Loading

NIGHT SCHOOL: Drag Animism and the Cyborg Sissy

Pepper Pepper and photo by Tojo Andrianarivo

Portland Institute for Contemporary Art

Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
Portland, United States

Pepper Pepper
(Portland OR)

NIGHT SCHOOL: Drag Animism and the Cyborg Sissy

ACCESS NOTES
This performance includes strobe effects.

DESCRIPTION
“Drag Animism” explores Pepper’s personal and artistic explorations into cyborg consciousness and dirt-witch-glamour. It’s a visual and performative meditation on digital and physical bodies, the enchantment of nature, and the slippery potential of activating “persona power.”

ABOUT THE ARTIST
So spice, they named her twice—Pepper Pepper is a multimedia performance artist and writer. Their work explores the comedy and vulnerability of life through a surreal filter of magic, history, and technology. Their 15+ year participation in Portland’s drag nightlife parallels collaborations with Portland theater and dance companies Hand2Mouth Theater, Risk/Reward, and Linda Austin Dance. A 2020 Visual Arts Fellow from Oregon Arts Commission, Pepper actively hybridizes visual and performance practices through projects like Diva Practice and, more recently, Pink Moment—a series of self-portraits about gender, magic, and digital identity in ink, video, and dance.

Show lessRead more
  • Title: NIGHT SCHOOL: Drag Animism and the Cyborg Sissy
  • Creator: Pepper Pepper, photo by Tojo Andrianarivo
  • Location: portland, Or
  • External Link: learn more
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art

Get the app

Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more

Interested in Performance?

Get updates with your personalized Culture Weekly

You are all set!

Your first Culture Weekly will arrive this week.

Home
Discover
Play
Nearby
Favorites