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A F T E R D E R E K A F T E R D E R E K

S T I O F A N O ' C E A L L A I G H A R T I S T / C E L T / Q U E E R / O B S E R V E R & P A R T I C I P A N T

AFTER DEREK IS A DEEPLY PERSONAL WORK; BIOGRAPHICAL AND FILLED WITH PERSONAL ACCOUNTS AND FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCES. IN MANY RESPECTS THE TITLES ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE PHOTOGRAPHS THEMSELVES. THE TITLES AND IMAGES SIT SIDE BY SIDE TO FORM WHAT I LIKE TO CALL A PHOTO-POEM. THE PHOTOGRAPHS DEPICT REFLECTIONS ON A WOULD BE CONVERSATION WITH THE LATE, GREAT, QUEER, ACTIVIST AND ARTIST, DEREK JARMAN (1942 - 1994).

FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER JARMAN'S WORKS HAVE PUNCTUATED MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD AROUND ME AND THE QUEER CONDITION. THESE PHOTOGRAPHS PAY TRIBUTE TO HIS GARDEN AT DUNGENESS, KENT. THIS IS A LIVE DOCUMENT WITH A LINK TO AN ART VIDEO CONNECTED WITH 'AFTER DEREK'. THE TITLE TRACK TO THIS VIDEO PIECE IS THE TITLE TRACK FROM 'TRANSLUCENCE - A SONG CYCLE' BY DEREK JARMAN (POEMS/LYRICS) AND DONNA MCKEVITT (MUSIC). DONNA HAS KINDLY BACKED THIS PROJECTED BY PROVIDING COPYRIGHT PERMISSION FOR FREE FOR THIS PROJECT (MCCADE MUSIC).

PLEASE SEE BELOW LINKS FOR MCKEVITT'S WEBSITE AND INFORMATION OF 'TRANSLUCENCE'.

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PHOTOGRAPHS

IT'S NOT GOOD NEWS + WOULD YOU LIKE A PAMPHLET? PERSONAL STIGMA(TA) STIGMA FUCK IT! GROUP! SEX! SLAM! F & WS & BB! OH MY! INTENSIVE CARE M-CAT ALT 1508 C UNDETECTABLE CD4 408 WILL YOU MARRY ME? J.C & ME

IT'S NOT GOOD NEWS 2012

+ 2012

WOULD YOU LIKE A PAMPHLET? 2012

PERSONALÂ STIGMA(TA) 2013

STIGMA 2013

FUCKÂ IT! 2013

GROUP! SEX! SLAM! 2013

FF & WS & BB! OH MY! 2013

INTENSIVEÂ CARE 2013

M-CAT 2013

ALT 1508 2013

CÂ 2014

UNDETECTABLE 2014

CD4Â 408 2015

WILL YOU MARRY ME? 2016

J.C & ME 2016

A PHOSPHORESCENT APPARITION / TRANSLUCEN A PHOSPHORESCENT APPARITION / TRANSLUCEN IN MY GHOSTLY EYE / SHIMMERS IN THE STAR L N MY GHOSTLY EYE / SHIMMERS IN THE STAR L SKY / THE STARS SHINE THROUGH HIM / BRIGHT A SKY / THE STARS SHINE THROUGH HIM / BRIGHT A A CHILD'S SPARKLER / THE GHOST, A MR A CHILD'S SPARKLER / THE GHOST, A MR SEETHROUGH / FROM SOMEWHERE BACK BEFO SEETHROUGH / FROM SOMEWHERE BACK BEFOR / TIPTOES ACROSS SEAHORSES / DRIFTS ALONG TIPTOES ACROSS SEAHORSES / DRIFTS ALONG THE CORRIDOR / A BUBBLE IN A BREATH OF COL THE CORRIDOR / A BUBBLE IN A BREATH OF COLD I'VE NEVER SEEN A GHOST BEFORE / MR VE NEVER SEEN A GHOST BEFORE / MR SEETHROUGH IS TRANSPARENT / PELLUCID AS A SEETHROUGH IS TRANSPARENT / PELLUCID AS A SHRIMP / LUSTROUS GLASS AORTA / OPENING SHRIMP / LUSTROUS GLASS AORTA / OPENING AND CLOSING / DIAPHANOUS MEDUSA / AND CLOSING / DIAPHANOUS MEDUSA / UMBRELLA OF THE DEEP / GHOSTS I'M TOLD / UMBRELLA OF THE DEEP / GHOSTS I'M TOLD / TAKE FLIGHT / IN DAWN'S HALF LIGHT / AS THE TAKE FLIGHT / IN DAWN'S HALF LIGHT / AS THE BLACKBIRD SINGS / THEY SPREAD THEIR WINGS / BLACKBIRD SINGS / THEY SPREAD THEIR WINGS / AND FLIT LIKE BATS / TO THE ATTIC / BUT AND FLIT LIKE BATS / TO THE ATTIC / BUT SEETHROUGH DAZZLES / EVEN ON SUNNY DAY SEETHROUGH DAZZLES / EVEN ON SUNNY DAYS DANCING IN THE RIPPLES /OF A JUNE HEAT HAZ DANCING IN THE RIPPLES /OF A JUNE HEAT HAZ GLITTERY GHOST / HE WAITS FOR THE SUN TO S GLITTERY GHOST / HE WAITS FOR THE SUN TO S / THEN WALKS THE CORRIDOR AGAIN / TODAY THEN WALKS THE CORRIDOR AGAIN / TODAY HE'S CHANGED HIS SEX / SHE WEARS A DRESS O HE'S CHANGED HIS SEX / SHE WEARS A DRESS O SILK GOSSAMER / SO FINE THAT ANY BRIDE / SILK GOSSAMER / SO FINE THAT ANY BRIDE / COULD PULL IT THROUGH A WEDDING RING /A COULD PULL IT THROUGH A WEDDING RING /A DRAGONFLY WITH ULTRAVIOLET WINGS

AFTER DEREK IS ACCOMPANIED BY A VIDEO PIECE CALLED THERE AND NOT THERE (NIRTOGEN). WORDS/POETRY BY DEREK JARMAN AND MUSIC BY DONNA MCKEVITT THE TITLE TRACK TAKEN FROM TRANSLUCENCE - A SONG CYCLE (1998).

AT 7 MINUTES 4 SECONDS LONG THERE AND NOT THERE (NIRTOGEN) IS AVAILABLE TO VIEW ON YOUTUBE. TO VIEW THE VIDEO PIECE CLICK HERE.

TO VIEW THERE AND NOT THE TO VIEW THERE AND NOT THERE (NIRTOGEN) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THERE AND NOT THERE (NIRTOGEN) - CLICK HERE (NIRTOGEN) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THERE AND NOT THERE TO VIEW THERE AND NOT THERE (NIRTOGEN) - CLICK HERE (NIRTOGEN) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THERE AND NOT THERE (NIRTOGEN) - CLICK HERE

FILM STILL FROM THERE AND NOT THERE (NIRTOGEN) 2002-2005

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