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Ella Sowinska
Bachelor of Visual Arts
ecsowinska@gmail.com

My friend Daniel is the main subject of my work. I use Daniel because he lets me. The fact that I can get away with almost anything means that I will do almost anything to him, his space or his belongings. I have often pushed the boundaries of our friendship and society’s ideas of what is right and what is wrong. In the past I have (or proposed to have), washed him with a broom, stolen one of his belongings each time I have seen him, and taken photos and videos of him at his most vulnerable. I have also broken into his house and stolen his bed. But I don’t always intervene in his life in such a seemingly exploitative manner. I have, without his knowledge, polished his shoes, ironed his shirts, washed his clothes, painted his room and replaced stolen items of his with items of my own.