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• Documentation of the making of Not Going Shopping by Anthony Luvera, 2013 – 2014
  
  Anthony Luvera is an Australian artist, writer and educator based in London. Anthony collaborated with Queer in Brighton on our first commissioned project ‘Not Going Shopping’ to explore the lives of LGTBQ+ people in Brighton. Anthony invited eleven participants to meet him and bring photographs that told their story, and they were encouraged to consider what being queer means to them, and to photograph their experiences and the things they are interested in. The group met regularly to discuss their work and share photographs, and created self-portraits in a photo booth on the North Laine, which led to discussions about photography and identity. Anthony said of the project: “the prospect of creating this work seemed to me to offer a useful way to further my inquiry into participation and self-representation with groups of marginalized individuals, and at the same time provide an opportunity to confront my own views of queerness as a gay man… Images play a powerful role in the stories we tell about ourselves and the histories told about us. Not Going Shopping expresses the points of view of the participants and myself about what it is to be Queer in Brighton.” This collection of images documents the making of the exhibition and the processes Luvera and the participants used to create the work. 1. This image depicts Sarah Magdalena Love presenting her photography to the group on a laptop, with JB on the right. 2. This photograph depicts the group discussing different themes that they wanted to explore through the exhibition. 3. This image depicts one of the participants waiting to collect their photos from a photobooth in the North Laines. 4. This image portrays the group sorting through the photographs they have taken. 5. This image portrays JB behind the camera taking photos of other participants, with Luc Raesmith observing on the left and Harry Pygar on the right. 6. This image portrays Fox Fisher in front of the camera awaiting her picture to be taken. Edward Whelan is behind the camera whilst Matt Robinson adjusts the lighting and Harry Pygar observes. 7. This image portrays Edward Whelan and Anthony Luvera behind the camera, with Luvera adjusting the lighting. 8. This image depicts Edward Whelan taking a portrait of Sarah Magdalena Love. 9. This photograph is taken from the perspective of the subject of a portrait session, capturing Edward Whelan behind the camera and Matt Robinson adjusting the lighting. 10. This photograph depicts Anthony Luvera taking a portrait of Kate Turner on Brighton seafront. 11. This photograph is taken from the perspective of the photograper, capturing Sarah Magadalena Love on the screen. 12. This image depicts Anthony Luvera and Kelly McBride taking a portrait of Sarah Magadalena Love on Brighton seafront. 13. This image depicts Luc Raesmith being interviewed by ITV News for th Not Going Shopping Exhibition in Brighton.
• Exhibition of Not Going Shopping by Anthony Luvera in Gravitas Photo50, curated by Christiane Monarchi, London Art Fair, 18 – 22 January 2017
  
  Anthony Luvera is an Australian artist, writer and educator based in London. Anthony collaborated with Queer in Brighton on our first commissioned project ‘Not Going Shopping’ to explore the lives of LGTBQ+ people in Brighton. Anthony invited eleven participants to meet him and bring photographs that told their story, and they were encouraged to consider what being queer means to them, and to photograph their experiences and the things they are interested in. The group met regularly to discuss their work and share photographs, and created self-portraits in a photo booth on the North Laine, which led to discussions about photography and identity. Anthony said of the project: “the prospect of creating this work seemed to me to offer a useful way to further my inquiry into participation and self-representation with groups of marginalized individuals, and at the same time provide an opportunity to confront my own views of queerness as a gay man… Images play a powerful role in the stories we tell about ourselves and the histories told about us. Not Going Shopping expresses the points of view of the participants and myself about what it is to be Queer in Brighton.” This collection of photographs depicts the exhibition of Not Going Shopping by Anthony Luvera in Gravitas Photo50, curated by Christiane Monarchi, London Art Fair, 18 – 22 January 2017. The group exhibition featured 13 different artists and explored the theme of adolescence through photography. Luvera's work was exhibited here, and a new edition of Not Going Shopping, inclusive of a newly commissioned essay, was published alongside the exhibited photographs. These photographs of the exhibition include the collaborative portrait of Fox Fisher.
• Exhibition of Not Going Shopping by Anthony Luvera, 2013 – 2014, in the public realm in Brighton for Queer in Brighton, 7 February – 31 March 2014
  
  Anthony Luvera is an Australian artist, writer and educator based in London. Anthony collaborated with Queer in Brighton on our first commissioned project ‘Not Going Shopping’ to explore the lives of LGTBQ+ people in Brighton. Anthony invited eleven participants to meet him and bring photographs that told their story, and they were encouraged to consider what being queer means to them, and to photograph their experiences and the things they are interested in. The group met regularly to discuss their work and share photographs, and created self-portraits in a photo booth on the North Laine, which led to discussions about photography and identity. Anthony said of the project: “the prospect of creating this work seemed to me to offer a useful way to further my inquiry into participation and self-representation with groups of marginalized individuals, and at the same time provide an opportunity to confront my own views of queerness as a gay man… Images play a powerful role in the stories we tell about ourselves and the histories told about us. Not Going Shopping expresses the points of view of the participants and myself about what it is to be Queer in Brighton.” This collection of images depicts the exhibition in the public realm in Brighton for Queer in Brighton, where it was displayed from 7th March 2014 - 31st March 2014.
• Exhibition of Not Going Shopping by Anthony Luvera, 2013 – 2014, in the public realm in Bristol for Never Apologise, IC Visual Lab, 9 July – 1 August 2015
  
