Artist Gena Marvin giving Russian Horror Story
making it illegal to talk about LGBTQ people. Homophobia and fear of the unknown plague Marvin's existence, and are central to her art., Gena takes her progressive prettiness and places it alongside symbols of the Russian establishment. In doing so she posits that her queer vision of beauty is as Russian as the scenery behind her.How did the idea for these photos come about?
In Russia LGBTQ people are still very much demonized by the government. Why lean into this depiction by dressing like monsters instead of trying to present more traditional and possibly appeal to more mainstream ideas of beauty? Generally, I am trying to convey to people that everything we see, everything that surrounds us, has a tremendous importance in our life."Monsters, freaks" — with these words most people devalue what I do and more, my existence.
You're in St. Petersburg. Have you found a queer community there? I know there's a woman Sasha Kazantseva making a websiteI lived in St. Petersburg for the last three years. My performance at a protest in support of Alexey Navalny in April had consequences after which I decided to move to Moscow to push even harder. The bottom line is that the way justice is decided in Russia is very offensive. I was expelled from college where I had left just one year to study.
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