Roux Haile is a transdisciplinary artist: I see my practices as a natural byproduct of my daily survival as well as my passions; identity and creativity as elements which constantly inform eachother, resistant to compartmentalization that white supremacy encourages. Dance and circus work centers my physical disability and Black identity creating liminal space where assistive devices, Afro-centric movement and the Black Queer erotic coalesce. Because African body modification is often vilified and warped by colonialism, anti-Blackness and anti-indigeneity: my tattoo work is based in a desire to re-sanctify the relationship between client and artist. I am moving away from the detached, capitalistic relationship fostered by American Traditional tattooing, seeking to elevate and center Black bodily autonomy and determination. My social practice as director and co-founder of Ori Gallery is birthed out of the necessity for arts spaces that do not cater to the dominant hegemony and center the creative contributions of my communities. The fluidity and interconnectivity of my work is a constant source of inspiration and joy as it is a direct affront to the isolation imposed by supremacy culture.