For me, there's the certain focus points that come out, which could reference a song or a pop disco, or something really abstract. It's not totally fulfilling or complete, but rather an ongoing incompleteness. I'm really interested in the audience's relationship with myself, and my relationship with them.
Sue TompkinsI don't analyze too much, because then I'll question, 'Why do I write down all of these random little phrases?'
Sue TompkinsSometimes I start with music on and then I get distracted because I'm working to a different rhythm; I'm not working to myself. So, I don't have music on when I'm working.
Sue TompkinsI like actual songs and bands, but it's usually parts, like the production, the bassline, the drums, that I'm really attracted to.
Sue TompkinsBeing on the same level as everybody is really important to me. I'm trying to do really basic stuff like communicate, convey, talk, see, and invite joining and intimacy. What I'm trying to do is attach. It's not about being separate.
Sue Tompkins