THIS, BUT WITH DICKS
2018
At the Women of the World Festival at London’s Southbank Centre, I set the world record for bursting the most whoopie cushions by sitting on them in 30 seconds, a record previously held only by men. Documentation of the performance later became a viral meme. A work responding to the online reaction to my world-record performance, after a viral meme generated thousands of sexualised comments about my body.
In 2016, Gash set the women's world record for sitting on the most whoopie cushions in thirty seconds at the Women of the World Festival at London's Southbank Centre.
A video of the performance became a viral meme in 2018. This, But With Dicks responds to the millions of views and the sexualised comments attached to it.