Prue Hazelgrove
The way You are
6 oct. — 18 nov. 2023
6 oct. — 18 nov. 2023
Prue Hazelgrove
Image: Prue Hazelgrove, The way You are. - Miki, She/Her Banksia coccinea, 2023, tintype diptych, courtesy the artist.
The way You are
Image: Prue Hazelgrove, The way You are. - Miki, She/Her Banksia coccinea, 2023, tintype diptych, courtesy the artist.
Prue Hazelgrove
The way You are
6 oct. — 18 nov. 2023
Though we’ve been married a couple years now, I met my wife earlier this year.
The way You are. is a love letter to Junia and the other beautiful transgender humans in my life.
Juni and I grow flowers together, so this seemed like a natural language for me to incorporate into this work. Humans have ceremonially used flowers for thousands of years; they are used to communicate and mark all kinds of occasions from celebration to mourning. Through this body of work, I want to celebrate the beauty and joy of my queer siblings whilst also acknowledging the grief and everything else that comes with the process of finding yourself, courtesy of the society that we live in. I want to highlight the diversity of this community and for the audience to see someone like themselves in this work. Bringing portraits of flora and humans into conversation with each other I invite the viewer to consider how intricately wonderful and incredibly ordinary gender and sexuality can be.
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Installation view Prue Hazelgrove,The way You are., 2023, featuring Prue Hazelgrove, Jesse she/her III; Jesse she/her I; Strelitzia reginae; Jesse she/her II; Scabiosa caucasica; Holly she/her I; Holly she/her II; Papaver nudicaule; Kavitha she/her I; Kavitha she/her III; Ochidae cymbidium; Kavitha she/her II.; Miki she/they I; Banksia coccinea; Miki she/they II; Morgan they/them IV; Morgan they/them II; Morgan they/them I; Morgan they/them III; Acacia melanoxylon; Jonathan he/him I; Jonathan he/him III; Jonathan he/him II; Lilium asiatica; Jonathan he/him IV, The way You are., 2023, tintype, courtesy of the artist. Photograph: Silversalt Photography.
Installation view Prue Hazelgrov, The way You are., 2023, featuring Prue Hazelgrove, Scabiosa caucasica; Holly she/her I; Holly she/her II; Papaver nudicaule; Kavitha she/her I; Kavitha she/her III; Ochidae cymbidium; Kavitha she/her II; Miki she/they I; Banksia coccinea; Miki she/they II; Morgan they/them IV; Morgan they/them II; Morgan they/them I; Morgan they/them III; Acacia melanoxylon; Jonathan he/him I; Jonathan he/him III; Jonathan he/him II; Lilium asiatica; Jonathan he/him IV, The way You are., 2023, tintype, courtesy of the artist. Photograph: Silversalt Photography.
Installation view Prue Hazelgrove, The way You are., 2023, featuring Prue Hazelgrove, Jesse she/her III, The way You are.; Jesse she/her I, The way You are.; Strelitzia reginae, The way You are.; Jesse she/her II, The way You are., 2023, tintype, courtesy of the artist. Photograph: Silversalt Photography.
Installation view Prue Hazelgrove, The way You are., 2023, featuring Prue Hazelgrove, Kavitha she/her I, The way You are.; Kavitha she/her III, The way You are.; Ochidae cymbidium, The way You are.; Kavitha she/her II, The way You are., 2023, tintype, courtesy of the artist. Photograph: Silversalt Photography.
Installation view Prue Hazelgrove, The way You are., 2023, featuring Prue Hazelgrove, Scabiosa caucasica, The way You are.; Holly she/her I, The way You are.; Holly she/her II, The way You are., 2023, tintype, courtesy of the artist. Photograph: Silversalt Photography.
Image: Prue Hazelgrove, The way You are. - Miki, She/Her Banksia coccinea, 2023, tintype diptych, courtesy the artist.
Prue Hazelgrove
The way You are
6 oct. — 18 nov. 2023
Though we’ve been married a couple years now, I met my wife earlier this year.
The way You are. is a love letter to Junia and the other beautiful transgender humans in my life.
Juni and I grow flowers together, so this seemed like a natural language for me to incorporate into this work. Humans have ceremonially used flowers for thousands of years; they are used to communicate and mark all kinds of occasions from celebration to mourning. Through this body of work, I want to celebrate the beauty and joy of my queer siblings whilst also acknowledging the grief and everything else that comes with the process of finding yourself, courtesy of the society that we live in. I want to highlight the diversity of this community and for the audience to see someone like themselves in this work. Bringing portraits of flora and humans into conversation with each other I invite the viewer to consider how intricately wonderful and incredibly ordinary gender and sexuality can be.
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Installation view Prue Hazelgrove,The way You are., 2023, featuring Prue Hazelgrove, Jesse she/her III; Jesse she/her I; Strelitzia reginae; Jesse she/her II; Scabiosa caucasica; Holly she/her I; Holly she/her II; Papaver nudicaule; Kavitha she/her I; Kavitha she/her III; Ochidae cymbidium; Kavitha she/her II.; Miki she/they I; Banksia coccinea; Miki she/they II; Morgan they/them IV; Morgan they/them II; Morgan they/them I; Morgan they/them III; Acacia melanoxylon; Jonathan he/him I; Jonathan he/him III; Jonathan he/him II; Lilium asiatica; Jonathan he/him IV, The way You are., 2023, tintype, courtesy of the artist. Photograph: Silversalt Photography.
Installation view Prue Hazelgrov, The way You are., 2023, featuring Prue Hazelgrove, Scabiosa caucasica; Holly she/her I; Holly she/her II; Papaver nudicaule; Kavitha she/her I; Kavitha she/her III; Ochidae cymbidium; Kavitha she/her II; Miki she/they I; Banksia coccinea; Miki she/they II; Morgan they/them IV; Morgan they/them II; Morgan they/them I; Morgan they/them III; Acacia melanoxylon; Jonathan he/him I; Jonathan he/him III; Jonathan he/him II; Lilium asiatica; Jonathan he/him IV, The way You are., 2023, tintype, courtesy of the artist. Photograph: Silversalt Photography.
Installation view Prue Hazelgrove, The way You are., 2023, featuring Prue Hazelgrove, Jesse she/her III, The way You are.; Jesse she/her I, The way You are.; Strelitzia reginae, The way You are.; Jesse she/her II, The way You are., 2023, tintype, courtesy of the artist. Photograph: Silversalt Photography.
Installation view Prue Hazelgrove, The way You are., 2023, featuring Prue Hazelgrove, Kavitha she/her I, The way You are.; Kavitha she/her III, The way You are.; Ochidae cymbidium, The way You are.; Kavitha she/her II, The way You are., 2023, tintype, courtesy of the artist. Photograph: Silversalt Photography.
Installation view Prue Hazelgrove, The way You are., 2023, featuring Prue Hazelgrove, Scabiosa caucasica, The way You are.; Holly she/her I, The way You are.; Holly she/her II, The way You are., 2023, tintype, courtesy of the artist. Photograph: Silversalt Photography.