EIP: Your work has layers of queer imagery, erotica and fantasy; do you agree with this sentiment and can you elaborate?
SANYU: I absolutely agree. There’s so much beauty and freakish wonder in nature and beyond and that’s what drives the fantasy aspect of my work; melting that which fascinates me together and forming these fantastical moments. A lot of my work explores the beauty and wildness of queer sensuality and sexuality in this kind of shame shedding practice. I think shame serves a purpose in things like community justice and holding people accountable and mitigating harm… but when it comes to sexuality and queer identity, shame can be so paralytic and stifling in self- expression.
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