Healing with My Brother, Nassim
Coyote Park, 2Spirit / Korean / German / Yurok / American
2020
Color photograph on paper
Image: 20 1/8 × 30 3/16 in. (51.1 × 76.6 cm)
Sheet: 21 1/8 × 31 1/8 in. (53.6 × 79 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Anonymous Fund #144
© Coyote Park
2023.7.2
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
21st century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Inscriptions
none
Label
Two young trans men embrace, one supporting the other. The two come together not only as friends but as chosen family, as people who understand one another’s journey to bodies that reflect their knowledge of their gender. The patient, following “top” surgery in which his breasts were removed, lightly touches his friend’s face as he accepts care. His friend and caretaker rests a hand on his shoulder as he helps with the post-surgery cleaning. The difficult post-surgery recovery requires drainage, changing of pads and gauze, and rest. It is an intimate process where emotional and physical support are equally important.
From the 2025 exhibition Visual Kinship, curated by Alisa Swindell, Associate Curator of Photography, Dr. Kimberly Juanita Brown, Dr. Thy Phu and Dr. Iyko Day
Course History
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 2.01, Introduction to Queer Studies, Eng-Beng Lim, Summer 2023
Native American and Indigenous Studies 42.01, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality, Studies 40.01, Gender Topics in Native American Life, Jami Powell, Fall 2024
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 65.07, Queer Popular Culture, Eng-Beng Lim, Winter 2025
College Course 26.01, What’s in Your Toolbox?, Casey Aldrich and Mokhtar Bouba, Fall 2025
Women’s, Gender, Sexuality Studies 65.07, Queer Popular Culture, Eng-Beng Lim, Fall 2025
Exhibition History
Visual Kinship, Lathrop, Jaffe and Hall Galleries, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, August 30 - November 29, 2025.
Provenance
The artist, Coyote Park; sold to present collection, 2023.
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