Cassils is a performance artist living in Los Angeles. Watch a video about their performance Inextinguishable Fire, in which they set themselves on fire. Here‘s the 1969 Harun Farocki film about napalm that influenced the work.
Here are some images from “Cuts: A Traditional Sculpture” featuring the image that was banned in Germany.
Watch the video for “Telephone”, where Cassils is seen making out with Gaga. Read the article about it in Out Magazine, “Heather Cassils: Lady Gaga’s Prison Yard Girlfriend.”
Music on this episode:
“Move Like a Mystic” by A l l i e. Listen to more of her work on Soundcloud.
“Slipping Away” by Diana (Bad Channels remix). Listen to more of Diana’s work here and more by Bad Channels here.
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