RESIDENTS was a socially engaged project with the vibrant LGBTQIA+ community of Liverpool. LGBTQIA+ people have long gathered in the city centre for safety, community, and self-expression. Residents aims to honour that culture by making their presence visible via public artworks. Residents is a place for queer people of different generations and identities to celebrate each other. 

Over four months  I made portraits of the members of Liverpool’s LGBTQIA+ community and discussed how the centre of the city feels to them. These portraits were exhibited around Liverpool at selected MerseyRail stations and on photography stands in Open Eye Gallery’s atrium.
Residents was co-commissioned by Open Eye Gallery and Homotopia Festival and was part of the Photo Here programme – a series of 6 residencies with a variety of groups around the Liverpool City Region.

 

Residents was part of Homotopia Festival 2025. with thanks to venue partner MerseyRail.