The Survival Compromise

The Survival Compromise is a project exploring the challenges faced by queer and female creatives—artists, musicians, writers—in a capitalist society marked by wealth disparity and systemic exploitation. As billionaires thrive, the rights and creative expressions of non-binary, transgender individuals, and women become increasingly vulnerable. This work highlights how these queer and female creatives cultivate resilience while grappling with the persistent threats to their bodily autonomy and the economic instability wrought by capitalism.

Good Grief: Tell Me

In the video, Uretsky performs Tell Me as part of their multimedia performance titled Good Grief. Uretsky encourages the audience to interact with the sculptures (shake sacks) during the performance. After Uretsky exits the stage, a video titled Emanations begins. This exemplifies Uretsky’s typical performance format, which combines live music, video, and audience participation.

Segment suggestion: 02:23 – 03:00

Encouragements with Dave

“Encouragements with Dave” is a video created using found audio of a friend encouraging another to keep pursuing their dreams. This video has appeared in various performances by Uretsky and inspired how Uretsky later framed and shot video works, such as “The Survival Compromise.”