Open Source 28: Sam Patton – Room to Breathe @ Digital Window Gallery
10 April - 18 May 2024
Our Open Source #28 artist is Sam Patton, whose work is showing alongside Casey Orr’s solo show ‘Saturday Town’. Sam’s work serves as a moment of pause and reflection amidst the often vibrant and hyper-sexual portrayal of queer bodies in exhibited media. The digital exhibition is showing for the duration of the Saturday Town show thoughout the gallery space and on the exterior wall of our building.
“Room to Breathe (2021 – 2023) is a celebration of the quiet moments of joy felt by trans and non-binary people. The individuals featured welcome us into their worlds, they create, grow and share, offering an alternative to traditional narratives of trans life. Collaboratively made, the portraits reflect the intimacy and trust invoked by the subject-maker relationship. The project centers on the humanity of the participants, representing them on their own terms. The images prompt the viewer into a moment of pause, in which to examine their own empathy and assumptions. Often fatigued with an increasingly hostile political landscape, these people are a testament to the resilience of a community that continues to flourish.”
Sam Patton is a photographer living and working in Belfast. Their current practice explores queer identity through collaborative photography. Their work centres on providing a visual space for people to express their authentic selves. They achieved an MFA in Photography from Ulster University in 2023 and is currently a studio member at Some Studio, a queer arts space in Belfast. Their work can be found on their website sampatton.co.uk and Instagram.
Our Open Source #28 artist is Sam Patton, whose work is showing alongside Casey Orr’s solo show ‘Saturday Town’. Sam’s work serves as a moment of pause and reflection amidst the often vibrant and hyper-sexual portrayal of queer bodies in exhibited media. The digital exhibition is showing for the duration of the Saturday Town show thoughout the gallery space and on the exterior wall of our building.
“Room to Breathe (2021 – 2023) is a celebration of the quiet moments of joy felt by trans and non-binary people. The individuals featured welcome us into their worlds, they create, grow and share, offering an alternative to traditional narratives of trans life. Collaboratively made, the portraits reflect the intimacy and trust invoked by the subject-maker relationship. The project centers on the humanity of the participants, representing them on their own terms. The images prompt the viewer into a moment of pause, in which to examine their own empathy and assumptions. Often fatigued with an increasingly hostile political landscape, these people are a testament to the resilience of a community that continues to flourish.”
Sam Patton is a photographer living and working in Belfast. Their current practice explores queer identity through collaborative photography. Their work centres on providing a visual space for people to express their authentic selves. They achieved an MFA in Photography from Ulster University in 2023 and is currently a studio member at Some Studio, a queer arts space in Belfast. Their work can be found on their website sampatton.co.uk and Instagram.
