J I A

by MaggZ

via Youtube

​J I A - a spoken word installation for home and for being on foreign land.

each with their unique pain, as much as their uniqueness of being; resonating but never fully understood.

strive to listen, to keep listening, always listening and to hold space for others, for my people, for people of colour, for black and indigenous lives.

MaggZ is a Melbourne-based movement and multidisciplinary artist, who specialises in waacking - a dance style which originated in 1970s LA from the LGBTQ community, predominantly involving arm movements. Traversing amongst dance battles, live performances, installations and interdisciplinary collaborations with other artists, MaggZ aspires to explore the possibilities of art and creativity whilst honouring the unique being of self and others.