Queer acts of Resistance – a project by UK based photographer, Ciarán Frame (@ciaranframe_).
Let’s talk about “Queer Acts of Resistance” project
“I started Queer Acts of Resistance as a portrait series last October in order to join the dots between the different experiences within the Queer community. When we see a portrait, we see a human and for me portrait photography yields the closest possible empathetic response a photo could possibly hold. Incorporating stories of resistance and joy hands the mic back to the sitters within the portraits. I use this method to always be in collaboration, to allow someone to speak through the work. This series ultimately is a celebration of queer people today but more or less a celebration of human connection.” – Ciarán
portrait of Ashley Charles Burr / @a_c_tamuno
“Queer joy is hard to articulate. It’s hard because I’ve fought to grow into the person I’ve been told not to become, and that can take over. I often forget to centre my wellbeing after I’ve made space for where I exist, and not where I want to fit in. It’s easy to forget that it’s okay to find moments where I can look back and remind myself that I am important. Nothing should compromise my fulfilment. That’s what my queer joy is, the feeling that I’ve broken down expectations, I’ve only just started to see myself in a way I wouldn’t have dreamed of as a child. It will never matter how much negativity I receive, even if at some points it was internalised. I can still wake up and give myself the option to be the best version of myself. I cultivate my softness and hold onto my strength because those are the things that get me through the day. It doesn’t need to be one or the other, there is joy in how I can be both feminine and masculine. I can look at other gay men who perpetuate heteronormative standards and say no to them, why fight to be happy and then cave into oppression? My queer joy is based on nobody else apart from myself, I no longer need to question myself anymore. That feeling of a fight will never go away, but I’m at the point now where I want to harvest that and use it to turn myself into something great.” – Ashley Charles Burr @a_c_tamuno
Find Queer Acts of Resistance project on instagram: @qaor.project
Created/photographed by Ciarán Frame @ciaranframe_
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