O U T S K I R T S

From the Outskirts publication, 2017. 

From the Outskirts publication, 2017. 

From the Outskirts publication, 2017. 

NEW PROJECT ALERT! GET INVOLVED IF YOU’RE FROM THE SOUTH-WEST OF THE UK AND SELF-IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ+ !

Photos by Paul Hearn, 2018. 

Very excited to be exhibiting and talking about the Outskirts project, for Counter 2018! Come and see Makina Books’ table with copies of Outskirts and other titles during the weekend. The bookwork is also being exhibited at Ocean Studios.... Talk happens 4pm on Saturday 17th march

https://www.facebook.com/events/251605528677370/

A portrait of Melissa, a librarian and occasional music journalist based in London. 

Liminal Portrait No. 3, acrylic on paper collage, 2017. This portrait is of Dominic, a dear friend of mine. He was probably the first queer trans person I met (online) who liked queercore as much as me! He's a talented film student/general buff, amazing drummer/musician, animal lover, insta documentarian and all round incredible person. For his portrait he described how he felt he'd always been and lived in the inbetween. From being a young queer and getting into bands, to starting hormones, navigating mental illness, and living life passing as male. "As a kid I was a big music geek but being a music geek wasn't for girls...ultimately music broke my heart. Being a butch dyke at the time, but wanting to be read as male, made for some unhappy times for me." Read about Dominic’s relationship with liminality on the ‘Portrait Exchange’ page.

Liminal portrait No. 1, Emil, acrylic collage on paper, 2016.