Island Metamorphoses weaves together untold narratives of modern architecture, queer sexual health and the lore of Fire Island Pines into a photographic archive and video documentary. The work centers on the iconic figure of Robin Byrd, a pioneering media performer and AIDS-era sexual health activist whose archive of Manhattan cable-access television broadcasts have never been fully documented. The result is a video homage of Robin and her groundbreaking work within the context of Fire Island Pines: her modernist house a theoretical object that reflects modern architecture’s complex relationship with health and queer histories.
Links
Robin Byrd’s Official Website
Fire Island Pines Historic Preservation Society
This project acknowledges the generous support of the
Canada Council for the Arts