Sequin/ce
2024 - duo exhibition
A community co-created collaborative project that positioned queer JOY as a mode of resistance. Organized by Joy Cotton and Aspen Monet Laboy in response to legislation that destabilizes and disenfranchises Nebraska’s LGBTQIA2S+ communities, Sequin/ce organizers collected photographs that visually interpret notions of queer joy through an open submission process. They assembled photographs into a large-scale collage, wrapping the gallery in a visual manifesto of collective power, enduring presence, and joyful resistance.
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2023 - group exhibition
<pr0xy-fl3$h> reimagines the future of the corporeal image. Organized by Alex Jacobsen, and featuring work by Margo Johnson, Aspen Monet Laboy, and Matthew Strasburger, the exhibition/laboratory envisions a future where bodies are liberated from the interdependencies of their discrete parts; where autonomous organs emit their own frequencies and detached appendages glitch in the collapsing space between physical and digital forms. Itself a body, <pr0xy-fl3$h> vibrates with restless movement toward unsettled futures.
Open Stall
2022 - solo exhibition
Curated by Mary E.D.J. Lawson, Open Stall was presented at the first of a four part series project called Everyday Performances. Centered around housing rights in the community, this installation addressed issues of accessibility and inclusivity of public restrooms - especially for LGBTQ+ individuals and those experiencing homelessness. It is called "Open Stall" because the visitor can enter, intrude, and observe the space as they please, resembling the unawareness society has for the need and right of privacy in public areas.
El Baño
2022 - solo exhibition
Held at Fleabane Gallery owned by Joelle Wellansa Sandfort, El Baño represents the relationship we have with ourselves in an intimate place such as the bathroom. Fragments of augmented reflections are key, transporting the viewer to a familiar yet uncomfortable scene. The installation addresses themes of identity, sexuality, gender roles, exploitation, addiction, mental health, and self worth.
