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“I don’t need to put it on my to-do list, I just do it” – Eugene Choi talking about dancing.
“I think my work is about intimacy and connection… but isn’t all work?.. good work at least?” – Eugene Choi
Eugene Choi is totally rad and compassionate and genius!
We sung michael jackson – heal the world and talked around:
- being anemic and still being friendly
- making a plan
- residencies
- plaster slabs
- art school
- sydney festival
- ambition
- Scum Ballet at artspace
- having a practise as an artist and having side gigs as a performer
- underbelly arts festival with marcus whale
- being an inert body vs becoming a performer
I call myself a sculpter even those most of my work is performative – Eugene Choi
- family and making work about them
- making work to avoid awkward conversations
- being confused
“what means a lot to me is living as an asian in Australia” – Eugene Choi
- language barriers
- languages of intimacy
- growing up in the north shore
I hate the cheese but i’m all cheese – Eugene Choi
- the cost of the always working parent
- internalised racism
- being passionately melancholic
I’m not making work for them, I’m making work for me – Eugene Choi
- doing a lot of things
- effort and hope
Aren’t we all crazy? – Eugene Choi
- thinking about love and making work
- deadlines
- controlling your work
- juxtaposing your object with your body
- video work
- isolating oneself while working
- feeling responsible for people
- clichès
- making autobiographical work
- drinking lots of water
Ideally I just wanna be making work all the time – Eugene Choi
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Eugene Choi is totally rad and compassionate and genius!