wounds, but the revelation of the sensual body behind it is celebratory and triumphant. The action is sensuous and almost auto-erotic. The artist literally eats away at the obstacle to reveal herself in an act of self- care and a proclamation of visibility. Through this sensual yet laborious process of unmasking, Bopape is consciously countering the erasure of the lives and work of Black women, yet, in the process, she is uncovering the actual self behind what is initially visible in the video.
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