In November 2020, I undertook a two-month residency at Triangle France – Astérides, Marseille. During this time, my focus was on writing and working in camera. I particularly explored the figure of “The Pig,” considering multiple layers of meaning: the chemsex gay pig; the pig as a police officer; the pig as a farm animal; the pig in relation to feminist critiques of meat consumption; the pig as a cartoon character; the pig as excessive and greedy for pleasure; and the recurring motif of the pig in Claude McKay’s Romance in Marseille.
