Dean Hutton (b. 1976)
Skirt Invaders
2010
A Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator (MAME) housed in a modified melamine arcade gaming console, enclosing an LG Flatron LCD monitor and a Pentium P3 personal computer supporting the artist-designed game as well as 5500 standard arcade games
166 x 71,5 x 56,5 cm
BIOGRAPHY
Dean Hutton, aka Goldendean, is a genderqueer transmedia artist working at the intersections of visual culture, performance and community action to provoke dialogue about the gaze, queer bodies, love and social justice. Their practice bridges genres of documentary, fiction and fantasy to produce radical queer counter narratives and experiences for repair and resistance.
An artist in residence at the University of Johannesburg, their strategy of disruptive actions and moments of soft courage affirms the rights of all bodies to exist, be celebrated and protected.
Their research embraces collaborative praxis and embodied play to produce new forms of artwork – sculptural objects made from sustainable materials and living biomatter that works to support ecosystem health and build cultural and ecological value for local communities.