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AA Bronson and Peter Hobbs, Invocation of the Queer Spirits (Governors Island - 3
AA Bronson and Peter Hobbs' Invocation of the Queer Spirits (Governors Island), a séance held here on June 25, 2009, invoked historical, queer, and marginalized practices as a way to heal the past and acknowledge the present. As Bronson described, the ritual includes "drawing a circle, asking for protection, and invoking the spirits, naming the various histories and communities of the dead." This intervention underscores how queer communities have overlapped with the histories of Spiritualists and shamans, as well as all-male communities such as the military population that called Governors Island home. Inspired by the countless lives and deaths that took place on the island, the project invites us to think again about what is valued and what is excised from our collective history. The physical remains of the ritual are presented here.
Creative Time, Plot/09, This World & Nearer Ones, Governors Island
AA Bronson and Peter Hobbs, Invocation of the Queer Spirits (Governors Island - 3
AA Bronson and Peter Hobbs' Invocation of the Queer Spirits (Governors Island), a séance held here on June 25, 2009, invoked historical, queer, and marginalized practices as a way to heal the past and acknowledge the present. As Bronson described, the ritual includes "drawing a circle, asking for protection, and invoking the spirits, naming the various histories and communities of the dead." This intervention underscores how queer communities have overlapped with the histories of Spiritualists and shamans, as well as all-male communities such as the military population that called Governors Island home. Inspired by the countless lives and deaths that took place on the island, the project invites us to think again about what is valued and what is excised from our collective history. The physical remains of the ritual are presented here.
Creative Time, Plot/09, This World & Nearer Ones, Governors Island