Queer Glitch

As further methods of bodily abstraction are discovered, the focus of the potential for the human form to deny expectations and traditions is expanded. This on-going work examines the complexities of non-conforming bodies and society’s relationship to queerness as viewers, consumers, and self-identifiers. While normative systems often demand certainty with the figure, queer bodies and their defiance to adhere to those expectations challenge that desire for singularity. Using my body as a placeholder for queerness, I document, digitize, and deconstruct my figure to generate an ambiguous form that exists outside of the gendered spectrum.

 The presence of digital components, as both an aesthetic and a process, act as a metaphor for the queer body as glitch. The layered body denies total immediacy, necessitating a pause of the viewer. This is a similar pause that a technological glitch induces, which can ultimately lead to a redesigning of a system. Queer bodies disrupt the normative structure and demand structural reconsideration. By presenting the queer body as a digitized, metaphorical glitch, the viewer is asked to reassess their position on functionality and gendered consistency, and ultimately their attachment to and role in societal norms.