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This painting presents a visual intersectional analysis of imperialism and patriarchy, inspired by Lisa Luxx's poem "The Cartesian Body: A Coupling."

The work delves into the entangled roles of Western imperialism and regional (SWANA) power structures in the de-coupling, dehumanizing, and consumption of the extended and unextended self. These selves represent the political class of women (beyond gender identity) and those who are Indigenous or Black.

A pivotal verse from Luxx’s poem anchors my visual response:
"He [the white man], himself of all his sins, crowned himself the soul, making body from Black folk, Indigenous, and women."

Luxx concludes with the profound question: "Can we body-people, distinct from [the white man's] reason, come to exist without it?" Here, “it” evokes dual interpretations—either the unextended self, the mind, or the reasoning of the white man.