Mother don't forget me yet

'Mother don't forget me yet' is a performance questioning legacies, origin, and the process of transitioning into 'queer time,' in which the previous feelings of belonging become conflicted with the present possibilities of existence. Throughout the 3-hour performance, Matryoshka dolls, which are staple household objects and toys for most children like myself who grew up in the Soviet and post-Soviet states, become gradually de-constructed and re-envisioned to discover alternate possibilities of queer existence within heritage. The work explores the politics of the body itself and its policing within heteronormative standards and how such ideals are projected through childhood objects. As the Matryoshka dolls get de-constructed with different body parts and then re-constructed, the image culminates with these new entities being pierced into the back. The performance seeks for belonging and place without a clear idea of what that might be like or feel like. Performance collaborator: Birds