Corset Intransit explores the corset’s history and how it has shaped ideas of the female form over time, first by the patriarchy and then by womxn in fashion. "Intransit" – meaning to travel or be taken from one place to another – uses the corset to transcend the idea of shape and form. Trans bodies are questioned by society much like the corset, and the sculpture examines both, with Queezy’s torso used as a reference as they identify as trans feminine. Corset Intransit levitates above the dam, with the corset transcending both the physical and spiritual worlds. The sculpture will be illuminated at night with ambient light and there will be a sound piece with voices of trans women sharing their stories of daily life and what it would feel like to transcend in their lives.
Cape Town-based multidisciplinary artist Queezy bridges fine art, fashion, and performance through printmaking, videography, drag performances, and DJ sets.
Creating immersive worlds where fantasy radically subverts the status quo, Queezy's theatrical and personal work upends and expands ideas of being queer and coloured in South Africa, undermining constructions of masculinity, sexuality and corporeality.
Featured in I-D Magazine, The New York Times, NATAAL, Paper Magazine, and Vogue Italia, Queezy has performed with M.I.A., Slowthai, and Angel Ho. Their work is in UCT's collection. They mentor children through creative workshops.
Christina Fortune completed her honours degree at UCT Michaelis School of Fine Art (2017), where exposure to Cape Town's artistic community confirmed that art was her platform for societal change.
She has curated annual exhibitions exploring the intricate, multi-layered experiences of Cape Town's coloured community, prioritising hands-on collaboration between curator and artist.
Now Assistant Curator at EBONY/CURATED, Fortune prioritises overlooked voices. Her solo-curated exhibitions have included artists Rory Emmett, Haneem Christian, Xhanti Zwelendaba, and Jabu Nadia Newman, focusing on what lies beyond societal signifiers such as race, religion, and sexual orientation.