war, gender, and disability: a conversation with artist Charlie Reynolds[S3E1]
Also available on Apple , Spotify, YouTube and all major podcasts apps.
Content note: discussions of homophobia, sexual violence, military service
Guess who's back and ready to dive into the beautiful mess of life and art? It's your favorite chronically ill queer femme, Elle Billing, kicking off Season 3 of Hoorf! Podcast. This time, they're chatting with Charlie Reynolds, a conceptual artist and MFA candidate at the University of Michigan. Charlie, a recipient of the 2024 Midwest Award for Artists with Disabilities, creates art that tackles the heavy stuff - war, gender, and disability - using materials that hold personal meaning. Charlie also opens up about his journey as a veteran, navigating the choppy waters of PTSD and how his experience in the Navy is the one muse that just won’t let him go.
Links to Charlie’s work, as well as all other resource links, are **in the full show notes at hoorfpodcast.com
Subscribe to Hoorf! Radical Care in a Late Capitalist Heckscape wherever you listen to your favorite podcast:
Join the Blessed Herd of Saint Winkus: Sign up for our newsletter, get Hoorf! episodes delivered directly to your inbox. What's more, you get invitations to our monthly Coffee and Biscuits Chat, where you get to hang out with Ricki and Elle, talk about the show, and connect on the topics that mean the most to you.
Become a Patron:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hoorfpodcast/membership
Connect with Elle Billing:
Website: www.hoorfpodcast.com / www.elleandwink.com
Instagram: instagram.com/hoorfpodcast
Episode Resources
Midwest Award for Artists with Disabilities: https://artsmidwest.org/about/updates/2024-midwest-award-for-artists-with-disabilities-recipients/
About Face: Veterans Against the War: https://aboutfaceveterans.org/
Guest Spotlight: Charlie Reynolds
Charlie Reynolds is a conceptual artist who explores themes of war, gender, and disability using fibers, installations, and sculpture. He seeks to invite viewers to investigate the limitations of the body and the euphoria of breaking free from it. His art, and developing practices, reflect the struggle to reconcile his identity and his abilities. Charlie draws inspiration from the tradition of Arte Povera, incorporating meaningful or sentimental materials into projects, giving them a new purpose and life while also considering an object’s history.
Charlie is an MFA candidate at the University of Michigan, where he hopes to expand his practice with a specific interest in weaving, hand dying, and quilting. He is exploring the history of transgender rights and medicine through his art, with a particular interest in the current anti-trans laws in the United States. Having fled such laws in Tennessee, he is ready to use this time to fight.
Charlie is one of the nine recipients of the 2024 Midwest Award for Artists with Disabilities.
Website: www.charliereynoldsstudio.com
Instagram: instagram.com/paintscharlie
