Q&A with Millie Brown

• Will the video be accessible throughout the day or is this shown only at 11:30am?

  The performance was only being streamed live yesterday - it is currently being edited and will be uploaded to SHOWstudio very soon.

• Of all the locations you've been sick, which is your favourite?

  it would probably have to be Berlin, my first ever performance was there and it was an incredible night. I love the creative energy there, I find it very inspiring.

• What is she drinking? Is she okay? it looks so pained and labored? In the long history of female performance artists who tax their bodies for art, where does Millie feel her work fits? - Julia, New York

  I drink coloured milk - the process is not painful but after several hours of vomiting it can take its toll, which is why I limit the number of colours I use.

  Artists (male as well as female) have always been known to suffer for their art - although this does tax my body to a degree, I feel the end result is worth the process. In fact I often feel elated and purified after a performance.

   

• Why a canvas? What is the need to create a picture from the vomit? Is the process not enough?

  The use of canvas is a natural progression from my early performances. I started puking down myself in various outfits, but wanted more longevity from the end result.

  Canvas allows me the room to experiment with pattern and colour. I have learnt to manipulate the process to produce artwork that i consider separate from the performance that produced it, both are equally important to me.