#zomfam

[kamalamackerel]

39 today 🌺 My parents called this morning and my mom asked whether I'd prayed (which I had). My dad asked whether I'd given thanks (which I had). As I embark on this 40th journey around the sun, I give thanks for love, for both the depth and abundance of love in my life. I give thanks for purpose, for the beauty of waking up every morning and living an intentional and fulfilling life. I give thanks for all the ways in which I am witnessed, seen and held, in all my complexities. And given that it's my birthday today and that I am away for a writing residency: If there are any special memories of us and/or things you like/appreciate about me that you want to share, these would be very welcome! #birthday #aries gratitude #artist #portrait #art #poet #performer #visualartist #writer #translator #author #femme #lgbt #lgbtq #queer #trans #transgender #zomfam #mauritius #montreal #lamackerel #kamalamackerel (at Pátzcuaro, Michoacán) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqTN-vCLkDw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[findthebae]

Hi! It’s Addison from the Disney movie Zombies! I’m looking for anyone except for Bree and Bucky because I already found them! But im especially looking for my Zomfam, Zed, Zevon and Zoey! In my canon, my parents gave me an ultimatum. They said that I had to give up dating Zed, because no daughter of theirs was dating zombies. So I moved out and Zevon graciously took me in. I didn’t think he would but they welcomed me with open arms. If this sounds familiar, interact and I’ll respond! 💖

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[moonbeams-and-midnights]

😍😍😍

[careol-arc]

lowkey wants to join in on the zomfam

[asarahworld]

Merry Christmas, Zomfam!

I want to wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas from my family to yours!!

🦌🦌🦌🎅🏻

[canoncalled]

Hi! It’s Addison from the Disney movie Zombies! I’m looking for anyone except for Bree and Bucky because I already found them! But im especially looking for my Zomfam, Zed, Zevon and Zoey! In my canon, my parents gave me an ultimatum. They said that I had to give up dating Zed, because no daughter of theirs was dating zombies. So I moved out and Zevon graciously took me in. If this sounds familiar, interact and I’ll respond! (Also no one under 18 pls as I’m 25!)

[kamalamackerel]

I've been in Mauritius for about 10 days now, working on my new photography series 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝘀/𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝗱𝘆, to be exhibited as part of my upcoming solo at the @centre_des_arts_visuels in March 2023. The days have been long and arduous, physically demanding, but I have been blessed to find dreamy, joyous, creative and dedicated collaborators in @ashvin.ramdin and Mervyn Gopal, who have been supporting me through this creative process. Doing this work has been a beautiful testament to how much I have grown, as an artist and as a queer/trans Mauritian since working on the 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 series a few years ago. I now come to this work with a more profound artistic vision, and so much more confidence in allowing the fullness of my queer being to take up space on the island. 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝘀/𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝗱𝘆 delves into the spiritual space that exists between the queer racialized body and the island body. Through meditations and ritual-performance captured through photography, I recreate an ancestral, decolonial and hybrid frame from which to rewrite and reinscribe the queer femme body onto the nationalist space of the island. Here are some outtakes from the project! I cannot wait to share the full-breath of this new work with all of you! This project is made possible thanks to the generous support of the @canada.council Photo credit: @ashvin.ramdin #queeringtheislandbody #photography #mauritius #mauritiusartist #queermauritius #transmauritius #art #artist #performer #performance #poet #poetry #visualart #visualartist #exhibition #exhibit #lgbt #lgbtq #queer #trans #transgender #femme #montrealartist #island #body #lamackerel #kamalamackerel #zomfam (at Mauritius, Indian Ocean, Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CloFkbsoYDP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[kamalamackerel]

