Queer + Metals Instagram Campaign

Rebekah Frank’s digital residency Instagram campaign featured on @Queer.art.words and @Craftspace_ during March 2022 highlighting a selection of survey respondents. Click on the images to read the posts on instagram #queermetalsproject.

a person with short spiky black hair and light brown skin wears red earrings and a red turtleneck top.

Image of metal gun deconstructed and coneected with silver and bronze chain links worn around the waist as a belt with the gun hanging down

Person with short hair wearing a black collard shirt with sleeves rolled up leans their arms folded on a table. They are surrounded by tools, shelving and equipment in the background.

Six figures forged in steel are lined up, ranging in height from left to right, positioned on an an aged and patinated I Beam.

a person wearing glasses and a backwards cap with their head tilted up to one side looks at the camera.

Hammer and tongs arranged on partial copper-coloured sunburst with steel rays extending out.

Patinated silver object sits on a stitched leather cushion atop a white pedestal. Brick wall visible in the background.

A black, British artist with her hair tied up behind a black headband holds a metallic object and stands against a grey wall.

Two copper objects with threaded attachments skirted with ruffled metal rests on a striking blue background.

A person wearing a costume with red trim with contoured face makeup covers has a silver dummy with red gemstones in their mouth.

a sculptural, gold-coloured ring with four pearls at the top of curved antler points, a purple faceted stone cradles in the curve. The internal section is blue.

Rainbow hued non-functional glasses are worn by a person with black hair and beard, wearing contour makeup. Another rainbow hued rectangle extends from the side of the face and a green parrat perched on the lapel of a pink top.

Rust coloured octopus form made of steel wire floats against an off white background

An arrangement of brightly coloured birds made from wood and metal stand in different postures

A fluffy bird made of steel wire stands on one foot, it's oranged beaked head juts out around it's body.

a white person wearing a neckerchief with tattoos visible on their arms smiles at the camera

a person looks askance at the camera wearing a red neckerchief

two forged columns of steel which evoke body shapes . one figure is taller than the other and leans in, in a protective stance.

a person with blonde hair wears glasses and a tie die heart t-shirt, stands in front of a lit coal forge holding a hammer.

Three forged columns of steel, which evoke bodily forms, in three different heights.

Three enamel figures of white and blue mythical minotaurs, truncated at the waist, each hold a different item.

a person wearing a tank top with tattoo visible on their body stands next to a black horse.

An enamel badge depicting a pony with the words Pont Boy visible on it's chest on a black background with blue white and red stars

section of a person's torso visible with a grey perforated piece which rests on their collarbone

a person wearing a dark grey coat with an arrow that appears to be coming through their chest but is really two pieces.

a section of a person's torso seen from the back with an outline of a hand in grey perforated material held on by opaque plastic straps crossing over the shoulder.

a branch hollowed out form made of metal wire in concentric circles that evoke seed pod forms

a person sits on some grey steps with red lettering on.

three cylindrical hollow forms of metal wire

a figure seen from the waist down wearing all white with a brass carabiner on the hook of their jeans which holds two elongated objects in white and natural wood colour.

a person wesring all black crouches down to handle an oversized charm bracelet on a low wooden platform

soft and shiny uneven pale orange circular shapes hang around a metal hook

a metal table-like form supported on one side by a twisting blobby metal form, the other side has two legs holding up a round platform underneath the table.

a person lays on a metal bed frame of forged metal with bronze brazed joints visible

red text curves into a horseshoe shape with red and white rope. The text reads Great Expectations.

four people stand together, one person holds a sign with the number 6 and another holds antlers on her head.

a blue abstract geometric face shaped like an arch with a red tongue and yellow eyes. A pendant hanging from a blue cord.

textured and layered container in white with dark highlights

a person wearing a knitted cap and glasses sits at a table with objects on in the background

a round shiny metal vessel with stubby feet and handles made up of patchwork metal pieces

a figure made from layered metal cutouts places a shiny crown on their head as their head as their hair flows behind

a figure made from layered metal cutouts clasps their face as orange and yellow flames erupt from their face

a figure made from layered metal cutouts holds a small sword in one hand while their chin rests on the other

a pendant made up of a complex maze-like structure of yellow gold, silver and dark blue stones

a man holding calipers in his hand has his arms crossed and looks away from the camera against a red backdrop

bright green faceted stone set into a maze of yellow gold to create a sculptural ring

black and silver coloured amorphus forms; some hollow, some rounded on a white background

Against a blue ceiling with white stars of light, two men laugh into the camera

four black and red textured biomorphic shapes

#QueerMetalsProject

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