“One can explain the mechanics... but that answer leads to more questions, and by the end you are flayed by a forced oversharing of the function of your body” - Erin Clark

“One can explain the mechanics of paralysis and how it is not always complete, but that answer leads to more questions, and by the end you are flayed by a forced oversharing of the function of your body”

Erin Clark – March 2021

Photo: Erin, a white disabled woman with red hair, wears a black and lace leotard and sits in her wheelchair looking directly, unsmilingly, at the camera.
Erin Clark

Erin Clark is a Canadian aerialist and author. Her memoir If You Really Love Me Throw Me Off the Mountain came out in 2020.

Find her on Instagram, and her website. Read the full blog post her quote comes from here.


“One can explain the mechanics... but that answer leads to more questions, and by the end you are flayed by a forced oversharing of the function of your body” - Erin Clark
“One can explain the mechanics… but that answer leads to more questions, and by the end you are flayed by a forced oversharing of the function of your body” – Erin Clark. Photo: Erin, a white disabled woman with red hair, wears a black and lace leotard and sits in her wheelchair looking directly, unsmilingly, at the viewer.

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