Jessie’s work lives in that delicious space where art gets a little weird, a little funny, a little provocative, and asks us to look at the world differently.

Jessie has created work exploring sexuality, identity, shame, pleasure, spirituality, vulnerability, clown archetypes and our complicated relationship with the world around us.

She has achieved 2 Green Room Awards nominations for Best Performer and best production including

her solo work Oh Yuck, It’s Me, in the Independent Theatre category.

Her latest project, Dirt Church, is making its debut at Melbourne Fringe, bringing together experimental theatre, ecosexual video art, spoken-word poetry, & comedic songs.

Her work asks some pretty big questions, but she doesn’t necessarily approach them without humour, clowning around , sexuality, vulnerability and plenty of room to question the rules we’ve inherited about who we’re supposed to be.

So today, we’re talking about finding your creative voice, embracing the weird parts of yourself, pleasure, shame, art as a form of connection, and what happens when you stop trying to fit neatly into the box.

(some of Jessie’s artwork contains sexual imagery, so you may want to check out her work) but NSFW (stands for not suitable for work)

Links: Melbourne Fringe

Instagram: @jngaio

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In this episode, we talk about…

• ​Finding your authentic creative voice
• ​The realities of being a working artist
• ​Comedy, performance and vulnerability
• ​Creating work that challenges expectations
• ​Melbourne’s independent arts scene
• ​What happens when creativity gets messy
• ​Following an idea before you know where it will lead 🎙️🎙️🎙️🎙️🎙️🎙️

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