My hideous progeny
In the 1831 edition of “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus,” Mary Shelley refers to her novel as her “hideous progeny,” establishing a relationship between creator and creation. In my exhibition “My hideous progeny,” I use the myth of Dr. Frankenstein and his monster as a metaphor for the act of creation and a reference point for discussing queer identity and relationships. Through a visual reimagining of the Gothic novel, I explore the idea of the monster as a queer other and question the process of othering. I am interested in the archaic definition of the word glamour, which originally meant enchantment or magic, and glamour’s relationship to drag and queer aesthetics. I engage the optical effects of glitter, iridescent pigments, and sheer fabrics as a method to queer the surfaces of objects.
In the 1831 edition of “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus,” Mary Shelley refers to her novel as her “hideous progeny,” establishing a relationship between creator and creation. In my exhibition “My hideous progeny,” I use the myth of Dr. Frankenstein and his monster as a metaphor for the act of creation and a reference point for discussing queer identity and relationships. Through a visual reimagining of the Gothic novel, I explore the idea of the monster as a queer other and question the process of othering. I am interested in the archaic definition of the word glamour, which originally meant enchantment or magic, and glamour’s relationship to drag and queer aesthetics. I engage the optical effects of glitter, iridescent pigments, and sheer fabrics as a method to queer the surfaces of objects.
