I am a man

• made


  2014
• material


  patinated brass
• what does it depict


  a female to male black transexual called Alexander White Huggins or 'jazz
• what was alexander obsessed by as a child


  the character Peter Pan as it has an air of fluidity around gender and sexuality
• what is peter pan

  a permanently pre-pubescent boy traditionally played on stage by an adult woman
• what is the statue echoing

  the statue of peter pan in hyde park but as a Benin bronze (one of Perry's favourite sculptures)
• what is it said about peter pan

  'a slippery figure of indeterminate gender
• when did perry start exploring his own sexuality

  at aged 12 he explored transvestism = making him naturally fascinated by gender issues
• what plays an important part in the creation


  process as the formats of the portraits came out of interactions with subjects and their environment
• what is this a snap shot of

  identity (co-created, shifted and multilayered) = change shown in documentary after 18 months