Swan Song for Fluid Exchange
2022
Existing in a state of simultaneous collapse and destruction, the staged photographs of Swan Song for Fluid Exchange cheekily share feelings related to queer identity, bodily functions, and desire. An anonymous behind becomes a fake mountain, a figure becomes christened under the moonlight, dripping grapes dangle above a sea of hunger, an abstracted body wakes up on the beach in the morning. Each photograph was made by constructing and arranging a variety of materials in front of the camera including printed cutouts, oil pastel, felt, zip ties, tape, and glue. Swan Song for Fluid Exchange encourages viewers to form new connections within themselves, their bodies, and how they see the world around them.
Holy Mountain
Archival Pigment Print
60’’ x 40’’
Archival Pigment Print
60’’ x 40’’
Holy Mountain (Detail)
Archival Pigment Print
20’’ x 30’’
Postcoital Sunrise (Obliteration)
Archival Pigment Print
60’’ x 40’’
Puddle
Archival Pigment Print
60’’ x 40’’
Feast
Archival Pigment Print
60’’ x 40’’