Artworks Published In Volume 2, Issue 2:
“Rehousing” (Issue Cover)
Artist Statement: This expresses my experience with unstable housing. Whether from the sensation of dread or one of excitement, this is, in a way, what overwhelm can do to a body.
“The Common Insect”
Artist Statement: This piece was made after looking for a place to live that felt supportive of my lived experience. I had to find a new home after a decade of taking care of ailing parents, where exploring nature was my only escape. The closest people to me in the area passed, but it took several years before I could move myself out of my former town. The main character in the image considers the fantasy of a lighthouse as new housing, staying somewhere so new and bright that I could pave my own way.
“Self Tenderness”
Artist Statement: Politics in the United States has isolated so many. This piece is a call for the people to connect and break out of our bubbles to create a world beyond the systems that keep so many marginalized people stuck.
Eli (Of Thousands) is a queer Wisconsin transplant residing in Chicago. They’re inspired by their found family, fashion, and the intersection of city and nature, working daily in mixed media. Most of their work deals with queer experience, searching for the concept of home, and reciprocal care.
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