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"subordinate" is a solidarity / protest video art piece made during to the unlawful detention and fabricated legal case against Kazakhstani political activist Asiya Tulesova, in support of her freedom. Using the audio and video recordings of the online court proceedings, it creates a grating sensory environment akin to the judicial system of a Central Asian petro-state dictatorship. The four audio tracks are using the judge's declarations, made in monotonous and processual tone, each rejecting an intercession from the defense attorney demanding expertise to determine the cause of arrest, synchronized at a resounding "DECIDED TO REJECT" said at the end of each one.