Ming de Nasty

A lovely few hours on the Wirral yesterday with @bear_snail A walk on the beach and then a visit to their beautiful allotment.

So crucial to see the significant work of Ten8 magazine’s legacy powerfully, and poetically, displayed @thenewartgallerywalsall by curator @pelumi.odubanjo . Ten8 afterimage explores the sociopolitical impact Ten8 magazine (1979-92) pioneered, evoking debates around representation of humanity and the canon of picture making. First image depicts @mingdenasty and @derekbishton . The publication was the brainchild of Derek Bishton, Brian Homer and the late John Reardon and Ming de Nasty was one of the contributors. Secondly, Merrise Crooks-Bishton is pictured holding Survival literacy magazine which was her innovation edited and published solely by herself in 1984 and all written by women working in Handsworth, Birmingham. Thirdly, Maxine Walker, another contributing artist alongside her work. #representation #socialdocumentaryphotography #portraiture #ten8 #westmidlands

What a lovely evening at the launch of #Ten8 Afterimage . @thenewartgallerywalsall . Massive Congratulations to @pelumi.odubanjo @deborah_curator @icf__ @heathatrottlives @derekbishton @crooksbishton . Great to revisit work by @joy_gregory_studio @maxinewalker7234 @roshinikempadoo @rosymartin5 @ajamustudios @handsworthselfportrait @vanleyburke @sunilgupta7402 and so many more. Really delighted to have my 1990 portrait of @derekbishton Rhonda Wilson & Mark Blackstock included in this amazing show . Lovely to catch up with new friends, old friends… some who I’d not seen in decades. A total of 39 individual hugs counted !! Got to be a record for a preview. Go see the show it’s on until 13th September.

Well that was March. Heres a few from the garden

It’s the final week of RESIDENTS, your last chance to see the portraits at various MerseyRail stations before they’re taken down on January 31st . Here’s Ames at Spital, Beija and Jessie at Birkenhead Central, Rue at James St, Pippa at Hamilton Square, Beck at Moorfields Passage, Tara at Town Green, Niall and Alfie at Maghill, and Scout at Aughton Park. Residents has been an exciting and project to work on. Big thanks once again to all 35 fantastic participants and to @openeyegallery and @homotopiafest for their support of this project . At a time when once again the rights and visibility of our vibrant and diverse LGBTQ+ community are under threat. These portraits have been out in the public realm making a statement… we are everywhere, we are amongst you, we are you, and we’re not going away.

A lovely 24 hours with @bear_snail . 🌿💚🪶

I’ve not posted about Residents for a while but you can still catch it until January 31st at various MerseyRail stations: Hamilton Square, Maghull North, Green Lane, Spital, Moorfields, Birkenhead Central, AughtonPark, Kirkdale, Eastham Rake, James Square and Rockferry. This is ALYSE at Green Lane ‘I’ve lived in this city my entire life, from Bootle to Dovecott, Allerton to the City Centre. I’m near 40 now and I’ve seen changes in attitudes towards the LGBT community for both better and worse but I am proud to call Liverpool my home. The sense of community here has always been strong and I’m often surprised by how accepting people can be in spite of pressure to ostracise and demonise minorities. We continue to push back and find joy in every facet of humanity. We exist, we will always exist.’ Residents is a socially engaged photography project by Ming de Nasty in collaboration Liverpools vibrant LGBTQIA+ community. co-commissioned by Open Eye Gallery and Homotopia . Residents is part of the Photo Here programme – a series of 6 residencies with a variety of groups around the Liverpool City Region. Residents is part of Homotopia Festival 2025.. @homotopiafest @openeyegallery

A walk at Grinshill yesterday, sunshine and shadows.

Happy Solstice everyone…. Let’s head back into the light.

Not been feeling at all festive so when the opportunity to make a festive star with Andrew Logan came up …. I signed up! Had a lovely afternoon of more than your average sparkle and colour at the Andrew Logan Museum of Sculpture in Berriew, made a festive star brooch, drank lots of tea, ate mince pies and Welsh cakes.

JENSEN ‘I’m almost 23, pansexual, trans man (though you can just say Queer instead). I currently live in Wallasey on the Wirral. I love being in Liverpool, I feel welcome and understood, and that I’m never far from the community! For the most part, I feel accepted and safe here. I love being involved in the queer community here, especially within the creative arts and advocacy. However, some people are still homophobic. I’ve been called a f*ggot by a stranger in a car while leaving one of the gay bars.’ RESIDENTS  is a project by Ming de Nasty and LGBTQIA+ community members, co-commissioned by @openeyegallery and @homotopiafest .  Residents is part of the Photo Here programme – a series of 6 residencies with a variety of groups around the Liverpool City Region.  There are a total of 32 portraits which can be seen at Open Eye Gallery atrium until December 14th. Nineteen of the portraits have been installed larger than life at various MerseyRail stations until Feb 2026 .

ADRIAN ‘I am originally from Barbados and identify as non binary. I have been part of Liverpool LGBTQ+ community since October 2024. Since then, I’ve been a member of the Sahir House organisation, which became a pillar in my life by enhancing and enriching it in vast and unforeseen ways. For the most, even though I’ve encountered a couple of unfortunate mishaps, the overwhelming amount of support, encouragement and relationships I’ve come into undeniably surpass any forms of negativity. From my experiences so far, there is a feeling of safety and a prominent aura of friendliness offered by the city. ‘ RESIDENTS  is a project by Ming de Nasty and LGBTQIA+ community members, co-commissioned by @openeyegallery and @homotopiafest Residents is part of the Photo Here programme – a series of 6 residencies with a variety of groups around the Liverpool City Region.  There are a total of 32 portraits which can be seen at Open Eye Gallery atrium until December 14th. Nineteen of the portraits have been installed larger than life at various MerseyRail stations until Feb 2026 .