TRANS ILHAM PERISI VE ANNE: “BIZ”IN IÇINDEKI “BEN” VE “BEN”IN IÇINDEKI “BIZ”

by Alper Turan on Kübra Uzun

Flipping the script, curator Alper Turan writes on artist/performer Kübra Uzun, a.k.a. Q-BRA, trans muse for both local and international artists, who redefines the traditional concept of a gendered muse. Turan tells Kübra’s story, how she asserts her agency and shares knowledge of the past four decades of LGBTQIA+ history in Turkey as well as the artistic lineage of Bülent Ersoy, Zeki Müren, and Huysuz Virjin (Cranky Virjin). Q-BRA’s unanswered question is on the lips of those in many countries: “Is it harder to leave, or harder to stay?”