ZE ROYALE is a writer, performance artist, sexual anarchist and pleasure activist whose philosophy of subjectivity and individualism are themes in all of their work. Provocation, eccentricity, and erotic neurosis are shown through visual representation. Ze performs text through chanting rituals in the music duo Zoid^, is featured in Aorta films and curates erotic events with KinkOut for notable venues such as PS 1 MoMA. Their newest work is a performance installation called Daymares.
Scenes as performer
We find Jamie Joy tucked away in a candlelit closet, an altar of toys arranged by their side. They begin a self-seduction, but they’re not alone. As Jamie teases themself with long sharp claws, they are visited by a powerful vision of Ze…
The winter sun sets on our ensemble of performers as they venture into the forest for one last night together, shedding layers as they walk through the trees. Tending a fire in the dark of night, we watch across the flames as they…