Cruising from a crip perspective
Join this hybrid talk on cruising from a crip perspective by artists Menko Dijksterhuis & Robert Andy Coombs (online). Due to limited space in our gallery and to make the event more accessible, we’re hosting the discussion via Instagram Live. Bring your own mobile and earphones if you’re attending in person, or join us online from the comfort of your own home.
Menko (he/him) is a mixed media artist based in Amsterdam. Through his art he critically examines societal systems and juxtaposes it with proposing a future in which every-body and perspective is being taken in and celebrated. With it, he strives to craft a narrative that explores the nuanced and delicate interplay of visibility and invisibility, often within the themes of disability and sexuality, hoping to invite you to engage in introspection and dialogue.
Robert Andy Coombs is a contemporary queer and disabled photographer whose work explores intimacy, desire, embodiment, and public space from the perspective of a power wheelchair user. His work documents queer sexuality, intimacy, Pride culture, and public space through lived disability experience, positioning his practice within disability aesthetics and queer visual culture. His photographs are exhibited internationally and are referenced by curators, writers, and academics in discussions of contemporary queer photography and disability art.