Collected Item: “This is what a queer person looks like”
What is your name?
Kat Catchpole
What are your pronouns?
she/they
Use the following phrase for your photograph's title, filling in the blank with however you self-identify. Feel free to include all intersections of your identity. (Examples: lesbian, trans person of color, Latinx queer woman, radical faery, butch, etc.): "This is what a _______ looks like."
"This is what a queer person looks like"
Tell us more about your photo by sharing a brief artist statement or answering this prompt: "This is what being ______ means to me..."
I was inspired to take this self portrait during a period of my life before I started fully questioning my gender. I came out as gay a year or so prior, which was a huge breath of fresh air - when I was freshly out and dating my girlfriend, I think I felt like "Ok, this is who I am now." That part of me is still true, but now I am beginning to understand myself in even deeper ways. This self-portrait represents the growing pains of coming into queerness, which I now understand to be a process that is never fully complete. I am always in the process of unknowing what I held to be true about myself and allowing myself to change in whatever ways I need. To me that is what queerness is all about - the understanding that we are all fluid, multi-faceted beings with the capacity to change and become who we want to be.
Describe your photo so we can provide alt-text for future visitors to this website. Example: "Two women holding hands and smiling as they walk in a pride parade, surrounded by rainbow flags and a vibrant crowd celebrating LGBTQ+ pride."
A portrait of a calm looking person sitting with one leg crossed over the other, in front of a vine-laced fence, with a dog sitting by their side.
Do you consent to The Curve Foundation storing, sharing, and using this image and its description as we deem appropriate, including disseminating on our social media, website, and Curve quarterly? Do you confirm that you hold the rights to this image?
Yes
What is your instagram handle?
@run.ing.around
In the event that you win this contest, how can we best contact you: Instagram, email, or other? If other, please provide contact details.
katycatchpole4@outlook.com