Dimensions: image: 295 x 459 mm
Copyright: © Paz Errazuriz | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Editor: Paz Errazuriz's photograph, "Adam's Apple," presents a striking portrait. The subjects' expressions are so compelling. What symbols or deeper meanings do you see in this image? Curator: The title itself, "Adam's Apple," points to gender ambiguity and challenges traditional notions of identity. Consider the shoes hanging on the wall. What memories do those objects trigger? How do they connect with ideas of home, performance, and perhaps even confinement? Editor: That's insightful. I hadn't considered how the objects in the setting contribute to the narrative. Curator: Errazuriz often explores marginalized communities, revealing hidden narratives within Chilean society. The photograph freezes a moment of defiance, perhaps of tenderness, within a harsh environment. Editor: I see it now; the photograph invites us to question societal norms and expectations. It's more complex than I initially perceived. Curator: Exactly! Visual symbols are never static. They evolve.
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These intimate portraits show cross-dresser and transgender sex workers going about their everyday lives in Santiago, Chile. Living in the community for four years, Errazuriz was able to document it from within. She recalled, ‘I found a family that I wish had always been my own’. She took photographs in their homes, on the streets in their neighbourhood, and with friends and family. Under the military dictatorship (1973–1990), gender nonconforming people risked persecution. For nearly two decades the political situation prevented the images from being circulated. Only the underground and artistic communities were aware of their existence. Gallery label, December 2019
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