{"id":9394,"date":"2024-04-30T15:29:47","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T15:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/?p=9394"},"modified":"2024-05-08T19:29:24","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T19:29:24","slug":"its-fun-to-be-classified-lens-based-artwork-about-trans-oppression-and-misrepresentation-in-archives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/2024\/its-fun-to-be-classified-lens-based-artwork-about-trans-oppression-and-misrepresentation-in-archives","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;IT&#8217;S FUN TO BE CLASSIFIED&#8221;: Lens-based Artwork about Trans Oppression and Misrepresentation in Archives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1708\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/MG_0650-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/MG_0650-edited.jpg 1708w, https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/MG_0650-edited-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/MG_0650-edited-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/MG_0650-edited-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/MG_0650-edited-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/MG_0650-edited-973x729.jpg 973w, https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/MG_0650-edited-508x381.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1708px) 100vw, 1708px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;<em>for your pleasure<\/em>&#8220;, Chayyim, 2024, 8&#8243;x11&#8221;<br>archival photo print, Swarovski crystals, washi tape, doilies, and puffy paint<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>An artist talk and exhibition of <em>&#8220;IT&#8217;S FUN TO BE CLASSIFIED&#8221;<\/em>, a series of lens-based mixed media collages. This work explores the history and contemporary legacy of categorization, oppression, erasure, and misrepresentation of transgender individuals within archives\u2013 particularly lesbian and gay &#8220;community&#8221; archives.<\/p>\n<p>Through incorporating rare archival materials and original research, this series synthesizes the artist-archivist&#8217;s own experiences as a practitioner and user of archives whose gender\/sexual identity (a gay trans man and drag queen) remains &#8216;unclassified&#8217; by&nbsp;<em>any&nbsp;<\/em>standardized system, even those dedicated to gender\/sexual identity. <strong>This is an&nbsp;experience marked by moments of identification, recognition, companionship, humor, beauty, and joy, but ultimately characterized by pervasive discomfort, mislabeling, objectification, infantilization, and deep loneliness.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1708\" src=\"https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/MG_0655-edited-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/MG_0655-edited-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/MG_0655-edited-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/MG_0655-edited-1-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/MG_0655-edited-1-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/MG_0655-edited-1-1151x1536.jpg 1151w, https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/MG_0655-edited-1-973x1298.jpg 973w, https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/MG_0655-edited-1-508x678.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>trading cards<\/em> #<em>1<\/em>, Chayyim, 2024, ~10&#8243;x7&#8243;<br>photocard prints, Swarovski crystals, <em>washi<\/em> tape, <em>yumekawa<\/em> stickers, acrylic paint, and toploaders<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1708\" src=\"https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/MG_0653-1-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/MG_0653-1-edited.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/MG_0653-1-edited-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/MG_0653-1-edited-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/MG_0653-1-edited-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/MG_0653-1-edited-1151x1536.jpg 1151w, https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/MG_0653-1-edited-973x1298.jpg 973w, https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/MG_0653-1-edited-508x678.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>&#8220;my body&#8221;<\/em>, Chayyim, 2024, 11&#8243;x8&#8243;<br>archival photo print, pearls, <em>washi<\/em> tape, <em>yumekawa<\/em> stickers, acrylic paint, and commercial ephemera <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An artist talk and exhibition of &#8220;IT&#8217;S FUN TO BE CLASSIFIED&#8221;, a series of lens-based mixed media collages. 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