Realness
Created by Pierre Azalbert as part of his research into drag design, the piece explores design as performance—where form, material, and gesture become tools of self-construction and critique. More than a seat, Realness is a wearable throne, a stage, and a statement.
DISCIPLINES
Drag Performance
Metalwork & Upholstery
Collaborators
Pierre Azalbert
Year
2017
Realness is a term frequently used in drag culture, whose signification has evolved over time. In the past it was about creating the perfect imitation of a woman, to the point where it would be impossible to see the man underneath. Today it expresses the fact that your experience of gender, identity, style, or anything else, is as legitimate as any other, as long as you feel that it is real.
To dive deeper into the thinking behind this piece, visit the Drag Design project page — a broader exploration of design as performance, disobedience, and transformation through the lens of drag.
