Nina Arsenault

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Nina Arsenault (2007)

Nina Arsenault (born January 20, 1974 in Beamsville, Ontario ) is a Canadian performance artist , journalist and former prostitute .

life and work

Arsenault grew up on a trailer park in Beamsville, Ontario. She has two master's degrees. Temporarily she worked at York University as a lecturer in acting .

Arsenault realized she was a trans woman in August 1996 . She began a gender reassignment process that she financed by working as a webcam actress, stripper, and prostitute.

Up until 2007, Arsenault wrote a column for Toronto LGBT magazine fab commenting on transgender issues.

Arsenault made appearances on the television series Train 48 and KinK , as well as in the television movie Soldier's Girl . In The Jon Dore Television Show , she had a cameo in the episode Manly Man .

In November 2007, Arsenault appeared in the one-act Ladylike . The show she wrote, The Silicone Diaries , and toured Canada with, received critical acclaim. In 2010 she appeared in the autobiographical piece i was Barbie .

As part of the 40 Days and 40 Nights performance , Arsenault spent 40 days searching for spiritual experiences in 2012 , with the last eleven days open to the public. Among other things, she whipped herself while sitting on an exercise bike . In 2013, during the performance Lillex , she lived for five days with the artist Poppy Jackson in a large white box with windows that gave the public a glimpse. In the same year she went on a world tour with the New Zealand performance group MAU . Under the direction of Lemi Ponifasio she took part in the play The Crimson House .

In the field of photo and video art , Arsenault has worked with artists such as Bruce LaBruce , John Greyson , Jordan Tannahill and Istvan Kantor . The works have been shown at the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art and at New York University , among others .

Arsenault was a regular guest speaker at North American universities and at conferences such as Moses Znaimer's Ideacity . She campaigned for the rights of trans people in various organizations.

Arsenault's encounter with Tommy Lee , who initially showed an interest in her but fled when he learned of her transsexuality, attracted media attention. In 2012, Arsenault announced that they had had an affair with Luka Magnotta ten years earlier .

In February 2019, Arsenault wrote on her Facebook page that her computer had been hacked and she was homeless .

literature

  • Judith Rudakoff (Ed.): Trans (per) forming Nina Arsenault - An Unreasonable Body of Work . University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2012, ISBN 978-1-84-150571-8 .

Web links

Commons : Nina Arsenault  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Paul McLaughlin: An interview with York grad and transgender icon Nina Arsenault . excal.on.ca. March 30, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  2. ↑ a b c Nina's Unstoppable! desire to be herself . thestar.com. June 14, 2007. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  3. ↑ Remy Scalza: Transgender Drama: The Silicone Diaries in Vancouver, thru Feb 25 . insidevancouver.ca. February 15, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  4. ^ The Jon Dore Television Show - INTV w / Nina the Transsexual . youtube.com. September 21, 2008. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  5. ↑ Hamilton Spectator: Ladylike . thespec.com. November 13, 2007. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  6. ↑ Colin Thomas: The Silicone Diaries reveals Nina Arsenault's quest for plastic beauty . straight.com. February 8, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  7. ↑ Jim Rankin: Sexy transsexual Nina Arsenault on life, art and her penis . thestar.com. June 11, 2010. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  8. ↑ Richard Ouzounian: Nina Arsenault presents 40 Days and 40 Nights: Working Towards a Spiritual Experience . thestar.com. August 15, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  9. ↑ Interview with Poppy Jackson . outlineonline.co.uk. May 19, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  10. ^ Sam Trubridge: Slow contemplation reveals an other world . theatreview.org.nz. March 7, 2014. Accessed May 12, 2019.
  11. ^ Moos van den Broek: Poëtisch zwart-witlandschap verontrust ( nl ) theaterkrant.nl. June 26, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  12. ^ Vassilis K. Makris: The Crimson House . vassilismakris.com. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  13. ↑ Pamela Grcic: Transsexual performer Nina Arsenault explains "The Silicone Diaries" . vancouverobserver.com. February 24, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  14. ↑ Who is Luka Rocco Magnotta? . cbc.ca. May 30, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  15. ↑ Facebook post . February 17, 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Arsenault, Nina
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian performance artist
DATE OF BIRTH 20th January 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Beamsville, Ontario , Ontario , Canada