Brandon GiessmannJan 8, 202221 minRepresentations of grief: Is art enough?While making art about grief, whether it is in the loss of bodily autonomy from sexual assault or the loss of life during an epidemic or...
Brandon GiessmannMay 19, 202112 minEmbodied archives and visceral readingSugar makes the back of my mouth throb. I have a cavity that takes sweet things and incorporates a stale pain that is sharp, but not...
Brandon GiessmannMay 1, 20217 minReckoning with privilegeAn artist I admire recently shared a post where they said that white artists should include the word ‘whiteness’ in their artist...
Brandon GiessmannApr 18, 20216 minSex and violenceTW: Mentions of Sexual Assault/Rape I think about sex daily. It’s an integral part of queer culture, serving as a strategy for...
Brandon GiessmannApr 18, 20216 minPost-MFA: Reflecting a year laterOriginally posted on Facebook on April 11, 2021. It’s approaching a year since I completed my MFA so I decided to reread my thesis and...
Brandon GiessmannAug 14, 20204 minI don't want to be strongI have been getting irritated by the word “strong” recently.
Brandon GiessmannAug 11, 20204 minPersonal performances and public presentationSomething I struggle with is the relationship between my privilege and using performance art as a strategy for communication.
Brandon GiessmannMay 19, 20205 minCOVID-19 and the ongoing AIDS CrisisOriginally posted on Facebook on March 25, 2020. I’ve been seeing a lot of posts referencing the AIDS crisis but a few have just felt off...
Brandon GiessmannApr 1, 20195 minWhite pacifism and art addressing indigenous traumaKent Monkman recently posted images of a newer painting [CW: Sexual Violence] that has prompted me to reflect on how artists depict...