Taking title inspiration from the Jo Shapcott line, it's as easy to make an antibubble in your own kitchen/as it is to open up a crease in language,' Cooper asks whether it is ever possible to create for oneself an identity that is constant. Having moved extensively between lives in South Africa and Salford, Cooper is uniquely qualified to answer this question. Her home, language, daily routines, friends and lovers are wildly different in the two locations.'