Each model appears twice,
first wearing flowers and produce perched on their head, and then decorated
with actual prison tattoos. Tattooed prisoners and outwardly gay men are
both part of disenfranchised groups that reject mainstream values by their
visual presentation. They share other historical references such as the
incarceration of gays in the past and the mythology of homosexual activities
in prison. These connections reminded us of how we may marginalize what
we do not understand, and dismiss those with a gay conviction. |