rebirth of a fraying body: Performance by artist Saoirse Amira Anis

In an intimate performance composed of movement and spoken word Saoirse Amira Anis embodied the creature present in their recent works which represented the non-humanity projected onto marginalised bodies by Western society. Considering the decolonial potential in consciously becoming “fugitive”, as suggested by Akwugo Emejulu, Anis weaved together words from radical texts that influence their thinking with their own prose, echoing the woven-together ropes of the creature’s tentacles. Positioning fugitivity as an act of rebirth, Anis offered an incitement for urgent collective action towards liberation.