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Director, Writer, Performer, Dramaturg

k_c_owen@hotmail.co.uk

Self-Portrait

Content Warning: Body Image, Body Dysphoria

"The first time I see myself, I'm 5 years old."

A digital installation about fatphobia, self-awareness, and the process of being watched. Produced as part of Tablespoon Theatre's Potluck Festival.

Writer/Performer: Katy Owen

Producer: Gioia De Martino

Production Assistant: Charlie Hayward

"[S]pectators are invited to think and feel together with the artists, immerse themselves in the experience and actively reflect on their relation to their own and other people’s body – a remarkable achievement of body-awareness in this disembodied age." - Potluck Festival Review, Art Gate Blog

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Self-Portrait: Welcome

Please browse the Self Portrait gallery below

Click on the images for full audio and video. For the best experience, listen with headphones.

Self-Portrait: Text

PART 1. "When was the last time you saw yourself?"

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Part 2. "I'm 20 years old and I'm talking to a guy at a beach party."

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PART 3. "A boy called Jack is muttering something to his friend Tom on the playground."

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PART 4. "I think I'm drunk, but I'm really not."

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Part 5. "Have you got a pen?"

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Part 6. "Have you ever been kissed?"

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Part 7. "When I'm 17 I try to draw myself into existence."

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Part 8. "Back to 20. A beach party."

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Self-Portrait: Work

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