Preciado picnic

Tapestry, wall hanging, and blanket with copper-thread embroideries
Preciado picnic

I am inquiring into alternative forms of community building, their potentials and discontents, historically and contemporary.

Made as a response to reading the inspiring Testo Junkie by Paul B. Preciado. The fabric is a backdrop to a fictional conversation with Preciado.

The work features electrically charged copper-thread embroideries depicting X chromosomes, sperm, lesbian labrys symbols, trans symbolism, and communal living symbols representing various objects and concepts.

The interlocking circle motif is taken from a traditional 'Wedding Band' quilting pattern, aiming to add another layer to the structure in which contents rest.

These Interlocking bands also function as a stereogram, articulating the complexity of such discussions.

I made this work to look at social structures within communities and give a Queer critique of such norms.

The work functions as a vehicle for protesting for a more inclusive world into a heteronormative world.

It distils spiritual, political and material aspects of social experiments into an artefacts and constellation of symbols.