“In homage to the early Dutch master Hieronymus Bosch, whose famous triptych The Garden of Earthly Delights envisions a bizarre, ecstatic landscape in which characters explore euphemisms of sexual exploration and freedom before ‘The Fall of Man’ – basically, the dopest gay cruising painting ever made. I have long been inspired by Bosch’s work, and spent two days drawing in front of the original painting in the Prado Museum when I was younger. In my work, I explore themes of gender fluidity, selfhood, queerness, and freedom, so Bosch continues to inspire me. Critics argue whether Bosch’s painting was an allegory of spiritual transition or a playground of corruption – I prefer to see it as a vision of sexual freedom many centuries ahead of its time, and so my piece Meet Me In the Garden is a reclamation of Bosch’s freaky world, as well as an affirmation for gender fluidity and queerness.” / Lauren YS