Andrés Gregorio Pérez
Dead Family
Looking again into their personal family albums, Andrés Gregorio Pérez realized that they did not see their true selves represented in the photographs. Instead they saw a representation of the imposed expectations of their biological family. Gender-neutral parenting is still exceptional.
When Pérez discussed this with other LGBTQIA+ people, many appeared not to recognize their identity in early family photos either. Dead Family is an artistic research project on the function of the family archive. These albums often portray dominant, binary, heteronormative narratives and offer little space for other identities, rendering them invisible throughout historical records.
Pérez’s series embraces, engages and encourages the plurality of the LGBTQIA+ community. Each participant was invited to make a creative intervention on their personal family album, and imagine what an inclusive memory, reflecting their true identity, would feel like.
