Kelli Jean Drinkwater: Enough with the fear of fat
קלי ג'ין דרינקווטר: די לפחד מהשמנה
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,
קטנה ומאוד חזקה,
muttered-behind-my-back kind,
בשקט מאחורי הגב,
chubby or cuddly.
voluptuous or curvaceous kind.
או בעל קימורים.
באותיות גדולות,
that fat people are funny."
"Where does she get her confidence from?"
לה ביטחון עצמי?"
is almost unthinkable.
זה דבר כמעט בלתי ניתן לדמיון.
members of the audience
so much more slimming."
אחרי השעה 7 בערב.
that you ate carbs after 7pm last night,
אכלתם פחמימות אחרי 7 בערב אתמול,
your gym membership.
המנוי שלכם בחדר הכושר.
at individuals and groups,
be directed at ourselves.
is known as fatphobia.
in complex structures
really difficult to see,
is seen as being a bad person --
bodies and lives.
we should just lose weight.
אנחנו רק צריכים לרדת במשקל.
so integral, so ingrained
כל כך אינטגרלית, כל כך טבועה
we have such contempt for people of size
יש בנו כזה זלזול באנשים גדולים,
we place on how we look
their basic humanity
to some arbitrary form of acceptable?
to a bunch of little girls in our garage.
לרקוד בלט בגראז' שלנו.
than most of the group.
רחבה יותר מרוב הקבוצה.
our first performance,
about wearing a pretty pink tutu.
into their Lycra and tulle creations,
לבגדי הלייקרה שלהן,
was big enough to fit me.
excluded from the performance,
טו-טו (שתיים-שתיים),
recognize it at the time,
in that glorious fourfour
המרהיב הזה
a radical fat activist.
פעילת שומן רדיקלית.
that this whole body-love thing
a glittering path of self-acceptance
what the mainstream considers normal
למה שנחשב למקובל
and deprogramming these messages,
וביטול המסרים הללו,
abused from passing cars
העליבו אותי ממכוניות עוברות
to walk down the street
and your head held high.
little six-year-old has stayed with me,
לילדה בת ה-6 נשאר איתי,
stand before you today
through the world in this body of mine.
בגוף הזה שלי.
community of people
than passively accepting
and probably always will be big,
in these bodies as they are today.
שלנו כמו שהוא היום.
and work with, not against,
ועובדים עם – לא נגד –
self-worth and how we feel in our bodies
ערך-עצמי ואיך אנחנו מרגישים בתוך הגוף שלנו
to our overall well-being.
that living in these fat bodies
בגוף השמן הזה
of this complex subject.
who reclaim their bodies and their beauty
את גופן ואת יופיין
that we're all taught to hide.
teach yoga or do kickboxing,
או מתאמנים בקיקבוקס,
firmly held up to the status quo.
המורמת בתוקף אל הסטאטוס קוו.
that radical body politics
שפוליטיקת גוף קיצונית
to our body-shaming culture.
that people shouldn't change their bodies
שאנשים לא צריכים לשנות את הגוף שלהם
of the most gorgeous acts of self-love
אחד מהמעשים הנפלאים של אהבה עצמית
a million different things,
to body contouring
and yes, even weight loss.
that we fatties aren't supposed to do,
השמנים לא אמורים לעשות,
and then making art about it.
ואז לעשות אמנות מזה.
through most of this work
often prohibitive to bigger bodies,
מנועים מגופים גדולים,
to prominent dance stages.
is not only a powerful artistic statement
הצהרה אמנותית חזקה,
of friends in Sydney.
a bunch of defiant fat women
נשים שמנות המתריסות
without a care
that fat bodies are inherently political,
למדתי שגוף שמן הוא פוליטי מיסודו,
company Force Majeure,
in collaboration with performers of size
בשיתוף פעולה עם אמני במה גדולים
and authentic as we all are.
כמו כולנו.
as you could imagine.
by such a prestigious company
שנעשה על ידי חברה יוקרתית שכזו
on mainstream dance stages before
על במת מחול מקובלת
for a full-length production?"
a sellout hit of Sydney Festival.
בפסטיבל סידני.
in over 27 languages.
were seen worldwide.
הופיעה בכל העולם.
people of all sizes
בהן אנשים מכל הגדלים
has changed their lives,
shift their relationship
את מערכת היחסים שלהם
their own bias.
עם הדעות הקדומות שלהם.
that pushes people's buttons
כפתורים של אנשים
that I'm glorifying obesity.
that centers fat people's bodies and lives
שבמרכזו גופם וחייהם של אנשים שמנים
with valuable stories to tell.
סיפורים ששווה לספר.
the diet industry,
from making peace with our own bodies,
in the room here is fatphobia.
and respect for all of us,
to embrace diversity
לאמץ את המגוון,
there are to have a body.
הדרכים לחיות בגופינו.
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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