Antidote for Venomous White Snakes

Interactive multi-projection audiovisual experience.

I challenge poisonous patriarchal concepts through my work. The purpose of this multi-projection audiovisual work is to reveal the venomous terminology, such as ‘’I’m not racist, it’s just a preference’’, that proliferates throughout white supremacist patriarchy on ‘hook up’ apps
Language suggesting that being ‘white’ is superior in whatever context, plays into this iniquitous delusion. Terms like ‘fit, masculine, sane and sorted’ and ‘straight acting’ slop from the offensive to the absurd, revealing snakes consumed by conformist insecurities and judgments.

While initially disturbing, this work seeks to offer an antidote that enraptures with visions of a more inclusive and dignified space; where different is beautiful and celebrated.

This installation invites physical interaction with the projections. The language of ‘superiority’ will be projected on the floor, to be trampled on as an act of resistance.

Andrew J Pearson 2021