Аrt movements are always linked to some kind of turmoil.

Language from songs and TV shows feel integral because it helps to create the environment and describe the full picture.

Аrt movements are always linked to some kind of turmoil.

Since the election [of Donald Trump], I've been thinking about a lot of theory. Lots of [Michel] Foucault and [Karl] Marx, thinking about different systems, thinking about power. Trying to figure out what I can take and learn from history as a tool for getting through whatever is happening right now, which feels very significant and major.

I always say that my artist statement is to not be afraid to talk about the messiness - the unpleasant feelings and happenings around my life.

I'm working on a young adult novel. I've been working on it for a while, because I don't know how to write a novel and I'm teaching myself. For that reason, I've been reading a lot of YA [young adults], which I never have before. It's totally new to me.

I've been thinking a lot about folks denying what has happened in history, or just not acknowledging it.