GESTURES
Spring 2019
gestures is a series of performances that explore my own relationship with the ongoing AIDS crisis as an HIV-negative millennial born in 1994. My relationship is guided by discussions with people who endured it and consuming of media from the '80s onward. As current discourses on HIV/AIDS shift towards the introduction of preventative medications like PrEP, the historical significance of this experience within the LGBTQ2SAI+ community feels neglected. The performances, documented afterwards in the form of zines, work towards recognizing this history, the genocide that took place, and illustrate my concerns regarding the commercialization of queer identity.
ripe iron
Pomegranate juice, dye, faux-shag rugs, and men's underwear.
Pomegranate juice, dye, faux-shag rugs, and men's underwear.
Pomegranate juice, dye, faux-shag rugs, and men's underwear.
Pomegranate juice, dye, faux-shag rugs, and men's underwear.
Pomegranate juice, dye, faux-shag rugs, and men's underwear.
Pomegranate juice, dye, faux-shag rugs, and men's underwear.
Pomegranate juice, dye, faux-shag rugs, and men's underwear.
Pomegranate juice, dye, faux-shag rugs, and men's underwear.
token
Foil-wrapped pomegranate chocolate and men's underwear.
Foil-wrapped pomegranate chocolate and men's underwear.
Foil-wrapped pomegranate chocolate and men's underwear.
Foil-wrapped pomegranate chocolate and men's underwear.
Foil-wrapped pomegranate chocolate and men's underwear.
Foil-wrapped pomegranate chocolate and men's underwear.
Foil-wrapped pomegranate chocolate and men's underwear.
a second bed
Used mattress, pomegranate juice, and men's underwear.
Used mattress, pomegranate juice, and men's underwear.
Used mattress, pomegranate juice, and men's underwear.
mu pulse echoes yours through our joined palms
Soil, pomegranate juice, pansy seeds, and men's underwear.
Soil, pomegranate juice, pansy seeds, and men's underwear.
Soil, pomegranate juice, pansy seeds, and men's underwear.
Soil, pomegranate juice, pansy seeds, and men's underwear.
Soil, pomegranate juice, pansy seeds, and men's underwear.
Soil, pomegranate juice, pansy seeds, and men's underwear.
Soil, pomegranate juice, pansy seeds, and men's underwear.
Interstitial
Blanket, soil, and men's underwear. 2018.
Blanket, soil, and men's underwear. 2018.
Blanket, soil, and men's underwear. 2018.
Blanket, soil, and men's underwear. 2018.
Blanket, soil, and men's underwear. 2018.
Blanket, soil, and men's underwear. 2018.