  Anthony Luvera is an Australian artist, writer and educator based in London. Anthony collaborated with Queer in Brighton on our first commissioned project ‘Not Going Shopping’ to explore the lives of LGTBQ+ people in Brighton. Anthony invited eleven participants to meet him and bring photographs that told their story, and they were encouraged to consider what being queer means to them, and to photograph their experiences and the things they are interested in. The group met regularly to discuss their work and share photographs, and created self-portraits in a photo booth on the North Laine, which led to discussions about photography and identity. Anthony said of the project: “the prospect of creating this work seemed to me to offer a useful way to further my inquiry into participation and self-representation with groups of marginalized individuals, and at the same time provide an opportunity to confront my own views of queerness as a gay man… Images play a powerful role in the stories we tell about ourselves and the histories told about us. Not Going Shopping expresses the points of view of the participants and myself about what it is to be Queer in Brighton.” This collection of images depicts the exhibition in the public realm in Bristol for Never Apologise, IC Visual Lab, where it was displayed from 9th July - 1st August 2015.
• Exhibition of Not Going Shopping by Anthony Luvera, 2013 – 2014, in the public realm in Malmö, Sweden.
  
  Anthony Luvera is an Australian artist, writer and educator based in London. Anthony collaborated with Queer in Brighton on our first commissioned project ‘Not Going Shopping’ to explore the lives of LGTBQ+ people in Brighton. Anthony invited eleven participants to meet him and bring photographs that told their story, and they were encouraged to consider what being queer means to them, and to photograph their experiences and the things they are interested in. The group met regularly to discuss their work and share photographs, and created self-portraits in a photo booth on the North Laine, which led to discussions about photography and identity. Anthony said of the project: “the prospect of creating this work seemed to me to offer a useful way to further my inquiry into participation and self-representation with groups of marginalized individuals, and at the same time provide an opportunity to confront my own views of queerness as a gay man… Images play a powerful role in the stories we tell about ourselves and the histories told about us. Not Going Shopping expresses the points of view of the participants and myself about what it is to be Queer in Brighton.” The following images depict the Exhibition of 'Not Going Shopping' by Anthony Luvera, 2013 – 2014, in the public realm in Malmö, Sweden, Malmö Fotobiennal, Contemporary Activism, 11 – 20 September 2015.
• Interview with Elle Kennedy for Queer in Brighton Oral History Project (2012-2014): snippet
  
  Snippet from an interview with Elle Kennedy. The full interview was part of Queer in Brighton oral history project. A collection of over 100 recordings, documenting queer life in Brighton. Elle discusses the politics of "passing" and how it informs dating as a trans person, she also talks about life in Brighton, community organisations and social events, and pronouns and labels.
• Interview with Jenny Bennett for Queer in Brighton Oral History Project (2012-2014): snippet
  
  Snippet from an interview with Jenny Bennett. The full interview was part of Queer In Brighton oral history project. A collection of over 100 recordings, documenting queer life in Brighton. Jenny recalls her experience of volunteering for Switchboard at the time when it was Gay, then Lesbian and Gay switchboard. She describes what the service was there for and what worried people most.
• Interview with Ludo Foster for Queer in Brighton Oral History Project (2012-2014)
  
  Interview with Ludo Foster for Queer in Brighton Oral History Project 2012-2014 (12 Dec. 2012), interviewed by Heather. Short Q&A with Ludo Foster about identity, origin, labels and social spheres. Interview with gender-fluid, , reflecting on identity, spaces. Ludo speaks about gender identity, gender fluidity and of being a transmasculine person of colour living in Brighton in 2010s. Discussion about reasons for relocating to Brighton, impressions before and after moving, day/nightlife in Brighton and academic life at University of Sussex. Discussion about gender expression, gendered assumptions, being transmasculine and transitioning at work and with family. Discussion about the bureaucracy of transition, trans rites of passage and milestones, and changes to which queer & straight spaces are welcoming or unwelcoming when coming out as transmasculine, ties between lesbian and FTM communities. Discussion about challenges of dating like pubs/clubs, gender identity, how potential partners perceive you, the safety and separation/privacy of the internet, online dating not being designed for trans people. Original audio (in two parts), transcript and consent form included.
• Interview with Rachel Beck for Queer in Brighton Oral History Project (2012-2014): snippet
  
  Snippet from an interview with Rachel Beck. The full interview was part of Queer In Brighton oral history project. A collection of over 100 recordings, documenting queer life in Brighton. In this interview Rachel describes retaliation against Central Free Church in Brighton that was firebombed due to allowing gay people to meet on the premises.
• Interview with Roger Nicholls for Queer in Brighton Oral History Project (2012-2014): snippet
  
