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The ‘IT’ Clown

The ‘IT’ Clown

The ‘IT’ Clown celebrates genderqueer self-expression through fashion, performance and deliberate unpredictability. Photographed from a low angle, the subject appears theatrical and self-possessed, combining clown-inspired makeup, a drawn-on moustache and layered alternative clothing. The work embraces the tension between everyday public space and identities that resist social expectation. Humour becomes a form of confidence, while style becomes a language through which gender can remain fluid, playful and entirely self-defined.

SKU: 774890-74925 Categories:Freedom, Gender, Identity, Performance, Self-Expression, Visibility Tags:Expression, Freedom

All works by Verity Waterfield

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The ‘IT’ Clown celebrates genderqueer self-expression through fashion, performance and deliberate unpredictability. Photographed from a low angle, the subject appears theatrical and self-possessed, combining clown-inspired makeup, a drawn-on moustache and layered alternative clothing. The work embraces the tension between everyday public space and identities that resist social expectation. Humour becomes a form of confidence, while style becomes a language through which gender can remain fluid, playful and entirely self-defined.


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