{"id":66436,"date":"2018-06-15T12:03:08","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T10:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/?p=66436"},"modified":"2018-07-18T14:01:12","modified_gmt":"2018-07-18T14:01:12","slug":"ayesha-tan-jones-fight-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/ayesha-tan-jones-fight-club\/","title":{"rendered":"The Queer Feminist Fight Club Teaching Ju-Jitsu and Herbalist Healing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page\" title=\"Seite 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-66499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/oi-oi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"595\" \/><br \/>\nArtist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ayeshatanjones.com\">Ayesha Tan-Jones<\/a> is a force to be reckoned with. The 24-year-old&#8217;s\u00a0work blends spiritualism with activism to present a queer, optimistic dystopia through pop music, mixed media sculpture, alter-egos, digital image and video work. In a fantasy world, where universes co-exist, they aim to create diverse and eco-conscious narratives to get people thinking more sustainably and ethically.<br \/>\nAmong their many ventures, Tan-Jones is the co-founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/shadowsistxrs_fightclub\/\">Shadow Sistxrs Fight Club<\/a>, a physical and metaphysical self-defence class for women, non-binary people and Queer Transgender Intersex People of Colour. Taking a refreshingly holistic approach to self-protection, the practice combines Brazilian Ju-Jitsu and the magic of herbalism to cultivate a sense of communal ritual and collective healing. The resulting classes conjure up a powerful and creative energy, while giving people the opportunity to grow and learn. Now, Shadow Sistxrs Fight Club is taking up residency at ICA London, where they&#8217;re collaborating with Social Creative Network to produce a Self-Protection Manifesto. With an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ica.art\/learning\/scn\/open-call\">open call now out<\/a>, they are currently seeking short videos and texts on themes of self-protection, self-love and self-care to include in the work.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-66493\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1237555.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"751\" height=\"500\" \/>Shadow Sistxrs began in February 2017 as a series of herb workshops led by Tan-Jones for their friends. These initial classes comprised learning how to make organic pepper spray, and a series of rituals performed by Tan-Jones to invoke protection for the participants.\u00a0But Tan-Jones felt there needed to be something more \u2013 something that championed the body itself as protector \u2014 and soon came up with the idea for\u00a0 Shadow Sistxrs Fight Club, along with co-founder\u00a0Monique Etienne. They started out by putting on donation-based classes in DIY and artist-run spaces, working with with various LGBTQI+ venues before the ICA came into the picture.<br \/>\nTan-Jones\u2019s art has always been about &#8220;optimistic dystopia&#8221;, and Shadow Sistxrs is no different. In a world where utopia is virtually impossible, the artist explains, the club&#8217;s aim is to create a safe space within a heteronormative and patriarchal power structure.\u00a0 \u201cIt&#8217;s about creating spaces for your community to nourish the body and soul, collectively\u201d.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-66492\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1201235.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"467\" \/><br \/>\nTan-Jones&#8217;s determination to drum up a sense of ecological awareness in their audience is an extension of this desire for communal nourishment. In their acclaimed film <em>Indigo Zoom<\/em>, for instance, the artist adopts the persona of an oxygen mask-clad superhero called Indigo Zoom, and embarks on a mission to source clean air \u2014 a project inspired by London&#8217;s toxic pollution levels.<br \/>\nMuch of Tan-Jones&#8217;s other work centres on the internet \u2014 they are known for their online alter-egos\u00a0Una Jynxx and the Cyber Druid, part of what Tan-Jones terms &#8220;digital drag&#8221; \u2014 and their love\/hate relationship with their cult online following, \u201cYou can find a community online that you might not find elsewhere,\u201d they explain. \u201cBefore I lived in London, my escape was internet art spaces \u2014 I needed to find my people.\u201d But recently Tan-Jones has grown concerned about the gap between \u201cirl\u201d existence and that of the cyber-world, questioning where the line is drawn, as well as the potential effect of the internet upon mental and spiritual health.<br \/>\nFor this reason, the growing, &#8220;irl&#8221; Shadow Sistxrs community is particularly important to the artist \u2013 \u201cit\u2019s the project I have most put myself into, so it\u2019s very &#8216;truthful&#8217;,&#8221; they explain. So while Una Jynxx and the Cyber Druid run riot in cyber-space, and Tan-Jones&#8217;s real life alter-ego, musician Yaya Bones, thrills everyone with plaintive sounds on stage, it is Tan-Jones themselves who is omnipresent in Shadow Sistxrs Fight Club. The resounding message the artist gives from this new platform is one of inclusivity, diversity, positivity and hope \u2014 in its most genuine form.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-66491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/casual.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ica.art\/learning\/scn\/open-call\">Submit<\/a> your short videos and texts responding to themes of self-protection, self-love and self-care to the ICA now. 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