Body Circuitry: 60 seconds with Yarli Allison

<p><strong><br></strong></p> <p><strong>Q: Summarise your practice in three words</strong></p> <p>A: Compassionate-Survival-Touches</p> <p><strong><br></strong></p> <p><strong>Q: When did you decide you were an artist?</strong></p> <p>A: When I was about 8, I asked mum if art-making is the right path. "What else can you be?" She answered.</p> <p><strong><br></strong></p> <p><strong>Q:&nbsp;What’s your favourite museum/gallery?</strong></p> <p>A: May I reframe this as 'What is one of my most memorable art experiences?' I would pick annual art degree shows when you can feel the creators' sweat, confusion, and ambition in their making. </p> <p><strong><br></strong></p> <p><strong>Q: What’s inspiring you at the moment?</strong></p> <p>A: Collective learning with Asia-Art-Activism. Care and queer theories.</p> <p><strong><br></strong></p> <p><strong>Q: What do you like to do when you’re not making art?</strong></p> <p>A: For me, there's no pause in arts, but continuously living it : (</p> <p><strong><br></strong></p> <p><strong>Q: To whom do you owe a big thank you?</strong></p> <p>A: My mum, my grandparents, and my dog Kona.</p> <p><strong><br></strong></p> <p><strong>Q: What is your earliest memory?</strong></p> <p>A: That I was in Canada's green garden observing red & black dotted ladybugs. Then all of a sudden I am in a concrete city in Hong Kong.</p> <p><strong><br></strong></p> <p><strong>Q: What is your guiltiest pleasure?</strong></p> <p>A: Licking food I can’t swallow!</p> <p><strong><br></strong></p> <p><strong>Q: Which words or phrases do you most overuse?</strong></p> <p>A: 'Like.' and 'You ask me, I ask tree?'</p> <p><strong><br></strong></p> <p><strong>Q: What’s your greatest regret?</strong></p> <p>A: That I ate tons of chilies yesterday.</p> <p><strong><br></strong></p> <p><strong>Q: What are you ordering?</strong></p> <p>A: More chilies. </p> <p><strong><br></strong></p> <p><strong>Q:Which album changed your life?</strong></p> <p>N/A</p> <p><strong><br></strong></p> <p><strong>Q: How would you like to be remembered?</strong></p> <p>A: (photo)</p> <p><em></em></p> <p><em><em>Reward Cycle C1AA,</em> (2021)&nbsp;<em>by Yarli Allison is<em>&nbsp;one of four new NFTs featured in the Body Circuitry collection.</em></em></em></p> <p><em>Reward Cycle C1AA&nbsp;drops at 4pmGMT on Known Origin,</em><em>Thursday 20 January 2022</em></p> <p><em>Sign up to Yarli Allison's screening + Q&A&nbsp;on Thursday 20 January at 6pmGMT. Exclusively on Discord.</em></p>