Mersi moris pou enn letan extraordiner dan sa berso ki to ete la. Mo inn bien travay, mo inn akompli bokou kit soz, mo inn zwinn bann dimoun extra inspiran ek mon inn gayn pass letan ek mo fami. Mo leker bien kontan ❤️💙💛💚 Thank you Mauritius, «the island body», the wonderful past few weeks. I haven't managed to accomplish all I had set out to do during my time here, but then the journey was full of surprises, of chance meetings, of magical moments that actually surpassed all my expectations of what my time here could be, would be. Deep gratitude for everyone I shared space with. Deep gratitude for the friendships, old and new, for the ecologies, the geologies, for the poetic and mineral memory. There is a part of me that has grown and transformed that I cannot fully grasp yet. And as much as my heart is filled with sadness at having to leave, my heart is filled with gratitude. There are also some very exciting things that lined up in this trip (but that I am not allowed to announce publicly yet!) Until next time! 🌺❤️🌊💙🌞💛🌱💚 #gratitude #queeringtheislandbody #islandbody #mauritius #mauritiusartist #mauritian #queermauritius #transmauritius #art #artist #performer #performance #poet #poetry #visualart #visualartist #lgbt #lgbtq #queer #trans #transgender #femme #montrealartist #island #body #lamackerel #kamalamackerel #zomfam (at Mauritius, Indian Ocean, Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoIN5EBo9gE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[kamalamackerel]

Immense gratitude to everyone who witnessed ZOM-FAM's wonderful opening at @buddiesto last night. I can't believe this is the work I get to do, and that I get to do it for 3 more shows this weekend. Tonight's show will be followed by an artist talk-back with @sortofbilal, tomorrow's show with a conversation with @kaichengthom, and Sunday's matinée will be a relaxed performance. There are a few tickets left. Link in bio! Photo credit: @mimnagh.ca #zomfam #performance #performer #interdisciplinary #show #spokenword #poetry #dance #art #artist #queerartist #queermtl #queerart #queerperformance #mauritius #mauritian #buddies #toronto #lgbtq #lgbt #queer #trans #femme #kamalamackerel #lamackerel #transmauritius #queermauritius (at Buddies In Bad Times Theatre) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkjfkB1LzBI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[kamalamackerel]

Thanks to everyone who came out for the performance of ZOM-FAM at @vuesurlareleve last week. It was such a meaningful moment, to finally be in communion with an audience, but more than anything, to fall in love, all over again, with this work. My heart is full 💖 Merci à tous·tes d'être venu·es à la performance de ZOM-FAM à @vuesurlareleve la semaine dernière. C'était un moment profond, de pouvoir enfin être en communion avec un public, mais plus que tout, de tomber en amour à nouveau, avec cet ouvrage. J'en ai le cœur tout plein 💖 Photo credit: @draven888 #VueSurLaReleve #VSRL #festival #performance #performer #spokenword #poet #show #dance #interdisciplinary #poetry #zomfam #kamalamackerel #lamackerel #mauritius #montreal #trans #queer #lgbtq #lgbt #femme #art #artistic #mtlart #queermtl #mtlmoments (at Maison de la culture Claude-Léveillée) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdrkWfGImVs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[kamalamackerel]

[english version below] Je présente aussi un laboratoire du nouvel ouvrage que je développe, 𝒎𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒑𝒔 𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒍'𝒐𝒄é𝒂𝒏, un récit poétique [EN FRANÇAIS, OUI!] mis en scène à travers la danse, le rituel, le mouvement au Festival @offtamtl les 31 mai et 1 juin. C'est un tout nouveau territoire artistique que j'explore, et j'aimerais bien avoir vos commentaires sur l'évolution de ce travail! Lien dans la bio! I am also presenting a new work-in-progress of my new work in development, 𝒎𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒑𝒔 𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒍'𝒐𝒄é𝒂𝒏, a poetic score [IN FRENCH, YES!] that is portrayed through dance, rituals and movement at the Festival @offtamtl on may 31 and june 1. This is a new artistic terrain for me, and I would love to get your feedback on this work in progress! Link in bio! [Photo credit: @vanessafortinphotographe] #OFFTA #festival #performance #performer #spokenword #dance #interdisciplinary #poetry #poésie #zomfam #ocean #kamalamackerel #lamackerel #mauritius #montreal #trans #queer #lgbtq #lgbt #femme #art #artistic #mtlart #mtlmoments (at MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels)) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ccxd498LGBg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[kamalamackerel]

