“Excluded & Unsaid” is a work in progress -outlining the process of creating a monument (in the form of an as-yet-unfinished tapestry) for a mundane colour snapshot of two men on the beach. In view of Fouché’s previous work concerned with other mundane queer self-representations, this installment of supplementary artifacts (the residue of the as-yet-unfinished process) summarises quite a few of his artistic concerns: his relationship with family images; the tensions wrought when comparing images of men from the opposing camps of my domestic snapshot collections; image manipulation as a cathartic tool in dealing with these tensions; broader concerns with systems of categorization and the individual’s agency within these systems, and masculinity as one such system - all under the banner of Fouché’s ongoing reflection on the nature of desire between men.

Artist’s Biography

27-year-old Pierre Fouché received his BA in Fine Art (cum laude) from the University of Stellenbosch in 1999 and has been involved in various group shows and projects in and around the City. He is a lecturer in Art and Design at the College of Cape Town, a resident artist at Greatmore Studios in Woodstock and currently reading for his master’s degree in photography, at Stellenbosch University.