Doctor of Philosophy (Art)

Kirsten Hudson, Falter, 2005, still from DVD, film credit: Sarah Jane Pell

Kirsten Hudson
Doctor of Philosophy (Art)
"Self-indulgence, exaggeration and excess are my specialty. Grandiose statements, a healthy sense of narcissism plus a fascination with risk and contradiction, allow me a certain level of control and of course, I mustn't forget, an obsession with orchestrating instances of destruction sums me up quite nicely. However, this has meant that to many I am a constant source of concern and irritation. To "fix" this affliction, my mother told me that I should sit down and write a list of all my faults, so that I might realise and then come to terms with all of my issues (I think she got this from one of the numerous 12-step programs that she has been enrolled in over the years). She said that this would encourage me to "change my ways" and would persuade me to 'improve myself' such that I might stop creating situations of "self sabotage" and start striving for a "more 'pure' and 'honest' state of existence". So to keep her happy I did. But all that did for me was to encourage more of the same, but hey, I admit that my sense of reality is narcissistically warped."

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