ExTV Presents: A Lament for Shame
Representation and storytelling are both critical tools towards pushing for change. In an growing conversation surrounding queerness and LGBTQIA+ people, we have seen numerous amounts of victories achieved both in legislative realms and social realms. Yet, there is still action to be taken and change to be made. In our August Web Program, we highlight three different queer artists delving into abjection, taught shame, false monstrosity, and heartbreak, all in search of a different representation of queer stories. This month’s featured artists are shown as listed: “Faggot” – Ythan Ponio (2017) This was a response to my father’s silence towards me after finding out I was gay. I wanted to show a bodily rejection of his prayers of conversion as well as remind myself that his attitudes towards my sexuality are a product of Catholicism being used as a […]
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