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“How does our identity differ from our exterior
landscape? My practice investi- gates these questions, revolving around the creation of Second Skins: encasing furniture in poly- ethylene membranes or contouring yarn to trace the grain on found wood.
“I draw inspiration from camp, drag and the club scene: spaces where a reality is the product of transgression through illusion. I re- side in subcultures prioritizing ma- teriality, determining value through attention, labor, and subverting tradition. Proudly trans nonbinary,
I extend my own queering unto in- animate objects, mixing masculine and feminine materials, hard and soft, textile and sculpture.”
Keyhole
wood, acrylic, yarn 90’’ (14’’ rigid) x 11’’ x 2’’
presentation? How does our history of gendered materials apply to a transgender
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