s w i f t s  &  s l o w s: a quarterly of crisscrossings

How Does Freedom Taste?
Colette Copeland & AWG

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a correspondence between The Victorian Woman and THE MAN

video still from The Victorian Woman Wrestles THE MAN

The Victorian Woman traveled on an epic month-long journey to Southeast Asia in an attempt to liberate herself from THE MAN. Their daily correspondence in the form of relief printed with digital c-printed photographic postcards and hand-drawn postcards reflects their emotional struggles and curious revelations as they attempt to reconcile the nature of their relationship.

This project evolved from artists Colette Copeland’s and AWG’s performance video work. Inspired by Dada and Theater of the Absurd, Copeland and AWG create alter egos to humorously question cultural and gender norms. How Does Freedom Taste? marks the third project between The Victorian Woman and THE MAN. 

For the complete correspondence between The Victorian Woman and THE MAN click for the book →

Music composed and performed by Dallin B. Peacock
Audio recorded by Richard Bailey

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Colette Copeland is a multi-media visual artist and cultural critic/writer whose work examines issues surrounding gender, death and contemporary culture. Sourcing personal narratives and popular media, she utilizes video, photography, performance and sculptural installation to question societal roles and the pervasive influence of media, and technology on our communal enculturation. Over the past 26 years, her work has been exhibited in 25 solo exhibitions and 139 group exhibitions/festivals spanning 35 countries. She teaches art and digital media at University of Texas and Collin College in Dallas, Texas as well as writes for Glasstire, Eutopia, and Arteidolia online publications. She proudly admits to providing her children with years of “therapy” fodder. www.colettecopeland.com

AWG lives and works in Dallas.