To be a flamingo
April 20 – June 9, 2024
Arjun Lal
Something is changing. In my body I have had a longing for other ways of being. A deep yearning to experience how it might feel to break apart my form and rebuild it. Expediting my surface attempting to satisfy a hunger for self-discovery. How might it feel to be a flamingo?
This exhibition is part of the 2023-2024 Artist-in-Residence (AIR) program at McMaster University School of the Arts. Curated by Adrien Crossman, the 2023-2024 AIR program includes four Queer and Trans artists from across Turtle Island whose practices rely heavily on material exploration, weaving form and concept within the framework of Queer / Trans histories and aesthetics.
Documentation by Eli Nolet
Arjun Lal (he/they) is an multidisciplinary artist based in Kijipuktuk. Working in sculpture and performance focusing around contemporary queer themes of identity, colonialism, fetish culture, and cultural fetishization. They are inspired by their lived experiences as a queer Indian diasporic person who has lived in cities on Turtle Island and in Berlin.
The working series “To be a flamingo” has been made possible with the generous support from both Arts Nova Scotia and Canada Council for the Arts funding.
The working series “To be a flamingo” has been made possible with the generous support from both Arts Nova Scotia and Canada Council for the Arts funding.