New series on LGBTIQ Syria (queer kids)
On childhood, ‘being different’ and memory
one of my favourit illustrations i did. it is an artistic project with Syria untold
When did we, as children, become conscious of images? When did we internalize the visual representations that teach us how to be “proper” boys and girls who follow societal expectations? When did we start to feel that our parents’ love for us was conditional, that it was tied to how well we performed and reproduced the roles and expressions expected of the genders assigned to us at birth? How can we go back to that period and reimagine it in a way that better reflects our differences and individuality, to search for those moments when we felt safe to be ourselves, unconditionally?
illustration and full text is here
Sara Khayat Art 