💫 Episode 1 💫 is with artist Constantine Semiramis, known as Anthromorph on Instagram. They create animal-esque masks, which they performatively wear for images and videos on Instagram. The masks simultaneously evoke monstrosity as well as other species and earthly bodies. In this episode Constantine explains how the masks helped them through their gender dysphasia and feelings of disassociation provoked specifically from their face. We talk about their gender transition journey through hormone treatment and Face Feminising Surgery. We also discuss the posthuman and trans-species philosophical inspiration behind their art.

(02:05): Growing up in a Greek Orthodox environment; Tumblr; Foucault’s ‘gaze theory’; hyperfemininity.

(13:51): Face Feminising Surgery; gender dysphoria; making the masks; nonhuman animals.

(23:15): Choosing the name Anthromorph; reclaiming ‘monstrosity’; ‘Man’ as the model for the human; quantum physics.

(40:03): Revealing the face; queer shadowing; upcoming documentary; what’s next for art?

Links:

We talked about Michel Foucault’s Panopticon Theory

Information on intersex percentages and characteristics

Anthromorph Instagram account

Constantine’s other Instagram

Constantine’s WEBSITE where you can buy their art

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