Quotes from Zoe Buckman

I have this ridiculous idea that art should just be for everyone, and everyone should get to enjoy art and it shouldn't be this exclusive thing.

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

Our consciousness wants to connect through struggle and even pain. So in a funny sort of way, vulnerability is attractive.

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

Boxing was really cathartic for me.

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 surviving. You have to become comfortable going like, 'OK, I'm going to take this wall, this wall is mine, I'm going to put my work on this wall.'

My art should have a lightness and sweetness. Especially since it has heavy and triggering subject matters, I prefer to present it in a way that's palatable and draws people in.

I'm a Brit, so I come from a country where in the run-up to a general election, no one talks about abortion.

People abandon you because they can't handle the depth and complexity of your experience, and that is ultimately a gift. It shows you what is important, who is important, and who is really, truly in your corner.

For me, 'Jewishness' manifests within my humor, slang, cynicism, culinary tastes, and the spirit of generosity ingrained in me.

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

I attended the Women's March on Washington with a group of artists, curators, and art-world professionals.

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

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, but you have to check out the loo.'

Becoming a mother really put me in touch with not just my mortality but also my baby's mortality. You spent nine months working on this thing, and it's finally there, and the first thing you think about is, 'I don't want my child to die.'

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

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

I want to reduce the stigma of the word 'feminism.' It's not about eliminating and excluding. You can be yourself and still be a feminist.

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.

Well, I don't like shooting in bathrooms. They're small and cramped and you've got harsh surfaces and it's difficult.

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

I knew I wouldn't be able to afford to rent a studio as well as get a home that I was excited about. So I was like, if I can do both in one, I can just about make it work.

There's a real lack of basic understanding of the female body and the reproductive system.

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