It’s Hard To Believe In God When People Tell You God Doesn’t Like Us: James Moore
4 – 21 August 2022
This solo exhibition approaches the dichotomy of faith and queerness through exhibiting six large photographic prints in the style of tableaux photography. This concept was concieved in response to the failed creation of the religious discrimination bill which supposedly protected religious australians from discrimination on the basis of their religion, however legally allowing the very same people to discriminate against trans, queer and gender diverse australians. If it were passed would this legislation protect queer individuals within those communities? These photographs merge the art of drag with the aesthetics of catholic iconography to fight the erasure of queers who still practise organised religion.
James Moore is a multidisciplinary artist living and working in Naarm/Birraranga (so-called Melbourne) on unceded lands of the Woi wurrung language groups of the Kulin Nation. Their current studio practise primarily consists of a body of work that deals with Identity politics through a queer perspective. They take an activist approach aiming to retell their experiences as a queer person, contribute to discourse and challenge stereotypes; often working with mediums such as video, photography and painting.
Opening event: Friday 5 August, 6 – 9pm
Image: Virgen de la Esperanza de Macarena de Sevilla, photographic print on Lustre, 42x 59.4cm.