72"x48"x12"; video installation, CNC cut partition, cruising boots, concept sketch; 2022

Cruising Procession marks the invention of the artist’s recurring character, the Cruiser, situating cruising as a ritualized act akin to a church procession. The video installation combines handmade CNC-cut elements with worn personal objects to construct a devotional environment rooted in public bathrooms and sacred architecture. A Gothic arch–inspired screen slides beneath a bathroom stall, framing two figures who exchange a small bronze, Madonna-esque statue, borrowed from Religious Glory Hole. This exchange treats sexuality as a form of offering, with the statue functioning as a metaphor for intimacy passed hand to hand. Surrounding props deepen this narrative: boots heavily worn by the Cruiser, torn through by use, rest like relics, while a framed preparatory sketch documents the design process behind the screen. Together, video, objects, and architecture transform cruising into a choreographed procession, blending queer sexuality, craft, and spiritual symbolism into a single, sanctified act.