Some kind of we

Some kind of we brings together works that approach t4t sensibilities, emphasizing networks of trans relationality, self-representation, cross-generational inheritance, desire, and love. A shorthand that emerged in the early 2000s, t4t was first used in Craigslist Personals by transgender and transsexual people seeking relationships with other trans people. Today, t4t has come to encompass not only circuits of desire between trans people, but also practices of solidarity and mutual aid within trans communities.

Reflecting an ongoing tradition of trans-centered artistic production in Canada over the course of three decades, Some kind of we includes video and print works by B.G-Osborne, Daze Jefferies, Cleopatria Peterson, Xanthra Phillippa MacKay, and Mirha-Soleil Ross. These works unfold in the Art Gallery of Guelph’s physical space, and are paralleled by a distributed exhibition, emphasizing the connective role of distributed media such as video and self-published zines and newsletters within trans histories of pre- and early-internet activism and community-building.

Trans and non-binary people can register to receive the distributed exhibition here.

The title of this exhibition, Some kind of we, is borrowed from an Ari Banias poem from his 2016 book Anybody.

Download the exhibition brochure here.

Please note: This exhibition contains videos that include depictions of nudity and physical intimacy, as well as mature language and conversations. These artworks explore themes related to trans experience and relationships.