VOYAGER

The installation VOYAGER constructs a sonic and visual mythology centered around the moon, tethered to the concept of queer temporality—a framework developed by scholars to explore how queer lives often unfold outside normative expectations. For someone undergoing a gender transition, for example, the experience can bring a profound redefinition of self. At the same time, living outside adult life milestones—like the “right” time to marry or have children— can create a sense of dissonance, of being out of sync with dominant temporal norms. Yet it is precisely within this misalignment that possibilities open up: to imagine futures and societies that defy the norm. The existence of someone who does not fit within binary gender categories challenges the idea that gendered behavior is inherently “natural.” It reveals instead how these expectations uphold broader systems of oppression and hierarchy. For this reason, trans communities have been systematically targeted, their existence constantly under threat of erasure. Drawing on the moon’s cycles of visibility and invisibility, the installation asks: Have you ever stopped to truly listen to what a trans person has to say? For VOYAGER, six queer and trans youth living in Geneva were interviewed. Their testimonies span deeply personal themes—self-acceptance, physical and emotional transformation, relationships— as well as urgent political concerns, including the rollback of trans rights during the Trump administration.