Let us call these drafts. By sharing them with you, I render them real—not complete. I have yet to learn how to conclude anything.

Expansive Permission

Expansive Permission is a multidisciplinary arts initiative exploring permission as a passage to shape our presences– transmuting shame into wellness through experiments in embodied pleasure and creativity. This work is imagined and maintained by Kollin Kirven and me.

We originally began this project to return to the version of ourselves that lived from creation to creation–and felt proud of each artistic undertaking.

As we grew closer to the world and further away from ourselves, we spent many years wondering how to reclaim this unbridled joy.

Now we attempt:

An experiment in redaction

Amid pondering our comfort with perception

Voice Acting

“You must be an actress,” implored the booming voice of industry veteran, Robert Allan Arno, a few seats over in a Center City cafe. The question danced over my skin, simultaneously activating my fingertips and my lips. I thought that version of myself had been buried. Over a few months, we continued to talk, and the fruits of our time together can be found below.

Am I an actress? Much in the same way that I am an artist. If I believe the words, I simply must be.