Could Be a Person or Multiple Hotdogs

Abstract

This work uses autotheory to reject dominant discourses surrounding racialization, diaspora, and queerness. This research culminated into a Master of Fine Art (MFA) thesis exhibition of artwork, where multiple projections of experimental DIY videos featured both solo and collective documented performance for the camera of everyday life. The artworks reject the expectation to reconcile complicated intersections of my existence in the pursuit of legibility. This paper summarizes the MFA thesis exhibition by following an experimental creative approach that mirrors the tone of the exhibition. Throughout the show, ceramic tiles and bronze sculptures as well as everyday objects (as seen in the presented videos) are situated throughout the gallery space. Milk crates function as crude plinths. A green vinyl couch sits at one side of an approximately 10x10’ grid of multi-coloured foam interlocking tiles. Colourful foam mats and pillows are scattered across the central lounge area. The exhibition concludes with Dyke Clothing Swap a participatory artwork in the gallery space in which there was an opportunity to exchange used clothing with each other.