Much of her recent work functions as a memorial: “a memorial to the trans femmes we have lost at the hands of discrimination and violence. It is also a memorial to the soil we are standing on and a memorial to my past, that I hope to relearn. And also a memorial to my fractured relations.”

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ THE MULTIFACETED CREATIVE LABOUR │ ├───────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────┤ │ TECHNICAL ARTISTRY │ EMOTIONAL DEFENSE │ │ • Multi-media execution │ • Combatting tokenism │ │ • Aesthetic innovation │ • Setting boundaries │ ├───────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────┤ │ ECONOMIC SURVIVAL │ COMMUNITY BUILDING │ │ • Monetizing indie work │ • Creating safe spaces │ │ • Crowdfunded autonomy │ • Archiving trans history│ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ The Burden of Representation

: How the physical form becomes a medium for expression in trans-centric media.