Lurking Through the Houseplants
Jake Lahah
Screen print on paper
22.5 by 15 inches
2021
"Houseplants overtaking the window sill. The way my dog tucks his nose under the coffee table. A backlit sign overhanging a dingy Richmond club. Magnets and show posters pinned to our fridge. Crummy overexposed photos taken on an iPhone. Community meals I make for me and my friends.
I explore the fringes of queerness and the ways our personal histories and interests are in negotiation with our queer identities. Casting screen printing as a drawing tool allows me to explore the iterative possibilities of imagery through layering. I’m looking for the appropriate balance of new information emerging and identity being lost through printing. As a by-product of this process, my work speaks to the nature of queer visual culture and identity constantly redefining itself. By exploring the intersection of queerness and personal interests, my practice addresses the complexities a queer identity has in relationship to lived experiences."
