chimæra/project is a small trans(ient) collective making work together
about what it means to be ﾟ･:*✧:+˚chimaera˚+:✧*:･ﾟ
: incongruous, grafted, mutating, illusory beings, giving form to the (im)possible.

the chimaera/project collective is made up of artists who are trans, nonbinary, gender-nonconforming (gnc), and/or who do not relate to gender as it is defined and employed under colonization.

for us, this project is equally about the portal we build together in these windows, and about simply being together.

the 2024 Oregon Contemporary Artists’ Biennial is focused on themes of networks, community, care, and support. rather than making work that is about these themes, our collective is centering these themes in our practice. pushing against the common narrative (and lived practice, for many of us) of the isolated artist alone in their studio, we show up together to create and play.

we search for and dive into the echoes and resonance amongst one another’s current creative interests. spiders, webs, ploceidae, weaving, circles, waves, interference, transmission, materiality, craft, magic...