egne fordommer.
that pushes people's buttons
bare positiv
that I'm glorifying obesity.
at jeg forherliger overvekt.
that centers fat people's bodies and lives
tjukke menneskers kropp og liv i fokus,
with valuable stories to tell.
verdifulle folk med verdifulle historier.
som frykten for å være tjukk
the diet industry,
som fôrer slankeindustrien,
from making peace with our own bodies,
å være tilfreds med kroppen.
in the room here is fatphobia.
er fatphobia (tjukkfobi).
for denne frykten.
and respect for all of us,
og respekt for alle
to embrace diversity
til å omfavne mangfold,
there are to have a body.
former og fasonger.
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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