Homonormativity
HOMONORMATIVITY
As though to create a new normativity by rooting queer existence in the ancient past, the Homonormativity posters visualize three famous homoromantic relationships in the ancient world: the Athenian Tyrannicides, Alexander the Great and his lover Hephaestion, and Emperor Hadrian and his lover Antinous.
They use early-internet graphics to evoke a feeling of nostalgia, loss, and disconnect, reflecting both the tragic fates of these three relationships, and the “lost generation” of 90’s queer youth: deprived of heritage and connection with the older generation in the wake of the AIDS crisis, we turn to ancient history to search for signs of ourselves.
HOMONORMATIVITY 1: HADRIAN & ANTINOUS
HOMONORMATIVITY 2: HARMODIOS & ARISTOGITON
HOMONORMATIVITY 3: ALEXANDER & HEPHAESTION
