TRANSENDING (2020)

Video Art

9 minutes 21 seconds

This video documents the changes I experienced during my first year of testosterone therapy as part of my gender-affirming medical care. The images of my face, captured a few months apart, show the subtle but significant shifts in my appearance. Likewise, my voice recordings illustrate the gradual deepening of my voice as I recite excerpts from Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass.

Overlayed with these visual and auditory transformations is a slowed-down video of me administering my first testosterone shot in my thigh.. That day represents a pivotal milestone in my journey- one of radical self-love, empowerment, and embracing my authentic self.