Daniel Wilkinson

Expanded writings

My expanded writing practice focuses on assembling archives through pseudogender queer pseudonyms by weaving diaries, images, books, and ephemera, an act I call ‘writing in Drag’, This is about creating a believable reality by studying through the experience of fictional identities. It involves anticipating the past, imagining queer histories, and exploring alternative futures through the study of pseudogender queer pseudonyms characters

in response to their given time and environments. 

I am currently focused on exploring the intricate relationship between the senses and their impact on our perceptions of past events. My interest primarily centres around the intersection of queerness and sensory experiences, and how these two factors have and continue to shape our charged and evocative queer community's history and the struggles they have faced in being seen and heard. My latest publication, 'Peonies Are Impossible', tells a story that revolves around a shared memory of a plate of steaming brown gnocchi. It features fairy-tale characters and mischievous narratives set against the backdrop of the Blue Mountains, a metaphorical domain inspired by Jarman's film, 'Blue'. Through a series of topsy-turvy scenarios, the writing addresses the bias heteronormative obstacles and confronts, whether there is an ideal-real for the queer identity. Going forward, I intend to deepen my research in this area and utilise various mediums to express the findings and insights in a consequential way.  My goal is to provide a more comprehensive and impactful perspective on queer lives and experiences and bring to light how our senses contribute to our understanding of ourselves and our queer relationship with sensory expression through expanded writing.

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