Dwell Awhile with Claye Bowler

Dwell Awhile with Claye Bowler, recorded September 2020, in person at Dwell Time Central, Huddersfield.

Claye Bowler (b.1995) is an artist based in Huddersfield. His work explores queer and trans narratives and how they have been perpetually hidden, erased or destroyed. Bowler uses sculpture and performance to subvert these practices in his own work as well as creating space to showcase and support other queer and trans artists.

Current and forthcoming projects:

Over the past year Bowler’s work has focused around the isolation of lockdown paired with the physical transition of their body: the lead up to surgeries and the violence of the (stalled) wait involved under the diminished funding and care of the NHS.

Claye has exhibited in Queer Contemporaries in 2020, is a participating artist for UKNA city takeover in 2021, is a Young Curator for Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, is a member of YSI Sculpture Network and part of artists steering group PANIC!