Rébecca Chaillon: Whitewashing

In the frame of Moving in November

The term "Whitewashing" often refers to white actors portraying racialized characters. In this performance, Rébecca Chaillon redefines and reclaims the term to address skin lightening. On stage, she scrubs bleach on the floor and her skin, exploring the tension of being a Black cleaning woman in a white society. This ritual affirms her existence against the alienating force of racism, inviting the audience to watch closely, as a body that society tries to render invisible becomes increasingly visible and undamaged. Picture©Cyrille Choupas

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