Drag Workspace
2019Table / Mirror with lights
Drag has been part of our society since the Ancient Greeks when women were not allowed to play in those theatres, the role of a women was played by men. Even in World War II the soldiers would dress up in women’s clothing and perform to entertain other soldiers. As the LGBTQIA+ community grew, drag grew with it, drag became a tool to challenge the taboo of the LGBTQIA+ community. Today, drag has become a phenomenon thanks to RuPaul and young people have been inspired to take such a career path and take an opportunity that people in the past did not have. This installation was inspired by this community, and it had elements that a person would find in a drag queen’s workspace. A mirror with lights with make-up, wigs, bra, posters and personal photos but instead of personal photos, polaroid photos of a Maltese drag queen (IZZY) that was interviewed for this project were stuck to the frame of the mirror