Patty Chang's video works Melons (At a Loss) and In Love are being screened online on the e-flux platform until March 31, 2025.
An acclaimed voice in performance and video art, Patty Chang has been recognized for her provocative and darkly humorous explorations of gender, desire, and the limits of the body. Melons (At a Loss) (1998), often described as a reflection on grief and representation, stages a quietly unsettling ritual of self-consumption. Meanwhile, In Love (2001) turns an intimate kiss into an uneasy act of endurance, blurring the line between affection and discomfort. At a time of escalating political crises, when agency over marginalized, gendered bodies remains fiercely contested and the politics of embodiment continue to be a site of struggle, these works persist in challenging and resisting hegemonic perceptions of women’s bodies imposed by structures of power.
