M (Dublin, b. 2004)

Coloured sketch of a person pulling a purple t-shirt over their head. They're wearing a cropped purple sports top underneath.
M (Dublin, b. 2004), Our Bodies Are Ours (detail), 2021. © M

Our Bodies Are Ours

2021

Pencil and acrylic on canvas

As an ally to the LGBTQIA+ community, the artist wanted to capture how humanity is stripped away from said community when they are looked upon by society through objectifying and sexualised lenses. Homophobic and transphobic acts of violence are all too common in Ireland and the responsibility should not be on the LGBTQIA+ community to solve this issue.

Painting in shades of pink, purple and blue of a pair of hands with palms facing upward M (Dublin, b. 2004), Our Bodies Are Ours (detail), 2021. © M
Pencil sketch of a person wearing a tank top with painted flowers covering their eyes M (Dublin, b. 2004), Our Bodies Are Ours (detail), 2021. © M
Painting of a person with brown hair facing away from us. M (Dublin, b. 2004), Our Bodies Are Ours (detail), 2021. © M

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