Disparate Threads finally goes up (& Gets a Review!)
“Disparate Threads exhibition explores queer identity and faith”
Chase Martin, UVU Review
Photo by Chase Martin
After a year of research, design, and other artistic work, Disparate Threads is finally up!
I was honored to find out that a review of the piece was featured in the UVU Review! Chase Martin who wrote the article, was very kind and respectful, had this to say about the piece:
“This message of inclusion is a vital one for college students who have reached such a tumultuous point in their lives. Regardless of whether one is of queer identity or not, religious or not, there are many influences on an individual’s life that can culminate into mental stress and fatigue. It is at these times when it is most important to remember the simple metaphor which Disparate Threads expresses.”
So many people came together to make this installation happen:
Religious leaders who helped me connect to the queer members of their communities, the inspiring examples of queer faith that generously shared their stories, my favorite photographer Taryn Birrer, who documented the interviews, my supportive professor who answered my millions of questions along the way, the wonderful people at UVU's Excellence and Innovation Initiative, and all the family members who helped me set up the installation in my time of need.
The experience of working with all of these lovely people brought a new beautiful meaning to the work that I did not anticipate. The review actually puts it best:
“The installation invites everyone to be more accepting, especially of themselves. Disparate Threads can represent a community or the multiple facets of an individual. Whichever it is, it is important to remember that only by weaving them together can harmony be found”
Not only did I get to see how queer and religious aspects of an individual’s life were woven together, but I also got to see both the non-queer religious people and the non-religious queer people of my life come together to help me create this thing that was so important to me.
