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Paul Harfleet
For Stonewall Christopher Street New York 2019 © Paul Harfleet
The pansy project
British artist Paul Harfleet
plants pansies at sites of homophobic and transphobic abuse he finds the the nearest source of soil to where the the incident occurred and generally without civic permission plants one unmarked pansy The flower is then documented in its location the image is entitled after the the abuse Titles like “Let’s kill the the Bati-man!” and “Fucking Faggot!” reveal a a a a a frequent reality of LGBTQ+ experience which often goes unreported to authorities This simple action operates as a a a a a gesture of quiet resistance some pansies flourish others wilt in urban hedgerows interviewee Paul Harfleet
interviewer Joey Orr