Final year project
Posthuman Drag [Read more]
![Hapalochlaena sapien](https://artshow.lboro.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/octopus-humanoid.png)
Hapalochlaena sapien
[still image from video piece]
Hapalochlaena Sapien is a combination of the Latin names for 'Blue Ringed Octopus' and 'Human'. The original video piece depicts a human animal hybrid wearing stingray skeletons as accessories; staring at its reflection, or perhaps staring at the viewer from underneath the water. This piece was inspired by the hierarchical relationship between human beings and the planet.
![Spike Head I](https://artshow.lboro.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/spiky-spider.jpeg)
Spike Head I
Utilising theatrical aesthetics of drag to challenge notions of beauty and gender.
![Angel](https://artshow.lboro.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/angel.png)
Angel
[still image from video piece]
Subverting traditional religious ideas of gender using queer aesthetics.
![Luke Ellis image 4](https://artshow.lboro.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/3DEB8F90-6C48-4402-B61F-F12BB42FD5EC-scaled.jpeg)
![Luke Ellis image 5](https://artshow.lboro.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/D30C73B8-6D2C-45CE-8D78-3E450AB5B89F-scaled.jpeg)
![Luke Ellis image 6](https://artshow.lboro.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/107B339F-00A7-42DE-8167-59DCC449CE2A-scaled.jpeg)
![Spike Head II](https://artshow.lboro.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/spiky1.jpeg)
Spike Head II
![Luke Ellis image 8](https://artshow.lboro.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/87A76600-F39D-435C-97B0-01063CF1F84B-scaled.jpeg)
Luke Ellis
My work explores 'Posthuman Drag' - an emerging field of drag created by queer artists to subvert traditional ideas of gender and human identity.
Throughout my work I embody a multiplicity of ambiguous humanoid forms to reflect rapidly shifting codes of human and gender identity. I use Posthuman Drag as a vehicle to challenge what it means to be human.
Focusing on digital manipulation has allowed me to improve my skills in graphic design.
I hope to utilise the skills I have gained at university in a graphic design or art career.
Dissertation
How does Posthuman Drag subvert traditional ideas of human and gender identity?
Final year project
Posthuman Drag