The Outsider’s Gallery presents LABOUR OF LOVE
Displayed are a selection of pieces by different artist couples that were part of a one day exhibition at VFD on the 5th of June.
Attendees were invited to participate by writing letters to 'my love…' &/or 'my ex…' : a selection of which are on display.
The Work
We talk about “falling in love” – a trust fall. The moment you suspend your disbelief and hope that your loving gaze will be met and returned. But with time, you realise that as much as love is about a collapsing of boundaries, it’s about building something new, too. Artistic work made collaboratively within a couple creates something tangible from this process, enshrining the domestic minutiae and routine of the intertwined lives that underpin romantic relationships.
Labour of Love is an exhibition curated by Megan Wallace which brings together a range of London-based creative couples to explore themes across emotional labour, skill-sharing and love to creatively explore the vulnerabilities of queer intimacy.
About
Untitled. Photography by Heather Glazzard, image featuring Heather Glazzard and Nora Nord
OLD STOCKING. Isle of Wight, 2020. Hahnemuhle Inkjet Paper. Photography by Beliza Buzollo, image featuring Hannah Parsons
Mirror. Photography by Xoey Fourr and Rachel Ellen Hopkins, image featuring Xoey Fourr
Us two. 2021. Photography by Hidhir Badaruddin, image featuring Hidhir Badaruddin and Simone Casarotti