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title: "1 Owning Space Quotes By Zoe Buckman"
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> [For me, boxing was a way of me exercising my frustration, anger, sense of injustice, but also a way of owning my space and taking up space. Which I think as a woman in the art world is essential for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoe-buckman/for-me-boxing-was-a-way-of-me-exercising-my-frustration-anger-sense/)

[Zoe Buckman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoe-buckman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6c/zoe-buckman-16440_anger_for-me-boxing-was-a-way-of-me-exercising_2942692.jpg)

## More by Zoe Buckman

> [Tupac was actually pro-choice, which is fantastic. Of course, those moments in rap are few and far between.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoe-buckman/tupac-was-actually-pro-choice-which-is-fantastic-of-course-those/)

[Zoe Buckman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoe-buckman/)

> [My mum, Jennie Buckman, was a north London Jew who, with my dad, proudly chose to raise me and my two brothers in Hackney.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoe-buckman/my-mum-jennie-buckman-was-a-north-london-jew-who-with-my-dad-proudly/)

[Zoe Buckman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoe-buckman/)

> [I'm hoping to raise a little consciousness and shine some light on the idea of responsibility.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoe-buckman/i-m-hoping-to-raise-a-little-consciousness-and-shine-some-light-on/)

[Zoe Buckman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoe-buckman/)

> [I thought having to explain the risibility of gender codes would be mostly behind us by now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoe-buckman/i-thought-having-to-explain-the-risibility-of-gender-codes-would-be/)

[Zoe Buckman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoe-buckman/)

> [As artists we need to stop making work only for gallery or museum walls, or the coffee tables of collectors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoe-buckman/as-artists-we-need-to-stop-making-work-only-for-gallery-or-museum/)

[Zoe Buckman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoe-buckman/)

> [Cutting out images you like from art books and framing them is a great way of getting beautiful works on your wall. You can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoe-buckman/cutting-out-images-you-like-from-art-books-and-framing-them-is-a/)

[Zoe Buckman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoe-buckman/)

> [My work is always on display, and my life is always on display when I make my work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoe-buckman/my-work-is-always-on-display-and-my-life-is-always-on-display-when-i/)

[Zoe Buckman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoe-buckman/)

> [It wasn't until I became a mother that I started to refer to myself as an artist as opposed to a fine art photographer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoe-buckman/it-wasn-t-until-i-became-a-mother-that-i-started-to-refer-to-myself/)

[Zoe Buckman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoe-buckman/)

> [My art should have a lightness and sweetness. Especially since it has heavy and triggering subject matters, I prefer to present it in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoe-buckman/my-art-should-have-a-lightness-and-sweetness-especially-since-it-has/)

[Zoe Buckman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoe-buckman/)

> [I don't think I ever really felt comfortable with photography as my sole medium. But it wasn't really until I became a mother -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoe-buckman/i-don-t-think-i-ever-really-felt-comfortable-with-photography-as-my/)

[Zoe Buckman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoe-buckman/)

> [Boxing was really cathartic for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoe-buckman/boxing-was-really-cathartic-for-me/)

[Zoe Buckman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoe-buckman/)

> [I don't think that you have to always present as angry, masculine, aggressive to be a feminist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoe-buckman/i-don-t-think-that-you-have-to-always-present-as-angry-masculine/)

[Zoe Buckman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoe-buckman/)

> [Well, I don't like shooting in bathrooms. They're small and cramped and you've got harsh surfaces and it's difficult.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoe-buckman/well-i-don-t-like-shooting-in-bathrooms-they-re-small-and-cramped-and/)

[Zoe Buckman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoe-buckman/)

> [One thing to remember is that human beings connect through vulnerability. That's our core way of connecting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoe-buckman/one-thing-to-remember-is-that-human-beings-connect-through/)

[Zoe Buckman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoe-buckman/)

> [I grew up in a feminist household in Hackney, East London, my mum was responsible in many ways for the feminist stain on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoe-buckman/i-grew-up-in-a-feminist-household-in-hackney-east-london-my-mum-was/)

[Zoe Buckman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoe-buckman/)

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