Alex Kochan\u2019s work draws on lived observations of a transgender person about gender and the functioning of the LGBT+ community in society. Alex translates misunderstandings, paradoxes and marginalisation into a peculiar language of animals and symbols. In search for connections between the beastly or devilish image and non-normative manifestations of gender and sexuality, Alex uses various printmaking techniques such as etching, silkscreen and illustration.<\/p>\n
The works in the exhibition bring together various creatures found in Alex\u2019s work, drawing on myths and rituals. Characters are used as symbols: the unicorn as freedom and \u201cotherness\u201d, the jester as what the LGBT+ community is often made out to be in the eyes of homophobes, and the others as different expressions of gender and sexuality. Community is also an important aspect. More than a product of shared oppression, it is also an empowering and liberating way of being. Alex\u2019s works embody a paradox: while night or darkness is not usually associated with safety, for LGBT+ people it often provides a safe haven for socialising and celebration. Freedom only becomes possible in hidden or underground places in the dark, and to be in the light is to be visible and vulnerable.<\/p>\n
The exhibition is open 19-28 May, Thursdays-Saturdays 16:00-19:00.
\nAddress: \u201ci\u0161girsti\u201d, Darbinink\u0173 Street 8-1 (apartment building, one flight up from the entrance).
\nMore information: www.isgirsti.lt\/erdve.<\/p>\n
Curated by \u201ci\u0161girsti\u201d, Augustas \u010ci\u010delis and Viktorija Kolbe\u0161nikova. The activities of \u201ci\u0161girsti\u201d are supported by the Active Citizens Foundation, EEA Grants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","programa":[22],"class_list":["post-2613","renginys","type-renginys","status-publish","hentry","programa-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/festivaliskreives.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/renginys\/2613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/festivaliskreives.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/renginys"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/festivaliskreives.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/renginys"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/festivaliskreives.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"programa","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/festivaliskreives.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programa?post=2613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}