Through the Looking Glass: Inside Julius’ Domestic Portrait
Laura McPhie
April 2 - 13, 2013 University of Toronto Art Centre 15 King’s College Circle
Julius Poncelet Manapul manipulates queer pornographic images to construct the furnishings and decorations of a fictional home. The repurposed iconography addresses areas of oppression in his life highlighting his struggles with desire and identity. In this fantasized space, Manapul carves out a place of his own which he invites viewers to inhabit with him.
