Queer Cities
Queer Cities is an exhibition aimed at addressing issues of LGBTIQA+ inclusion through spatial interventions that preserve queer heritage—past, present and future. Visualising LGBTIQA+ visibility in public space is an important factor in making urban environments feel more inclusive. Recognition of the presence of queer people and their heritage in public space not only means that LGBTIQA+ people see themselves represented, making diversity visible helps public spaces become more accessible for other marginalised groups. This exhibition surfaces the voices of LGBTIQA+ and gender diverse people to recognise and celebrate queer lived experience, narratives and histories specific to public spaces and commemorate these stories through a spatial intervention. This will take the form of intersecting shapes, colours and symbols that can be manipulated by the viewing public to communicate their own stories—as queer people or queer allies—and in so doing build a visible presence of the LGBTIQA+ community in Melbourne.
Melbourne Design Week is an initiative of the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.
Visit designweek.melbourne to view the full program.
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Event Details
- Date:
- 20 May 2025 at 9:00 am – 22 May 2025 at 5:00 pm
- Venue:
- Victorian Pride Centre
- Categories:
- Design; Research: XYX Lab
Description
Queer Cities is an exhibition aimed at addressing issues of LGBTIQA+ inclusion through spatial interventions that preserve queer heritage—past, present and future. Visualising LGBTIQA+ visibility in public space is an important factor in making urban environments feel more inclusive. Recognition of the presence of queer people and their heritage in public space not only means that LGBTIQA+ people see themselves represented, making diversity visible helps public spaces become more accessible for other marginalised groups. This exhibition surfaces the voices of LGBTIQA+ and gender diverse people to recognise and celebrate queer lived experience, narratives and histories specific to public spaces and commemorate these stories through a spatial intervention. This will take the form of intersecting shapes, colours and symbols that can be manipulated by the viewing public to communicate their own stories—as queer people or queer allies—and in so doing build a visible presence of the LGBTIQA+ community in Melbourne.
Melbourne Design Week is an initiative of the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.
Visit designweek.melbourne to view the full program.