Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson Airport; In Transit: Queer Love Letters

In Transit: Queer Love Letters is a celebration of queer relationships and the memories that define them. The project was created through community submissions from queer people who shared intimate accounts of meeting their partners, falling in love, and finding home within another person.

These stories were transformed into a sculptural installation displayed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, a space where millions of people pass through every year. By placing these personal narratives within a place of movement and transition, the work asks viewers to consider the lives, histories, and loves that travel alongside us every day.

Atlanta has long held recognition as a “gay city,” serving as a cultural hub for the LGBTQ+ community in the South. However, this identity is not defined solely by its institutions, nightlife, or public spaces—it is built through the countless personal stories of queer people who have found love, chosen each other, and created communities of care.

In Transit: Queer Love Letters seeks to honor those experiences by making queer love visible, not as something hidden or exceptional, but as something deeply human and universal. These stories are reminders that queer love has always existed, continues to flourish, and deserves to be celebrated in every space—including the places where we are simply passing through.

Cheek to Cheek is a representation of masculine and feminine lesbian couples existing cheek to cheek, capturing the intimacy, warmth, and tenderness found in the way they look at one another. The work celebrates queer love through moments of closeness, connection, and mutual affection.

On the Horizon represents the feeling of being taken by the hand through a body of water, depicted through two masculine hands reaching toward one another. The work explores care, trust, and the intimacy of allowing someone to guide you toward what lies ahead. It speaks to the comfort of being chosen and cared for by another person who invites you to join them on whatever adventure awaits beyond the horizon.

Do You Really See Me? explores the uncertainty and confusion that can accompany a need for words of affirmation as a love language. The work reflects the desire for reassurance, that love, attraction, and intimacy still exist between two people. It considers the vulnerability of wanting to be seen, desired, and reminded that the connection you share is still there.

Clandestine explores the secrecy, uncertainty, and intimacy surrounding relationships that exist “down low” (DL) within the queer community. In an era shaped by dating apps and hookup culture, many queer people find themselves in situationships with partners who are questioning their sexuality or remain closeted to those around them. The painting depicts an openly gay man longing for a deeper connection with a partner who remains hidden from view, reflecting the emotional tension between desire, intimacy, and the need to remain unseen.

In Transit: Queer Love Letters began with an open call inviting queer couples across the United States to share their love stories, memories, and letters to one another. These intimate submissions became the foundation for a sculptural mailbox overflowing with letters, an accumulation of love, connection, and lived experiences that celebrates the many ways queer people find and hold onto one another.

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