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XroniX’s photographs of the publics reaction to her appearance
29 May 2014
Author : reba
Polish, transexual, vegan, straight edge.
Into body modification world since a teenager.She offers all forms of piercings, scarification, implants, tongue splitting, ear reconstrucion and body modification in general.
In addition, her favourite – eyeball tattooing.
Into body modification world since a teenager.She offers all forms of piercings, scarification, implants, tongue splitting, ear reconstrucion and body modification in general.
In addition, her favourite – eyeball tattooing.
Currently living in London and working part time in Extreme Needle in the city centre.
Loves her work/lifestyle and showing people that they can break away from stereotypes and set themselves free through body modifications. (source)
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I have been speaking to body modification artist Xronix recently after looking through her Facebook and finding a photo album filled with images that she takes in retaliation to strangers taking her photo in public. The images strike you as being instantly quite mundane, usually within the space of London’s public transport but theres something so wonderful about the glimmer of shame (or ambivilence) filtering through the member of the publics faces as they realise they’ve been caught violating Xronix’s personal space. Rather than accepting stranger’s decision to treat her like an zoo animal, Xronix has spoken to us about her feelings and documentation of the publics reaction to her appearance.
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How often do you find people taking photographs of you?
It depends sometimes it happens a few times a day sometimes once every few days, but quite often. Obviously depends on how creative I was in the morning with my make up and outfit.
What has been the most obvious case of someone taking your photo?
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Well well well. I could talk about it for ages but the most silly one is when I move and can see somebodys camera following me, so it’s like a cat and mouse, and then sounds and flash… when I approach people they panic, sometimes without even asking anything they start to scream- ‘I didn’t take the picture!’
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How do people react when you photograph them back?
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They don’t they pretend like it’s not happening, – because they ‘didn’t’ take picture of me on the first place sometimes they’re trying to twist it so I am the guilty one, when I ask if they are taking a picture of me at first they deny it, even if I tell them that I’ve seen in the reflection- what can I say?
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How did you get the idea to photograph them back?
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There are 3 ways out of this situation, 1- Ignore it- but then it’s like allowing them to do it, 2 – cry about it- and I’m not good at that, 3 – fight it. This answer was the coolest so obviously I’ve chosen to create a gallery of idiots, and apparently people love it, people who get it and usually have to deal with mongoloids themselves.
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What do you think people do with the photos that they take of you?
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I think they wank over them, or ask their partners to look like me. Sorry I couldn’t resist, but that’s my genuine answer
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Do you think there is more of one type of person who photographs you more than others?
They’re all different, but the thing which brings them together is stupidity and ignorance..
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You must get people coming to you with positive remarks too though?
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Of course, and I think that I get even more positive than negative reactions, people appreciate the effort. Some are curious and apparently I’m friendly enough so the can ask
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