Heavenly Bodies, Earthly Wounds Christian doctrine has long cast queer bodies as aberrant, sinful, or unnatural. But this series asks: what if the so-called “other” was divine all along? What if the queer experience is not a deviation from grace, but an embodiment of it? In a world where divinity is often claimed by those who wield it to exclude, this photographic series reclaims the sacred. Heavenly Bodies, Earthly Wounds confronts the historical and ongoing othering of the LGBTQ+ community—particularly within Christian contexts—by invoking the very imagery that has been used to alienate. Each image in this collection is a radiant testament to queer resilience and spiritual reclamation. With ethereal light, celestial aesthetics, and hyper-stylized forms, these portraits do not simply depict individuals—they sanctify them. The subjects, adorned in angelic symbolism, hover between heaven and earth, embodying a holy otherness that both resists and transcends conventional dogma. The work invites viewers to look again—at beauty, at sanctity, at gender and love—and to question who is allowed to be seen as holy. Through light and lens, Heavenly Bodies, Earthly Wounds creates a space where queer bodies are not just visible, but venerated.
