I found home in myself for the first time in nearly a decade when I began to question my gender. The series explores my relationship with gender and sexuality following the end of my most recent relationship, following me through the process of healing and rebirth.
In depicting a personal queer utopia, I escape from a reality in which I am largely closeted and performing a version of femininity that was engrained in me as a result of past trauma. Drawing inspiration from queer vernacular photography, I remove the notion of technical precision, shifting to hazy, dreamlike images from point-and-shoots.
The work has caused me to examine place, time, and ritual. This includes a combination of imagery from locations including my bedroom, various family homes, and the larger landscape of the city in which I’ve lived all my life.
