InResidency by The Bureau of Queer Art is a media venture for Contemporary Queer & Allied Creatives to explore representation, identity, and themes of outsiderness in a culture of 'mall-ification'. “Queer' not as being about who you're having sex with (that can be a dimension of it); but 'queer' as being about the self that is at odds with everything around it and that has to invent and create and find a place to speak and to thrive and to live.” -Bell Hooks Apply to participate at BureauQueerArt.com
InResidency by The Bureau of Queer Art is a media venture for Contemporary Queer & Allied Creatives to explore representation, identity, and themes of outsiderness in a culture of 'mall-ification'. “Queer' not as being about who you're having sex with (that can be a dimension of it); but 'queer' as being about the self that is at odds with everything around it and that has to invent and create and find a place to speak and to thrive and to live.” -Bell Hooks Apply to participate at BureauQueerArt.com
Welcome back to The Bureau of Queer Art podcast. In this special rerelease, we revisit our conversation with Australian artist Jessica Ledwich, recorded during her transformative residency at Casa Lu in Mexico City. Known for her provocative and visually striking work, Jessica took a bold leap from the controlled world of fashion photography into the chaotic beauty of CDMX’s street food culture.
This episode explores how the sensory overload of Mexico’s vibrant markets, layered with her own history of crafting intimate, erotic compositions, led to a new body of work—playful, political, and pulsing with life. We discuss desire, consumption, and the riotous textures that defined her street banner series.
Whether you’re discovering her work for the first time or revisiting it with fresh eyes, this episode offers an intimate look at an artist unafraid to challenge boundaries and embrace transformation.