Bleu de chauffe
Noun: Work Uniform [Masculine]
Usually ultramarine blue, last forever, overall
Alternative meaning:
Chauffer : to appeal*
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Blue marker, pigment and oil
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Through this performance, I embody my two steps (re)claiming: I am now working as an artist.
It is also "representing" my relationship to drawing as an outside x inside process.
In other words, Bleu de chauffe is a never-ending and self-sufficient and more than that: a super empowering drawing x embodiment ritual.
One may see a discreet yet purposeful tribute to manual workers (and if u ask: a counter-reference to Klein's use of female bodies as objects).
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As of December 2019, I have performed Bleu de Chauffe eight times
Edit : As of December 2020, I have performed Bleu de Chauffe twelve times
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*be prepared for a possible "Am I being turned on right now?" effect when viewing the performance
