Zipper by Simon Dredge 2024

33cm x 45cm
Porcelain with wooden backing
Ceramic glazes with acrylic paint detailing
Polari slang on the wooden backing referring to the various names for the police.

Being a young gay man most of my information cane from gay magazines that I had to buy from the newsagents. This meant having the courage to pick them up and take them to the counter thinking that I’m being judged by everyone. Feeling what I was doing was illegal!