  This snippet is part of a longer interview Roger Nicholls gave to Queer In Brighton oral history project. Roger describes his experiences as a teacher, and as an activist during the Section 28 era.
• Interview with Sarah Sarwar for Queer in Brighton, Oral History Project 2012 - 2014 (2nd Feb, 2013)
  
  "Sarah Sawar is interviewed in a cafe Figaro's (?) cafe in Brighton, she talks about her childhood in Hayward's Heath close to Brighton. Sarah talks about discovering the gay scene in Brighton, first visiting Dr Brighton and the ease of growing up in the gay capital Sarah came out to friends at 14 and family at 21 due to her guardian (her auntie) expressing unhappiness at the possibility. She was disowned for three years after coming out and recently reconciled with her guardian. She talks about her auntie knowing she was gay because she was 'tombiysh' and had the typical gay look. She has a half sister who is also gay, but was brought up separately who she first met when they were 16 in Singapore. They have a close relationship and have similar tasted in music. Sarah talks in more detail about coming out to her sister who pointed out the risk of ending up alone. She talks about thinking about moving back to Singapore, but felt like they missed the UK and their friends. Sarah talks about training to be a paediatric nurse and her career aspirations.
• Not Going Shopping community newspaper, Malmö and Copenhagen edition, 2015.
  
  Anthony Luvera is an Australian artist, writer and educator based in London. Anthony collaborated with Queer in Brighton on our first commissioned project ‘Not Going Shopping’ to explore the lives of LGTBQ+ people in Brighton. Anthony invited eleven participants to meet him and bring photographs that told their story, and they were encouraged to consider what being queer means to them, and to photograph their experiences and the things they are interested in. The group met regularly to discuss their work and share photographs, and created self-portraits in a photo booth on the North Laine, which led to discussions about photography and identity. Anthony said of the project: “the prospect of creating this work seemed to me to offer a useful way to further my inquiry into participation and self-representation with groups of marginalized individuals, and at the same time provide an opportunity to confront my own views of queerness as a gay man… Images play a powerful role in the stories we tell about ourselves and the histories told about us. Not Going Shopping expresses the points of view of the participants and myself about what it is to be Queer in Brighton.” 1. This image depicts the front cover of the Malmo and Copenhagen edition of the Not Going Shopping Community Newspaper that accompanied the exhibition in 2015. 2. This image depicts two people reading the Not Going Shopping community newspaper, Malmö and Copenhagen edition, 2015 from Not Going Shopping by Anthony Luvera. 3 & 4. This image depicts an individual in a coffee shop reading the Not Going Shopping community newspaper, Malmö and Copenhagen edition, 2015 from Not Going Shopping by Anthony Luvera. 5. This image depicts another individual in a coffee shop reading the Not Going Shopping community newspaper, Malmö and Copenhagen edition, 2015 from Not Going Shopping by Anthony Luvera. 6. This image depicts the cover of the Not Going Shopping community newspaper, Malmö and Copenhagen edition, 2015 from Not Going Shopping by Anthony Luvera, displayed on some bins in the city centre.
• Peter Burton's ADLER typewriter, c1960s.
  
  Peter Burton, The Godfather of Gay Journalism - One of the main writers on Spartacus, the UK’s first gay magazine run from a guesthouse in Preston Street, Brighton in the late 1960s, Peter Burton (1945-2011) went on to become Literary and Features editor on Gay News and Gay Times for over three decades. Living in Brighton for almost 40 years, Burton interviewed some of the most famous gay people in the world. Gay Times, 1992.
• Photo Album: Queer in Brighton Anthology Launch (2014)
  
  Photo Album: Queer in Brighton Anthology Launch (2014)
• Photograph by Charlie Wood from Not Going Shopping by Anthony Luvera, 2013 – 2014
  
  Anthony Luvera is an Australian artist, writer and educator based in London. Anthony collaborated with Queer in Brighton on our first commissioned project ‘Not Going Shopping’ to explore the lives of LGTBQ+ people in Brighton. Anthony invited eleven participants to meet him and bring photographs that told their story, and they were encouraged to consider what being queer means to them, and to photograph their experiences and the things they are interested in. The group met regularly to discuss their work and share photographs, and created self-portraits in a photo booth on the North Laine, which led to discussions about photography and identity. Anthony said of the project: “the prospect of creating this work seemed to me to offer a useful way to further my inquiry into participation and self-representation with groups of marginalized individuals, and at the same time provide an opportunity to confront my own views of queerness as a gay man… Images play a powerful role in the stories we tell about ourselves and the histories told about us. Not Going Shopping expresses the points of view of the participants and myself about what it is to be Queer in Brighton.” This photograph was taken by Charlie Wood, one of the respondents to Anthony's open call for submissions. It captures a birds eye view of a portion of chips on Brighton Beach.