Scottee

​After coming out as suffering from depression in an article for i-D earlier in the year, performance artist Scottee looks at the way his life has changed since, and the ways “a flamboyant, fat femme” struggles through a world of muscled, macho males.

If effeminacy is performed, then surely masculinity is too?

Japan is known for its robotic toilets and love of eccentricity, but its progressive feminism doesn’t really ring true to western ears. How much truth is there behind the subservient female stereotype?

La sindrome da astinenza giapponese ha portato alla creazione di Love Hotel, Cats Cafés e Circus Bar; ma cosa ci dicono questi due poli opposti sui giapponesi in cerca di affetto? L'artista Scottee indaga...

Is an addiction to protein powder any less serious than an eating disorder?

It’s the age of insecurities, awkward firsts and growing pains; if only we knew then what we know now! To celebrate the release of The Coming of Age Issue, we’ve asked some of our favourite contributors to write a letter to their 16-year-old selves...

Being an artist and battling with your mental health often go hand in hand, but it’s not all romantic tragedies and struggling geniuses. As Edinburgh Fringe kicks off, performance artist Scottee gets some artists to open up about their issues…

Scottee explores the alienation of British masculinity, and the hot, steamy, naked and enlightening ritual of the Japanese onsen.

TV talent shows are a huge part of contemporary culture, but when they have a reputation for damaging the integrity of the artists who apply to them, why do so many people still seek fame through them? Performance artist Scottee explains why he’s never...

Scottee explain why for the first time in his life he's voting Green, not Labour.

London’s gay clubs and bars might be fading away, but across the pond drag is back, gender is on the agenda and New York’s queer spaces are becoming increasingly commercial. But does this make them neo-queer or simply sell-outs? Performance artist...

In years to come we’ll look back at 2014 and remember fondly the year we grew beards. If 2013 was the year of the triangle, 2014 was the year of the Captain Birds Eye look-a-like. 28-year-old British artist, writer and entertainer Scottee explains why...