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If it Bleeds From May 14 to July 3, 2021

© Isabelle Pauwels, If it Bleeds (2018-2021). Installation view of the exhibition, Dazibao, 2021. Photo: Marilou Crispin.

© Isabelle Pauwels, If it Bleeds (2018-2021). Installation view of the exhibition, Dazibao, 2021. Photo: Marilou Crispin.

© Isabelle Pauwels, If it Bleeds (2018-2021). Installation view of the exhibition, Dazibao, 2021. Photo: Marilou Crispin.

© Isabelle Pauwels, If it Bleeds (2018-2021). Installation view of the exhibition, Dazibao, 2021. Photo: Marilou Crispin.

© Isabelle Pauwels, If it Bleeds (2018-2021). Installation view of the exhibition, Dazibao, 2021. Photo: Marilou Crispin.

© Isabelle Pauwels, If it Bleeds (2018-2021). Installation view of the exhibition, Dazibao, 2021. Photo: Marilou Crispin.

© Isabelle Pauwels, If it Bleeds (2018-2021). Installation view of the exhibition, Dazibao, 2021. Photo: Marilou Crispin.

© Isabelle Pauwels, If it Bleeds (2018-2021). Installation view of the exhibition, Dazibao, 2021. Photo: Marilou Crispin.

© Isabelle Pauwels, If it Bleeds (2018-2021). Installation view of the exhibition, Dazibao, 2021. Photo: Marilou Crispin.

© Isabelle Pauwels, If it Bleeds (2018-2021). Installation view of the exhibition, Dazibao, 2021. Photo: Marilou Crispin.

© Isabelle Pauwels, If it Bleeds (2018-2021). Installation view of the exhibition, Dazibao, 2021. Photo: Marilou Crispin.

© Isabelle Pauwels, If it Bleeds (2018-2021). Installation view of the exhibition, Dazibao, 2021. Photo: Marilou Crispin.

© Isabelle Pauwels, If it Bleeds (2018-2021). Installation view of the exhibition, Dazibao, 2021. Photo: Marilou Crispin.

© Isabelle Pauwels, If it Bleeds (2018-2021). Installation view of the exhibition, Dazibao, 2021. Photo: Marilou Crispin.

© Isabelle Pauwels, If it Bleeds (2018-2021). Installation view of the exhibition, Dazibao, 2021. Photo: Marilou Crispin.

© Isabelle Pauwels, If it Bleeds (2018-2021). Installation view of the exhibition, Dazibao, 2021. Photo: Marilou Crispin.

© Isabelle Pauwels, If it Bleeds (2018-2021). Installation view of the exhibition, Dazibao, 2021. Photo: Marilou Crispin.

© Isabelle Pauwels, If it Bleeds (2018-2021). Installation view of the exhibition, Dazibao, 2021. Photo: Marilou Crispin.

© Isabelle Pauwels, If it Bleeds (2018-2021). Installation view of the exhibition, Dazibao, 2021. Photo: Marilou Crispin.

© Isabelle Pauwels, If it Bleeds (2018-2021). Installation view of the exhibition, Dazibao, 2021. Photo: Marilou Crispin.

© Isabelle Pauwels, If it Bleeds (2018-2021). Installation view of the exhibition, Dazibao, 2021. Photo: Marilou Crispin.

© Isabelle Pauwels, If it Bleeds (2018-2021). Installation view of the exhibition, Dazibao, 2021. Photo: Marilou Crispin.

© Isabelle Pauwels, If it Bleeds (2018-2021). Installation view of the exhibition, Dazibao, 2021. Photo: Marilou Crispin.

© Isabelle Pauwels, If it Bleeds (2018-2021). Installation view of the exhibition, Dazibao, 2021. Photo: Marilou Crispin.

Isabelle Pauwels

Isabelle Pauwels

Reading that inspired the artist's practice — Reading that inspired the artist's practice

Reading that inspired the artist’s practice. — Reading that inspired the artist’s practice.

Reading that inspired the artist’s practice. — Reading that inspired the artist’s practice.

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© Photo: Mick Bello, EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center), 2017.

© Photo: Mick Bello, EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center), 2017.

© Photo: Mick Bello, EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center), 2017.

© Photo: Mick Bello, EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center), 2017.

© Photo: Mick Bello, EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center), 2017.

© Photo: Mick Bello, EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center), 2017.

© Photo: Mick Bello, EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center), 2017.

