2018 NOV: HORIZONS FOUNDATION
"One of the things that moves me most is seeing how each individual artist connects with their own particular queer ancestor. Whether it is because they trucked off to the GLBT History archives and read the full transcript of their queer ancestors or because they discovered the incredibly powerful emotional resonance in the lives of one of their queer ancestors – from having suicidal thoughts to having erotic orgasmic responses to all things in life – and creates art about that. This is not only about the physical art but how they figure out how to forge those connections."
This is an important moment in history for us to be connecting with our queer ancestors, understanding their history of oppression, connecting with their extraordinary histories of resistance.
One of the things that moves me most is seeing how each individual artist connects with their own particular queer ancestor. Whether it is because they trucked off to the GLBT History archives and read the full transcript of their queer ancestors or because they discovered the incredibly powerful emotional resonance in the lives of one of their queer ancestors – from having suicidal thoughts to having erotic orgasmic responses to all things in life – and creates art about that. This is not only about the physical art but how they figure out how to forge those connections.