Boy Jon
performing artist/styliste
Boy Jon (she/her) is a woman who fights for the liberty of her sisters! She comes from a family where the museum was cars in a middle of a rainy field and the sculpture was the interior modification that fit the personnality of the owner - the painting was the bodies of those cars pampered by aesthetics of a dream.
Boy Jon is an optimist, loves life, and loves to express the power of trans-queer bodies and encourage people to be proud of who they are.
Picture : @typic.alix
M.U.A : @juliettechrt
Stylism et D.A. : @ladyboyjon
What inspires your work and what is your creative process?
“My work is mainly inspired by tunning and car modification - I see my textile creations and my body as a car or a motorcycle: the combination of fabrics makes me ready to take the street and share the love.”
Are there any recurring themes/issues you like to address within your work?
“The public space, the rhythm of the walk when we are scared of going outside. How can we transfer this fearsome feeling into being fierce and confident to fight the violence outside? How can we inspire a new narrative that lets us walk peacefully?”
How did you get into music and performing, and how would you describe your sound and on-stage presence?
“My text and performances come from the sexualization and fetishization of my body and mind - since I was a child I tried to transform the trauma into power for myself and then share it with everyone around who needs it. My sound is like a motor; my presence is about care, consideration, and communication with the bodies who are around when I perform.”
“I want to share a moment with everyone who decides to come to live the story I want to share with them.”
Photo: @typic.alix
You mention you do research around emancipation processes related to textiles. Could you expand on this?
Textiles at first were a way of blurring my body. I was ashamed, I was not feeling good, and trying to protect myself. This protection became my power. Through time, I found freedom in playing with the shapes of my body, being proud of it, and feeling secure in it - like when you get out of your house you are ready for a crash: you are prepared to walk with your head up, and you feel good with the fact that your ghost would look like THIS!
So this research around the emancipation process is a combination of observation and experience through textiles. I can really connect certain textiles to a step in the consideration process of my body in the public space!
We can also observe through group dynamics how a certain way of wearing or using fabrics lets people think they’re taking part in something - how that allows space for representation and/or emancipation.
Textiles are the reflection of our inner self: we can choose to fit to be peaceful and we can choose to listen to our diversity and spread our energy!
Picture: @annikaweertz
Did you have any queer role models? (if so, who?)
“I’m Lucky to be surrounded by people that really facilitate a space of sharing so I’m inspired by each of my queer artist friends here in Brussels! I can mention my sister Nina Champs by the energy she spreads and the power she shares.”
“The person who let me consider that my body is legit is the model Raya Martigny, and my main inspiration regarding public space is Matière Fecal, who deeply questions bodies and gender by sharing their amazing looks and creations .”
Upcoming events:
“I’m really grateful about the possibility that I got to share my work in Brussels at the end of September: I take part in Homografia festival with my project "walking to pleasure" (30-09-2022)”
“And the 15th of October i take part in Propaganda - an event organized by the amazing souls Belligerency and Krasna”
Photo: @carlos.pohlmann
Sculpture par @ladyboyjon
Présente à @kunsthalleosnabrueck pour @young.urban.performances
