Jojo Knowles (Sweden/USA) is a visual artist working with installation, sculpture, video, performance, and writing. Her work follows two main trajectories of research; the use of the abject/disgust as a political force against modes of discrimination, centering around embracing that which makes us animal and “disgusting” to foster empathy and self-awareness. Relating to feminism, classism, the body, and human behavior. This research leads into a critical examination of the relationship between humans and non-human species, specifically in Western societies, searching for ways to mend and re-create these relationships in the midst of ecological crisis. Her work delves into psychological methods, using humor and emotion to break down taught frameworks of discrimination and exploitation. The work is conceptual at the core but culminates in uncanny sculptures and performances where material exploration and artistic transformation are central.