Artist in Residence Talk: Lamathilde

During her residency, lamathilde will be developing a video about “how the Wonder Woman TV series undermined my young heteronormativity, and made me into the feminist, lesbian avenger in a white and capitalist society that I am today.” Her work reclaims feminist stories. She seeks subjective readings that can construct new models.

She has named herself lamathilde for a variety of reasons. By eliminating the customary capital letter at the beginning, she eliminates its signification as a name. By using a variation of her first name, she removes the traditional patriarchal lineage of naming. Adding the definite article determines the female gender, but also refers to a concept as a whole, not just one individual; lamathilde is singular and of the human species. Her name also references celebrity culture, whereby megabands are named “The…”