Artist Statement

In my art practice I work to elevate trans*queer subjectivity and abolitionist politics through performance, photography, video and audio. My approach is critical yet playful, with a practice that values process alongside form and content. From painting oversized “Bob Ross, The Joy of Painting,” landscapes as backdrops for Transportraits, to standing in place before the Stonewall Inn for 24 hours, or ceasing to take testosterone after 10 years of transgender “hormone therapy” for my project Shimmer Shimmer, my interdisciplinary methods weave personal experiences, political moments and theoretical concerns with calls for action and hope for a liberated future.

Recent projects created with my partner and collaborator VanDy (Sarah Van Dyck), employ my trans*queer form to pay homage to anti-assimilationist queer spaces, explore gender liberation through abolition, and destabilize binaries.