TRANSformation and Buried Fairies
MFA Thesis Exhibition
April 4th 2025
TTU School of Art Satelitte Gallery
The practice of adornment, such as jewelry or piercings, predates written
language and continues to exist and transform today. The meaning and
techniques of jewelry will continue to evolve and change. One day, the
remnants of today will be buried and ancient, but the practice of adornment
will persist.
I create coded icons, objects of adornment, and unconventional septum
ornaments to reflect existing as a Queer Trans Tejano in the here and now. I
envision my work being buried and preserved amongst the wisdom of the mud
and the worms.
I want my work to function as testimonies of resistance, survival, and
community. I want my objects to be outlasting, I want my codes to be
uncovered. I want my work to function as proof of existence within the
contemporary climate, in hopes that being seen far into the future will be proof
of Queer resilience, rebellion, and power.