Scottee is a performer. He has performed at some of the worlds most prestigious galleries and theatres including: Tate Britain & Modern; ICA; Whitechapel; Royal Festival Hall; Royal Opera House and the Roundhouse. As well as gracing the pages of Dazed & Confused, Independant, i-D, W and Sunday Times Style, he was also included in i-D magazine's 200 portraits by Nick Knight, won title of TimeOut Performer of 2010 and grabbed the covers of both TimeOut & Independent on Sunday in 2011. He has broken limbs, been questioned by Police and lost 100's of pairs of high heels in his determination to please and challenge his auidence. His brash, clumsy and obnoxious approach to performance has left them confused, annoyed and amused. Whatever you think of Scottee - he probably won't care. See him here.

KA: 'Since March 2010 the Eat Your Heart Out company have been robbed of four mobile phones, two wallets, one laptop and successfully convicted one knife attacker-' which of these were you the victim of? How did the experience effect you?       

Scottee: Personally - none! I've got council radar and can spot a fight a mile away, in the old days I think people called this being 'street wise' - saying this I get hassle every day from van drivers or folk on the tube offended by my dress or comfortability with my gender (or lack of one). Having people spit or shout homophobic remarks seems to be apart of everyday life, alot of which has found itself in the show.

KA: Were you in London during the riots? Why do you think there was this sudden violent outburst?

Scottee: Yes, it was totally bipolar being a Londoner at that time - on one hand you felt anything could happen and you could be the victim of it, on the other you felt togetherness and a sense of community that lacks in our everyday life. I'm amused that our media reacted with 'this isn't political, its just young people wanting things they don't have' - however you feel about their (the rioters) actions this feels a little two faced from a sector that actively promotes celebrity, flat screen tvs and their importancce.

KA: Despite being exposed to more violence on TV in film and video games, do you think we're actually becoming further removed from the violence of real life - as civilians in the western world we don't experience the violence of war first hand anymore and we're pretty sheltered from death. Have you ever seen a dead person?

Scottee: Yes - I come from a Catholic background so seeing dead people in coffins while the family got drunk was common place. Recently I have thought our press have exposed us to graphic imagery that I wasn't ready for - whether it be images of Gaddafi, Bin Laden or Channel 4's constant barrage of images of dead people in war torn countries, I think we have become a society that finds this acceptable. Saying that I think it's a wake up call for some Daily Mail readers to see dead Iraqi children to shunt them into really thinking about the political decisions we make as a country.

KA: Have you seen HBO's new series Game of Thrones? There's a scene in it where a female character eats a whole horse's heart, raw. Do you think you could do that?

Scottee: No, Im vegetarian. Do Quorn do a version?

KA: What do you think Lady Gaga was trying to say about women and violence with her meat dress? What one outfit would you wear to get your message across?

Scottee: No, I think someone has given her the encyclopedia of performance art and she's slowly working her way through it using as many cliches as possible. If in doubt, stick a cross on it love - really controversial dear.

KA: Some people object 'violently' to your work - when and how did you learn to not give a shit about what other people thought?

Scottee: I am not more important than them and we live in a society where they are able to spout their thoughts on my practise. For me its much more exciting to get people to react to your work than get them to 'LIKE' it, Facebook is slowly seeping into real life, if we all 'LIKE'd' something we wouldn't have a culture that is rich or diverse.

KA: Who would you most like to collaborate with, dead or alive?

Scottee: Dead: Hattie Jacques - I love her, everything about her. Alive: Chris Morris - such an inspiration.

KA: How would you like to die?

Scottee: Loved, Adored and as a woman.

'Violence' at the Riverside Studios
Thu 17 Nov - Sat 26 Nov
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