ARTIST
Goldendean is a genderqueer trans media artist provoking dialogue about the gaze, queer bodies, love and Social justice. A.K.A. Dean Hutton, they have worked across photojournalism, print, digital, video and social media, performance and community action since the late 1990s. They affirm the right of all bodies to exist, to be celebrated and protected. through their strategy of simple, often improvised actions by a “Fat Queer White Trans body” sharing moments of soft courage.
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Shruthi Nair was born in India. Shruthi graduated from UCT Michealis with her BAFA hons in 2006 and is a practicing designer and candidate architectural draughtswoman. She works mainly within the visual arts space, production and project management, furniture and architectural design sectors.
CONCEPT
INHALEXHALE is a lightbox installation that calls us to both individual and communal acts of self-care in response to the crisis of breathlessness and social anxiety experienced by so many during this era of late capitalism, where ecological catastrophe, corruption and police brutality quite literally threatens to rob us of our breath.
THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE
The installation, made from reflective ‘gold’ materials, set to a radial rising from the ground like the rays of the sun, provides a point of focus and reflection for the viewer to remain present, and establish inner calm, acting as a visual representation of the process of mindful breathing, the rhythm and flow from inhale(to)exhale.
