‘Scrutiny’ explores personal experiences of deprivation, oppression and survival, from the perspective of a queer Child of Deaf Adults, growing up in Thatcher Britain in the 80’s and 90’s. The work provides a glimpse into the world of an oppressed and marginalised family, who as a result of the barriers faced and a lack of employment opportunities, found themselves consumed by poverty and struggling to survive. Scrutiny combines symbolism of regality and abundance with the reality of domestic life and poverty.

Pierce Starre is a live performance artist based in Liverpool. Their work predominantly explores their cultural experiences as a queer, working class, neurodivergent, Child of Deaf Adults (CODA), within a broader social and political context. Pierce has received commissions from METAL Culture, Heart of Glass, DADAFest, Unshut Festival, Vivid Projects, Liverpool Independents Biennial, Word of Warning and Disability Arts Online and has presented work at ]Performance Space[ , Venice International Performance Art Week and PerformIstanbul. Pierce also runs Performance N’ Tha, an artist led platform facilitating the exploration and development of Live Art in Liverpool.

Content warnings: references to sensitive topics including deprivation, oppression and survival.

This performance will be captioned with British Sign Language.

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