Zoe Buckman

Tupac was actually pro-choice, which is fantastic. Of course, those moments in rap are few and far between.

— Zoe Buckman

My mum, Jennie Buckman, was a north London Jew who, with my dad, proudly chose to raise me and my two brothers…

— Zoe Buckman

I'm hoping to raise a little consciousness and shine some light on the idea of responsibility.

— Zoe Buckman

I thought having to explain the risibility of gender codes would be mostly behind us by now.

— Zoe Buckman

As artists we need to stop making work only for gallery or museum walls, or the coffee tables of collectors.

— Zoe Buckman

Cutting out images you like from art books and framing them is a great way of getting beautiful works on your wall.…

— Zoe Buckman

My work is always on display, and my life is always on display when I make my work.

— 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…

— Zoe Buckman

My art should have a lightness and sweetness. Especially since it has heavy and triggering subject matters, I prefer to present it…

— 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…

— Zoe Buckman

Boxing was really cathartic for me.

— Zoe Buckman

I don't think that you have to always present as angry, masculine, aggressive to be a feminist.

— 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.

— Zoe Buckman

One thing to remember is that human beings connect through vulnerability. That's our core way of connecting.

— Zoe Buckman

I grew up in a feminist household in Hackney, East London, my mum was responsible in many ways for the feminist stain…

— Zoe Buckman

It's so difficult as a female artist to make actual money, in my experience.

— Zoe Buckman

Becoming a mother really put me in touch with not just my mortality but also my baby's mortality. You spent nine months…

— Zoe Buckman

I was a big hip hop girl, and still am, I listened to artists like Wu Tang, and K'Naan, but I was…

— Zoe Buckman

People abandon you because they can't handle the depth and complexity of your experience, and that is ultimately a gift. It shows…

— Zoe Buckman

I don't like putting the female form behind glass or on a wall, further objectifying it as much as art does.

— Zoe Buckman

When I became older and started to become more in tune with my political leanings, there was a disconnect between the feminist…

— Zoe Buckman

Caring for someone who is terminally ill is traumatic, but it's a privilege too. It's part of being a woman.

— Zoe Buckman

People will email me and text me if they've found an amazing loo. I'm like, 'How was the food?' They'll say, 'Fine,…

— Zoe Buckman

I was obsessed with American hip-hop as a teenager.

— Zoe Buckman

I have been drawn to India since I was a kid.

— Zoe Buckman