Queer Meltdown, Part 1: Voyeurisms

2022
“A day event running from 11- 9pm with stalls for Queers to sell their art, prints, zines & clothing, work-shops relating to zine making and movement, a pop up print exhibition, a fund raising tom-bola, as a full day of performances.

QUEER MELTDOWN: PART ONE taps into the practice of voyeurism and approaches the subject carefully yet tensely, highlighting the queer experience while showing how different artists/performers interpret the very notion and experience it in their own time.

By reclaiming the narrative, this time We, as queer people, create the voyeuristic space we want. WE take control. We choose to reveal our pain, thoughts and emotions. We feel safe with each other. We al-low each other to see.The day will consist of around six performanc-es and performers, each interpreting the top-ic in their own, unique ways.

An open call will be created and shared through social media to allow artists to join the project on their own accord, through their own interests.

‘Voyeurism allows us to experience all the excitement of disaster, catastrophe and pain, to witness the most horrible human events, without any danger of feeling real pain.’—Gerald Mast As well as the performances, there will be a corner shop organised by Hannah Whitlow with artists who have things such as post-ers, clothes, zines, etc. available for pur-chase in order to create a budget as well as support individuals and free-lancers in order to make further art creation possible. The table will not only be used as a “shop,” but as a place of presenting works in differ-ent contexts.”

text by Luka Mahmuljin Udovičić
photos by Anne-Claire Noyer