Interview with SSION

q)What is your earliest art-related memory?

a)shooting a pigeon with a bb gun in my granddad's barn and then dousing it in diesel fuel and watching it fly away while burning. i felt so bad. i still think about it.

q) Who has had the greatest influence on your work?

a)MTV back in the day, RIOT GRRRL, Kansas City Drag Queens, Adderall.

q) What are the main tools of your craft?

a)duct tape, cardboard, hairspray, weed and speed, a good wig and waterproof mascarra.

q) Is a formal education important?

a)if you want it to be. i'm glad i went to public school.

q) What is the biggest misconception about art?

a)it's hard.

q) Which is more important in art - concept or execution?

a)depends. i mostly like things that look like shit or at least smell like it.

q) What theme or aesthetic are you most drawn too?

a)WOMEN.

q) What is your favorite piece of art in your home?

a)TV

q) If you could collaborate with anyone, living or dead, who would it be?

a)tanya harding

q) Which emerging artist do you think more people should know about?

a)Actually Huizenga

q) What has been your greatest achievement to date?

a)not having a day job

q) What has been your biggest roadblock?

a)binge eating

q) How do you define success?

a)DEMAND

q) What will be the name of your autobiography?

a)DEMAND

q)What is the best piece of (art-related) advice you’ve ever been given?

a)"Anarchy in the UK"