My Body is a Temple of Gloom
Wellcome Collection2021
Thinking with Sara Ahmed's text, The Promise of Happiness, this installation of sculpture and video critiques the ethics of wellness practices. There is a veil of falsity and absurdity, created by the oversized faux crystal lamp and burning stack of Palo Santo — sacred objects that have become unethical commodity. Archive footage of white and brown bodies perform yoga in sometimes mesmerising, sometimes uncomfortable choreographies.
