They, They, & It

Mickey Vescera and Shel Stefan are trans nonbinary queer artists of Italian descent. In They, They, & It, Mickey(they) and Shel(they) create works that speak to trans nonbinary gender identity, the notion of being constantly observed, and a flip on the concept of suspicion, challenging external efforts toward their dehumanization by envisioning visual antidotes in painting and sculpture. As two Italian-Canadian artists of different generations, they collaborate on notions of the body, identity and gender. Their artistic synergy serves as a visual reappraisal of what it means to inhabit the body and to live in safety.