They/Them Project is an ongoing portrait and interview series documenting the lived experiences of gender nonconforming and Trans+ individuals. Each participant shares their story in their own words. The photography is mine. The voice is theirs.
About
Name: Chandler
Pronouns: they/them & he/him
Conversation
Q: How ART thou?
A: My paintings emerge from the knotted place in my body where desire, dysphoria, envy, and hunger are indistinguishable. I see subjects of my paintings as collaborators, as they forge trans and queer aesthetics in their bodies and in the images they capture of their bodies. Surgery, hormones, tattoos and piercings, makeup, (un)clothing, hair, scars, poses, angles, and cropping are powertools of expression, rumbling at frequencies only queers can hear. To learn more about what trans self-expression looks like for me, listen to my full interview through the link below.
Recorded Conversation
Part of the ongoing They/Them Project exploring identity, language, and visibility.
