Pupa by Kevin Valen Arcelo

Contributed by Kevin Valen Arcelo


Kevin Valen Arcelo. License: All Rights Reserved.

Originally published in Mercurius magazine (2024), this piece contextualizes how I approached my gender identity during the formative years of my childhood.

Brackets were used to produce a cocoon-like structure with letters containing the word “male” and an inner core encasing the text “fe-” representing my spirit.

Altogether, to embody the word “female."

This post was originally published at Fonts In Use

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