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Single-channel Video with sound, 1920 x 1080p
Duration: 6 mins 39 sec
Camera & Edit: Ning Zhou
Commission by BUZZCUT 2021
Touching on queer identity, race, and power, in this performance to camera work, Chow decodes traditional perceptions of hypermasculine attributes. Overturning a binary understanding of gender, Chow explores the idea of multiple ‘masculinities’ through playing with stereotypical motifs of athleticism (often perceived as a proxy for strength).