This is such a surreal thing for me to announce, but here it is: I am presenting a new performance 𝐋𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞 : 𝐬𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐧 𝐞𝐤𝐫𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐚 𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐞 at the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal as part of Af-Flux Biennale Transnationale Noire on Nov 6 & 7, at 13h30. It is free, but seats are limited. LINK IN BIO. Photo credit: Vanessa Fortin #mbam #mmfa #afflux #biennale #transnational #noire #blackart #blackartist #performance #performer #ritual #poetry #poet #installation #zomfam #qtbipoc #gay #trans #transgender #femme #mauritius #lemorne #montreal #transmauritius #lamackerel #kamalamackerel (at Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVgZ0fdrPmS/?utm_medium=tumblr

[kamalamackerel]

[english below] si vous avez raté ma performance-rituel 𝒎𝒚 𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒆 // 𝒎𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒑𝒔 𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒍’𝒐𝒄é𝒂𝒏 // 𝒎𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒌𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒏 𝒛𝒊𝒍 présenté dans le contexte de mon expo 𝑸𝑼𝑬𝑬𝑹𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑰𝑺/𝑳𝑨𝑵𝑫 𝑩𝑶𝑫𝒀 dans le cadre de @momentabiennale à @lagaleriedeluqam, la performance est maintenant disponible en ligne et peut être visionnée jusqu'au 24 octobre. je vous ai mis un lien dans la bio! \\ * // * \\ if you missed my ritual performance 𝒎𝒚 𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒆 // 𝒎𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒑𝒔 𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒍’𝒐𝒄é𝒂𝒏 // 𝒎𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒌𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒏 𝒛𝒊𝒍 presented in the context of my exhibit 𝑸𝑼𝑬𝑬𝑹𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑰𝑺/𝑳𝑨𝑵𝑫 𝑩𝑶𝑫𝒀 in the context of @momentabiennale at @lagaleriedeluqam, the performance is now available online to be streamed until oct 24. there's a link in my bio! « 𝑰𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝑲𝒂𝒎𝒂 𝑳𝒂 𝑴𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒐𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒐-𝑨𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔: 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒖𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒖𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒅𝒊𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒂 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒔. 𝑨 𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝑳𝒂 𝑴𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒍𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒖𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒚𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐��𝒆. » gratitude to Emil Briones & @babemaharjan for being part of this femme ritual. gratitude to @jessica_sofia_lopez for being a superstar & supporting me in bringing this vision to fruition. gratitude to Jean-Michael Seminaro Sandrick Mathurin for documenting the performance. #momenta #momenta2021 #performance #performer #poem #poetry #poet #installation #multimedia #yourbodyistheocean #moncorpsestlocean #zomfam #artist #artistic #artistsoninstagram #artistlife #literature #qtbipoc #bipoc #gay #queer #trans #transgender #oneofthem #montreal #mauritius #transmauritius #lamackerel #kamalamackerel (at Parc Verdun) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUaH6ygg52i/?utm_medium=tumblr

[kamalamackerel]

this just in & i am so overwhelmed, i have no words! 😭💖😭💖 THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU everyone who supported the birthing of #ZOMFAM immense gratitude to @writerstrust & the jury for seeing this work. congrats to @msxms & @jaye_simpson 🌸 what a testament to poetry! what a testament to BIPOC femme voices! my heart is bursting with love 💕 #Repost @writerstrust ・・・ @KamaLaMackerel is a 2021 #DayneOgilvie Prize for #LGBTQ2S+ #EmergingWriters fianlist! $10,000 winner announced online June 23. writerstrust.com/DayneOgilvie “Kama La Mackerel’s #poetry is a sensuous and fiercely political exploration of gender, familial love, and the intergenerational impacts of colonization. Their multilingual, lyrical poems entrance with hypnotic rhythm and tell a story that spans decades and borders. La Mackerel captures the power of connections maintained in spite of the blunt, relentless pain of distance. Wooing the reader with a carefully orchestrated, gentle lapping of words, they then jolt us with earned, splashy staccatos of euphoria.” — 2021 Dayne Ogilvie Prize jury (Daniel Allen Cox, Eva Crocker, and Danny Ramadan) Kama La Mackerel is a #MauritianCanadian multi-disciplinary artist, educator, writer, community arts facilitator, and literary translator. La Mackerel has exhibited and performed their work internationally and their #writing in English, French, and #Kreol has appeared in publications both online and in print. In 2020, their debut #poetrycollection #ZOMFAM was named a best #bookofpoetry by CBC, a #bestbook debut by The Globe and Mail, and was shortlisted for the Concordia University #FirstBook Prize. La Mackerel lives in tio’tia:ke (#Montreal). (at Writers' Trust of Canada) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPV8P1onnHR/?utm_medium=tumblr

