CRUISIN’
2025
white stoneware
CRUISIN’ (FOR A BRUISIN’)
15 × 12 × 8in
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT
2 × 2 × 2ft
ACCUSATION
12 × 5 × 10in
Prior to the decriminalization of homosexuality (sodomy) on the Isle of Man in 1992, local police regularly patrolled popular cruising spots to catch “criminals” in the act. Police departments even set up covert surveillance stations within public restrooms to gather evidence against “sexual deviants.” Violence enacted on men seeking connection.
In a private collection.
2025
white stoneware
CRUISIN’ (FOR A BRUISIN’)
15 × 12 × 8in
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT
2 × 2 × 2ft
ACCUSATION
12 × 5 × 10in
Prior to the decriminalization of homosexuality (sodomy) on the Isle of Man in 1992, local police regularly patrolled popular cruising spots to catch “criminals” in the act. Police departments even set up covert surveillance stations within public restrooms to gather evidence against “sexual deviants.” Violence enacted on men seeking connection.
In a private collection.