comfi.space is an interactive exhibit transforms everyday living room objects into memories of queer pleasure, represented by the featured artists' pieces. It is a call to showcase a new sense of familiarity and hope that queer kinship and pleasure brings and create new connections through radical imagination and care. We encouraged artists to channel memories, whether in current or past relationships (platonic, familial, etc) into spatial and visual interpretations that are reminiscent of spaces that we find liberation through queer pleasure/intimacy. Ultimately, we want to uncover what queer pleasure and intimacy can look like and be imagined as, as well as experiment new ways of engaging the audience through feeling like incorporating spatial and tactile mediums, while also noting that this is not limited to romantic pleasure and intimacy.
CALL FOR ART
How does radical pleasure transform the way we see ordinary spaces in our lives? What feelings does it evoke? How can this piece serve as evidence that our pleasure once existed in this space?
For
The Fishbowl Gallery
Role
Exhibit Curator
Reflection
When looking back, I mainly get feelings of gratitude and a sense of pride: I was able to curate a much needed space that felt authentic and 'comfi' to a lot of queer and trans people of color. This exhibit started out as a love letter for my queer friendships and relationships and manifested itself through the artwork of so many talented artists, sweet exchanges between former strangers, and people feeling inspired again.
I am extemely grateful to all the featured artists that submitted and were willing to be a part of this show, as well as my amazing mentors, Rya and Viss.
