I am sad

I am sad #1, Chaz Howkins, 2018, ink on paper

I am sad #2, Chaz Howkins, 2018, ink on paper

I am sad #3, Chaz Howkins, 2018, ink on paper

I am sad #4, Chaz Howkins, 2018, ink on paper

I was sad when I made these.

Don't Linger - detail

Don't Linger - detail

Don't Linger - detail

Don't Linger - detail

Don't Linger - detail

Detail shots from Don't Linger while installed at Loughborough Fine Art Degree Show 2018.

Don't Linger detail

Don't Linger (close up pre-installation)

Don't Linger (close up pre-installation)

Don't Linger (close up pre-installation)

Some examples of the text elements of Don't Linger, which can be revealed by lifting up the lids of the toilet seats.

Under lid experiments

Under lid experiment

Under lid experiment

Experimentation with alternatives to portraits under the toilet lids as a part of Don't Linger.

Text experimentation

Experimentation with text - printed and written directly on the wall.

Text based piece

I Want To Die, Chaz Howkins, 2018, ink on paper

A drawing consisting of one repeated written phrase, very much influenced by my friend and peer Grace Stones.  I found the creation of this piece to be rather therapeutic as it helped me express and cope with a negative, invasive thought.

Transphobia posters

Poster in situ 

Transphobia Poster, Chaz Howkins, 2017, digitally created poster

After adapting the sanitary bags to read "please dispose of transphobia in the bin provided" I felt this would be an appropriate slogan for a poster so created posters which I placed on the walls of public bathrooms.

Ladies Room

Ladies Room, Chaz Howkins, 2017, installation

Ladies Room, Chaz Howkins, 2017, installation

Ladies Room, Chaz Howkins, 2017, installation

Ladies Room, Chaz Howkins, 2017, installation

This interactive artwork encourages the audience to take a tissue from the toilet tissue dispenser and then either keep it or add it to the pile on the floor.  Each tissue has written on it a quote from real life experiences in a gendered space - the women's bathroom.  The quotes come from either my own experiences of presenting androgynously or the experiences of those who present themselves similarly to myself.

Gender Definitions

Gender Fluid Definition,  Chaz Howkins, 2016, photo manipulation

One of my aims with this project was to educate and raise awareness of commonly overlooked gender identities such as gender fluidity; I feel this piece could be a useful tool in education.