Scans From Personal Art Foundation Journal Titled 'Illustrations Of Ambiguity'

Object/Artifact

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Museum of Transology

Scans from a personal art foundation journal entitled "Illustrations of Ambiguity".

Scans from a personal art foundation journal entitled "Illustrations of Ambiguity".

Name/Title

Scans From Personal Art Foundation Journal Titled 'Illustrations Of Ambiguity'

Entry/Object ID

MOT/2024/NDOTC/BRIS/018

Tags

Art, Bristol, National Day of Trans Collecting, Illustration

Collection

National Day of Trans Collecting

Category

Artwork, Personal Messages

Dimensions

Height

210 mm

Width

297 mm

Depth

1 mm

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Notes

Bishopsgate Institute, London

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Tag Transcription

Notes

The scans are from my 'reflective journal' that we had to keep at my art foundation. I don't know if its because my project was about transness that I felt able to so freely expose my internal fear and confusion. So here it is. In these drawings I am trying to reimagine myself. Trans men existed then, "ftm", but non-binary was almost a myth that I'd collected scraps of. The funniest thing about all of this is how subconscious it was. I wasn't aware I was trans, really. Art was the only place I gave name to it. But in doing so, I was able to give myself the clarity and certainty I needed to realise myself and come out.