[kamalamackerel]

It's been a year since ZOM-FAM has been out into the world. I had only one dream for this poetry: That she would make her way into people's hearts. (Well two dreams: I also *really* wanted this book to make the CBC books preview list 'coz I have lil'immigrant dreams like that, y'know?) 🌸🌊 The way these stories have been received in the world has exceeded all my expectations: It not only made the CBC books preview list, but became a CBC Best Book of Poetry, a Globe & Mail Best Book Debut, a finalist for both the QWF Concordia University First Book Award and the Writers' Trust of Canada Dayne Ogilvie Prize! 💫🌱 #ZOMFAM has also been featured on CBC Books, CBC Arts, Radio-Canada, CityNews, Fugues, Revue Jeu, Spirale, Autostraddle, Xtra & so much more, with reviews in Canthius, Arc, Montreal Review of Books, Room, & World Literature Today called it "a milestone in Mauritian literature." It's presently being taught in universities in the UK, the US and Canada 😭✨ In January, ZOM-FAM went into its 2nd print run, which I still can't believe. This means that 1,000+ copies of this book have made their way onto people's bookshelves 🤯🤯 But more than anything, the greatest joy has been when the book landed in Mauritius this July. This was the true homecoming. True, expansive joy, like I never thought possible ♥️💙💛💚 So gratitude is in order: first of all for my wonderful, dedicated & diligent publishers @metonymypress. For all the indie bookstores that have stocked & promoted this book (& the many who hosted me for online readings & talks!) For everyone who invited me to teach, read, meet students, run workshops! Everybody who has read, shared, reviewed, made an IG story & generally celebrated this poetry in their life. This means so much 🌻🙏🏾 @aun_li & Kai Yun Ching, again, for this dreamy cover that still takes my breath away 😘😍 And all the queer, trans & racialized writers out there who supported me over the past year, taught me the ropes of "the industry," supported me so I could sustain myself through this journey & still find joy, & still remain true to myself, my heart, my values. THANK YOU! 🙏🏾💫🌱💖 Photo credit: @___sel_de_mer https://www.instagram.com/p/CT5t6NvLtKM/?utm_medium=tumblr

[kamalamackerel]

Here are a few stills from 𝐦𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐧, from my new video project developed in partnership with video-artist extraordinaire, Alejandro de Leon, and supported by the @canada.council #DigitalOriginal grant. In this series of video capsules, we take inspiration from my debut poetry collection ZOM-FAM (@metonymypress) to create a decolonial and queer poetic universe captured & expressed through the moving image. Working with video as a (new) medium was particularly stimulating as it allowed me to draw from my fields of practice in performance, visual arts and spoken word to create a new interdisciplinary world for the poetry to inhabit. You can order #ZOMFAM from your local bookstores anywhere in Canada, US and Europe! #video #videography #videoart #poem #poetry #poet #poetrycommunity #poetsofinstagram #poetsofig #artist #artistic #artistsoninstagram #artists #artistsofinstagram #artistlife #literature #visualart #qtbipoc #bipoc #gay #queer #trans #transgender #oneofthem #montreal #mauritius #lamackerel #kamalamackerel (at Montreal, Quebec) https://www.instagram.com/p/CO0MeHVH7ik/?igshid=kpykwnw88pnc