Satpreet Kahlon

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Production Valued | Solo show, Nov 2017

Production Valued | Solo show, Nov 2017

Not Attempting Translation | Dec 2017

Not Attempting Translation | Dec 2017

Dispatch 6.03 | Jan 2018

Dispatch 6.03 | Jan 2018

Besharam Bindis | Feb 2018

Besharam Bindis | Feb 2018

Self as State/as Self | August 2017

Self as State/as Self | August 2017

Digital Monologue | Ongoing

Digital Monologue | Ongoing

The Coalition Convention Booth | May 2017

The Coalition Convention Booth | May 2017

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on inheriting my colonizer’s tongue (writing for the first time in a long time - be gentle pls)

all things that were said to me by concerned relatives in my time in punjab. thinking about how the conversation around safety over femme bodies, while well intentioned, does not address the systemic societal structures that create an unsafe environment for femme bodies - after all, most femmes are raped and murdered in the “safety” of their own homes by men they know and were told to trust. How do these kinds of conversations chip away at our sense of agency, competency, and ability to navigate the world on our own? How do these limitations perpetuate the condition that they are trying to avoid by centering the conversation on personal femme accountability and vulnerability, rather than male accountability and toxicity? Is there a way for both conversations to happen simultaneously in a way that feels healthier and holistic?