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Sasha Salin

In my work, there is a clear source of inspiration from pop culture's hyper-feminine universes, which I embrace in fine art and make room to accommodate both seriousness and humor.

When I develop performances, a character often tells a story about oppression and sexism. This allows me to work brutally honestly and make the personal, universal.  

Through text and sound universes, combined with bodily interaction, I create a connection with the viewer and invite them to join with their own level of interaction and not just a pair of eyes watching.

It is important to me that the body plays a central role when I´m performing. With my background in dance, I have a special focus on the body's presence and energy transfer, which I use in various ways to create dynamic performances that I hope can inspire the audience to use the body as its own tool on its own terms. 

I reflect a lot on what the audience should take from my performances and how I can create spaces that are welcome regardless of age, or gender and do not necessarily have the same perception of reality as myself. This is where my own inspiration comes from, being curious about the people who are far away from my reality and experience the world differently. How can I communicate my reality to them, without creating distance?