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(And pride started as a riot)

(And pride started as a riot)

Detail of the centerpiece of a very fun set with @

Detail of the centerpiece of a very fun set with @juliana.q.m as my muse... oil on table settings

“Cloaks of Selective Visibility” Oil paint on

“Cloaks of Selective Visibility” Oil paint on netting, 2020 Cloaks of invisibility are a magical literary device, found in western fairytale and folklore. Such fantastical devices picked up, worn, manipulated, and cast aside by the white hands of fairy tale protagonists allude to the power that the choice of invisibility can grant. And surely there is such a power in an American landscape where whiteness is pumped into the air we breathe, christianity is carved into the mountainsides, and capitalism is the language through which we are asked to understand needs as basic as hunger- the magic of invisibility is that it keeps these cycles in motion, unchallenged. To exist in such a world with the power to pick up or set aside one’s visibility in these systems is to have a supernatural capacity to position yourself in society as the hard-earned hero. Less heroic or magical however, is to see these invisibilities awkwardly draped across or ripped from bodies who such ‘heroism’ excludes from agency to choose (in)visibility for themselves. Thus, the myth of the heroism of dominant classes needs to be contextualized by the ways in which a non-dominant identity is fragmented, made thin, and separated from itself under the strains of an external gaze exclusively interested in a selective visibility which fits neatly into cycles creating such vantage points of privilege. Such selective visibility can never see someone in their fullness. Work based on interviews with local activist, writer, and public speaker Liyah Foye. (And up on display at the center for craft until May 14th, as part of the exhibition fabricated- free during their normal business hours)

It’s trans day of visibility so here I am. I am

It’s trans day of visibility so here I am. I am non-binary. There’s all sorts of things I could write about the wild and fun transphobia I have experienced (and oh my god could I write a book on that after living in a commune/ cohousing space during part of the pandemic with a whole bunch of hippies who were super into Bitcoin and self actualization so long as it was cis, white, and capitalist), but with continuing to exist in a world hostile to trans bodies and trans people (legally, socially, medically), I am just tired. So some other day when I have more capacity I will more articulately discuss some of the more entertaining transphobia I’ve come across, but for today I’ll just stick with existing. I know I am by no means the most harshly affected by these damaging structures we inhabit- so for all my trans siblings who are affected in different but meaningful ways, thank you for existing, thank you for being visible, you are loved. Thank you for all the love you have shown me.

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