Polari PROJECT STATEMENT

Throughout history the queer community hasn't always been able to be out and proud. The community developed sophisticated codes to coexist as queer in a world that criminalized their identities. Polari, a secret British slang used by gay men, for instance, allowed them to speak freely without the fear of arrest. As time progressed this language became lost and very few within the community know of it.

Utilizing this codex language, in combination with drawing, printmaking, and digital techniques, I am giving the language a contemporary life. Combining contemporary items or images associated with acts within the queer community allow viewers to see items and then veils of text that reference the language.

With the nature of the language being a code, some pieces are harder to reveal the true meaning or need to be viewed from a specific angle to fully gather all the information being referenced.

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