© Photo: Mick Bello, EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center), 2017.

© Photo: Mick Bello, EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center), 2017.

© Photo: Mick Bello, EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center), 2017.

© Photo: Mick Bello, EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center), 2017.

© Photo: Mick Bello, EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center), 2017.

© Photo: Mick Bello, EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center), 2017.

© Photo: Mick Bello, EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center), 2017.

© Photo: Mick Bello, EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center), 2017.

© Photo: Mick Bello, EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center), 2017.

© Photo: Mick Bello, EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center), 2017.

© Photo: Mick Bello, EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center), 2017.

© Photo: Mick Bello, EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center), 2017.

© Photo: Mick Bello, EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center), 2017.

© Photo: Mick Bello, EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center), 2017.

© Photo: Mick Bello, EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center), 2017.

© Photo: Mick Bello, EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center), 2017.

© Photo: Mick Bello, EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center), 2017.

© Photo: Mick Bello, EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center), 2017.

© Photo: Mick Bello, EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center), 2017.

© Photo: Mick Bello, EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center), 2017.

© Photo: Mick Bello, EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center), 2017.

© Photo: Mick Bello, EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center), 2017.

© Photo: Mick Bello, EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center), 2017.

© Photo: Mick Bello, EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center), 2017.

© Photo: Mick Bello, EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center), 2017.

© Photo: Mick Bello, EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center), 2017.

© Photo: Mick Bello, EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center), 2017.

Meet the artist

If it Bleeds transcript. — If it Bleeds transcript.

Past work: ,000, (2d version, 2016).

Which real-life MMA or WWE celebrities are the characters in If it Bleeds based on?Sofia-Stefffanie (right) is based on Stephanie McMahon (left).

Herman Melville's Moby Dick is an iconic 19th-century novel, published in 1851. In the story, Herman explores the theme of revenge and how the desire for vengeance can lead an individual to his or her doom. Ishmael, the central character in the plot…

Past work: The Embellishers (2007).

Text by the artist. — Text by the artist.

Past works — Past works

Which real-life MMA or WWE celebrities are the characters in If it Bleeds based on?H.D. (right) is based on Dana White (left).

Which real-life MMA or WWE celebrities are the characters in If it Bleeds based on?MacGuffin (right) is based on Conor McGregor (left).

© Isabelle Pauwels, ,000, (multimedia version, 2014). Installation view, The Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York.  Photo: Eileen Krywinski & EMPAC.

© Isabelle Pauwels, ,000, (multimedia version, 2014). Installation view, The Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York. Photo: Eileen Krywinski & EMPAC.

© Isabelle Pauwels, ,000, (multimedia version, 2014). Installation view, The Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York.  Photo: EMPAC.

© Isabelle Pauwels, ,000, (multimedia version, 2014). Installation view, The Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York. Photo: EMPAC.

© Isabelle Pauwels, ,000, (multimedia version, 2014). Installation view, The Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York.  Photo: Eileen Krywinski & EMPAC.

© Isabelle Pauwels, ,000, (multimedia version, 2014). Installation view, The Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York. Photo: Eileen Krywinski & EMPAC.

© Isabelle Pauwels, ,000, (multimedia version, 2014). Installation view, The Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York.  Photo: Eileen Krywinski & EMPAC.

© Isabelle Pauwels, ,000, (multimedia version, 2014). Installation view, The Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York. Photo: Eileen Krywinski & EMPAC.

© Isabelle Pauwels, ,000, (multimedia version, 2014). Installation view, The Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York.  Photo: Eileen Krywinski & EMPAC.

© Isabelle Pauwels, ,000, (multimedia version, 2014). Installation view, The Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York. Photo: Eileen Krywinski & EMPAC.

© Isabelle Pauwels, ,000, (multimedia version, 2014). Installation view, The Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York.  Photo: Eileen Krywinski & EMPAC.

© Isabelle Pauwels, ,000, (multimedia version, 2014). Installation view, The Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York. Photo: Eileen Krywinski & EMPAC.

© Isabelle Pauwels, ,000, (multimedia version, 2014). Installation view, The Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York.  Photo: Eileen Krywinski & EMPAC.

© Isabelle Pauwels, ,000, (multimedia version, 2014). Installation view, The Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York. Photo: Eileen Krywinski & EMPAC.

Which real-life MMA or WWE celebrities are the characters in If it Bleeds based on?Brick (right) is based on Brock Resnar (left).