Metamorphosis: Gender & Identity was created in Siena, Italy at the Siena Art Institute. This installation took place inside a nondescript closet in one of the hallways of the school. I chose this specific site in reference to the historic metaphor of the closet for LGBTQ+ oppression. Inside this closet I used recycled mirror shards, paint, creative writing, fabric, lighting, and sound to convey the theme of invisible gender identities in Italian culture, along with a personal reflection of my experience as a genderqueer person within that space. In transforming this closet, I created a space for those societal issues to have a moment of visibility, and created an environment that facilitated conversations on this topic between myself and native Sienese community members.
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