le monstre de mon papa (2025)

duration: 20min

With le monstre de mon papa the monstrous reproduction of violence that happens in supremacist systems is subtly brought into question. Here white lilies, milk, shea butter, images, and the artist’s body invite attention to passed down violence. It is about imperial, monarchal, and patriarchal intimacies and their offshoots. Flirting with their inner inherited monster, n:u (melissandre varin) morphs into the haunting figure, the ghost of their father — that they are.

commissioned by Word of Warning (hÅb)
presented at Contact Manchester
photo: Tamsin Drury
support work: Liz R. Ord