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I love India for its progressive attitude to gender: Xxxora
Updated On: 21 April, 2014 09:09 AM IST | | Ruchika Kher
British artist Xxxora breaks barriers and boundaries with her edgy artworks themed on transgenderism as she urges people to look beyond gender stereotypes

Michael Jackson
Q. Give our readers an insight into yourself and your work.
A. I was born in London and have lived here all my life. I was very fortunate to have a family that loves me regardless of my unisex gender. I first came into contact with art at an early age as my parents liked artists such as Pablo Picasso, but I started creating artworks, two years ago. Now, I am about to embark on my most ambitious series of art exhibitions, The Silver Bo(x).

An artwork by Xxxora depicting Pop star Michael Jackson
Q. Tell us about the Silver Bo(x).
A. The Silver Bo(x) is a series of art exhibitions I am hosting around London at the moment (which are linked to the eponymous campaign) to reclaim unisex in law and culture. Our societies are ignorant to the prevalence, significance and splendour of unisex in all aspects of life blossoming around us, including in our own species. The Silver Bo(x) calls for an end to the genital mutilation, modification and disrespect of nature. My art is a beacon that allows the audience to see androgyny not as an oddity or just fashion, but also a biological reality and foundation of all species of separate sex. Unisex people are classified as having a “disorder” by the British medical establishment. The disorder here clearly is tradition. My artworks unify us with the beauty of nature around us, begging the spectator to realise that no one chooses the body they are born into and that it is evil and illogical to abuse or discriminate against others because they do not fit into the traditional black or white boxes for gender.
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