Kelli Jean Drinkwater: Enough with the fear of fat
Kelli Jean Drinkwater: Sudahi rasa takut pada kegemukan
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,
satu kata kecil berkekuatan besar,
dihindari semua orang
yang menyadari,
muttered-behind-my-back kind,
yang membuat orang berbisik
chubby or cuddly.
voluptuous or curvaceous kind.
montok atau penuh lekukan.
that fat people are funny."
orang gemuk itu lucu."
"Where does she get her confidence from?"
"Dari mana rasa percaya dirinya?"
is almost unthinkable.
punya rasa percaya diri.
members of the audience
kalau memakai baju hitam."
so much more slimming."
secara sadar atau tidak,
atau punya pasangan,
setelah jam 7 malam.
that you ate carbs after 7pm last night,
Anda makan karbohidrat setelah jam 7 malam
your gym membership.
bahaya tersembunyi.
at individuals and groups,
orang pribadi maupun kelompok,
be directed at ourselves.
is known as fatphobia.
disebut fobia-gemuk.
yang sistematis,
in complex structures
dan tertanam dalam struktur kompleks
dan rasisme,
really difficult to see,
is seen as being a bad person --
sama dengan berperangai buruk --
tidak bertanggung jawab,
bodies and lives.
tubuh dan hidup.
orang-orang gemuk
we should just lose weight.
kami harusnya menurunkan berat badan.
so integral, so ingrained
sesuatu yang menjadi bagian keseharian,
dan satu sama lain
we have such contempt for people of size
kita memandang rendah orang bertubuh besar
we place on how we look
yang amat tinggi atas penampilan,
mau hidup dalam masyarakat
their basic humanity
hak-hak dasarnya sebagai manusia
to some arbitrary form of acceptable?
yang dibuat sewenang-wenang?
to a bunch of little girls in our garage.
untuk gadis-gadis kecil di garasi kami.
than most of the group.
daripada sebagian besar mereka.
our first performance,
untuk pertama kalinya,
about wearing a pretty pink tutu.
memakai baju tutu warna pink.
into their Lycra and tulle creations,
baju dari bahan likra dan kain tule,
was big enough to fit me.
muat di tubuh saya.
excluded from the performance,
untuk didengar semua orang,
recognize it at the time,
in that glorious fourfour
dalam busana itu
a radical fat activist.
menjadi aktivis gemuk radikal.
that this whole body-love thing
menerima tubuh saya
a glittering path of self-acceptance
saya bisa menerima diri dengan gemilang
what the mainstream considers normal
dipandang normal oleh kebanyakan orang
merasa terisolasi.
and deprogramming these messages,
mengatur ulang pemikiran ini,
abused from passing cars
dihina mobil yang lewat,
to walk down the street
and your head held high.
dan kepala terangkat.
little six-year-old has stayed with me,
tetap bersama saya melalui semua itu,
di hadapan Anda hari ini
stand before you today
yang tidak merasa bersalah,
through the world in this body of mine.
mengarungi dunia dengan tubuh saya ini.
community of people
komunitas internasional yang
than passively accepting
and probably always will be big,
dan mungkin akan selalu besar,
in these bodies as they are today.
sebagaimana rupanya sekarang.
and work with, not against,
dan bekerja-sama dengan
yang sudah ketinggalan zaman.
self-worth and how we feel in our bodies
harga diri dan perasaan kami
to our overall well-being.
kesejahteraan hidup kami.
that living in these fat bodies
bahwa hidup dalam tubuh yang gemuk
of this complex subject.
dari berbagai sudut pandang.
who reclaim their bodies and their beauty
kembali tubuh dan keindahan mereka
dan atasan pendek,
that we're all taught to hide.
diajarkan untuk menyembunyikannya.
teach yoga or do kickboxing,
firmly held up to the status quo.
teracung menentang status quo.
that radical body politics
mempermalukan tubuh seseorang
to our body-shaming culture.
politik tubuh yang radikal.
that people shouldn't change their bodies
siapa pun untuk mengubah tubuh mereka,
of the most gorgeous acts of self-love
atas diri Anda adalah
dan bisa dilakukan dalam berbagai cara,
a million different things,
to body contouring
mengubah bentuk tubuh,
and yes, even weight loss.
bahkan menurunkan berat badan.
Anda yang terbaik untuk Anda.
saya melakukan berbagai aktivitas
orang-orang gemuk.
that we fatties aren't supposed to do,
and then making art about it.
suatu karya seni.
through most of this work
mengklaim kembali area
often prohibitive to bigger bodies,
pertunjukan di club,
to prominent dance stages.
hingga panggung dansa populer.
is not only a powerful artistic statement
sekedar pernyataan artistik yang kuat,
membangun komunitas.
of friends in Sydney.
beberapa teman di Sydney.
a bunch of defiant fat women
pembangkang
without a care
that fat bodies are inherently political,
pada tubuh gemuk,
terkemuka bernama Force Majeure,
company Force Majeure,
untuk proyek dengan penari-penari gemuk,
in collaboration with performers of size
pemain bertubuh besar
hidup mereka sendiri
and authentic as we all are.
dan otentik sebagaimana kita semua.
as you could imagine.
Anda bayangkan.
by such a prestigious company
pertunjukan tari orang-orang gemuk
lebih dari sekedar kontroversial,
on mainstream dance stages before
pernah ada di panggung dansa kebanyakan
for a full-length production?"
sampai akhir?"
a sellout hit of Sydney Festival.
Festival Sydney.
mengadakan tur,
in over 27 languages.
were seen worldwide.
ditampilkan di seluruh dunia.
people of all sizes
orang dari berbagai ukuran tubuh
pertunjukan itu mengubah hidup mereka,
has changed their lives,
shift their relationship
terhadap tubuh mereka sendiri
their own bias.
prasangka mereka sendiri.
that pushes people's buttons
menarik reaksi positif orang-orang
that I'm glorifying obesity.
dan diserang karena berani mencipta karya
that centers fat people's bodies and lives
with valuable stories to tell.
manusia yang berarti
untuk diceritakan.
kepanikan dan rasa ngeri
rasa takut pada kegemukan.
the diet industry,
industri diet makin bertambah besar,
from making peace with our own bodies,
dengan tubuh kita sendiri,
sebelum tubuh kita berubah.
in the room here is fatphobia.
adalah fobia gemuk.
memuaskan rasa takut ini.
and respect for all of us,
untuk menerima keberagaman
dan menghormati semua orang,
to embrace diversity
there are to have a body.
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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