Becoming Queer Nomad / 2022 - 2026 / Audiovisual Installation
Becoming Queer Nomad is a woven piece and video work that delves into queer time and space. I have interviewed over two dozen queer nomadic people about their memories, stories, relationships, and cultural backgrounds. Nomadic, meaning a person carrying mixed nationalities, moving around, and/or having recently immigrated.
In the work, I aim to reclaim weaving from being striated or ‘controlled’, transforming it into a porous, hollow space where queer nomadic stories can grow. The wires represent artificiality in cultural identity, as many grapple with belonging. They also signify learning queer history independently, understanding, and finding community when connection used to only be found through online platforms.
