Continuum II is both an invitation and a demand. In the video work, six trans sex workers from Bogotá give glimpses into their life stories and realities. The work is an invitation into these stories, which also deal with pain, oppression, persecution and violence.* In Colombia, a country that has been in armed conflict for decades, the collective experience of violence is ubiquitous. However, the rejection and physical and emotional violence that queer and trans* people experience is deeply rooted in a religious society that assumes a binary gender order.
Mylène, 45 years old is a cleaning maid on a ferry boat. Tonight her colleagues are organizing a surprise party for her birthday. But on the gift voucher, Mylène reads her old name, a name that she doesn’t’ want to see anymore, her male name.
Trans and marginalized, Sabrina Fernandes left her small town in the countryside to take a chance into the largest capital of Latin America. During long years as a homeless, she suffered violence, abuse and prejudgement. Even so, a job opportunity can shine her life up as she has always dreamed of.
