By James Robert Morrison
Unique
Pencil on fag (cigarette) papers
Unframed: 23 × 27cm
Framed: 42 × 46 × 4.5cm
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T’his drawing is from a series that takes its name from an overheard comment describing a gay couple as “never having more than a fag paper between them.” During my teenage years, school was an exclusively heteronormative environment due to Section 28; I didn’t know any openly gay people, and I only found connection through the gay porn magazines I bought and kept hidden.
Inspired by this phrase and its play on words—in the UK, "fag" is both slang for a cigarette and a homophobic slur—I draw male couples referenced from these magazines onto fragile fag (cigarette) papers. The delicate pencil marks on this thin medium reflects the fragility of queer visibility at that time, transforming images once hidden in shame into tender, intimate portraits.’ -Morrison
By James Robert Morrison
Unique
Pencil on fag (cigarette) papers
Unframed: 23 × 27cm
Framed: 42 × 46 × 4.5cm
(click image for full view)
T’his drawing is from a series that takes its name from an overheard comment describing a gay couple as “never having more than a fag paper between them.” During my teenage years, school was an exclusively heteronormative environment due to Section 28; I didn’t know any openly gay people, and I only found connection through the gay porn magazines I bought and kept hidden.
Inspired by this phrase and its play on words—in the UK, "fag" is both slang for a cigarette and a homophobic slur—I draw male couples referenced from these magazines onto fragile fag (cigarette) papers. The delicate pencil marks on this thin medium reflects the fragility of queer visibility at that time, transforming images once hidden in shame into tender, intimate portraits.’ -Morrison
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