London’s Deptford art gallery VSSL Studio continues its FACET programme dedicated to the exploration and celebration of contemporary queer art and culture with a selection of new work from London-based artist June Lam.(@assignedfagatbirth)

For this exhibition, Lam has created a series of collages. Collage has a rich history in queer aesthetics and has been a favoured medium for many queer artists. The act of collage-making mirrors the world-making practices of queer culture, where individuals and communities necessarily have learned to explore, edit, discard and reassemble societal norms and expectations to create their own forms of identities, communities and aesthetics. In this sense, collage can be seen as a form of resistance to dominant cultural narratives and a way to create new possibilities and futures.

June Lam is a multidisciplinary artist, trans man, and queer community organizer of Chinese and Vietnamese ancestry, working across performance, dance, sculpture and collage. Trained in MA Sculpture at The Slade, his work centres queer desirability, politics, fag effeminacy, and embodied experiences of intergenerational trauma. His performances involve leading meditations, connecting with ancestral parts, and movement inspired by deity practice. Creating intentional community spaces is intrinsic to June’s artistic practice. He co-founded the grassroots trans healthcare fund We Exist and founded queer East and South East Asian arts platform GGI끼. These both provide necessary direct action to centre marginalized communities and address the classism and inaccessibility of traditional arts spaces by working outside of them. GGI끼 showcases radical live performances, visual arts & DJs with a hard industrial sound.  June has performed and been exhibited at many galleries including Tate Modern and has been featured in many publications including, Vogue UK, Resident Advisor, Gay Times, GQ, Dazed, Vogue US and I-D.

June Lam's exhibition runs from August 10-27 with an opening event on Friday August 11. 
https://vssl-studio.org/FACET

Queerguru’s Contributing Editor Ris Fatah is a successful fashion/luxury business consultant  (when he can be bothered) who divides and wastes his time between London and Ibiza. He is a lover of all things queer, feminist, and human rights in general. @ris.fatah