Director of Photography Jacklynn Yan and Mera Melendez
Safety Operator Liz Owens and Jimena Santana
Safety Operator Liz Owens and Jimena Santana
Performers in the order of appearance
Dahyun Kim
Sawyer Spann
Daniel Ibarra
Osiris Chacona
Savannah Dowell
Liz Owens
Kirill Polyamskiy
Felipe Silva-Madrigal
Ebi Chu
Alana McWhorter
Isaiah Dziko
Lisa Stone
Original Score Dahyun Kim
Sample: We the People.... by A Tribe Called Quest
This public performance is inspired by the cancel culture, and the risks of freedom of speech within. Our moral standards often conflict with the freedom of speech in the media, challenging the boundary of what can be spoken and not. The pillory, a torture device used to humiliate the subject, is a representation of the media itself. Through its restricting nature of performance, I want the participants to visualize the risk that they are putting themselves in exchange for freedom of speech. On the other hand, the audience will be affected by the source of speech that is one-directional and biased. “Cancel”: A Public Performance is a visual representation of the price we pay for freedom of speech, or the risks of being canceled.