"LGBTQ is often synonymous with gay-white-able-bodied male; Blindspots puts the focus on those who exist under the queer umbrella, but don’t fit under this category. Blindspots is an exhibition composed of the work

of five queer-diasporic artists (Darryl Terrell, Derrick Woods-Morrow, TeeJay Hayche, Mariel Zinman and Shellie Zhang), aiming to bring to light the often hidden 

facets of the queer experience."

http://www.xpace.info/exhibition-event/blindspots/

(Please see above link for exhibition essay, photos, and more)

Exploring the experience of queerness within diaspora, Kedushah illuminates / delves into what belonging, or a lack thereof, can feel like in the context of diasporic religious, cultural, and ethnic communities. 

Through performance and video installation, Kedushah (2016) attempts to capture what it can feel like to be a stranger to oneself, ones community, and ones larger experience of being in the world. The work explores themes of femininity, sexuality, shame, and concepts of belonging within the context of the Canadian Jewish ethno-religious diasporia. 

"Zinman's experience is an embodiment of the cognitive dissonance that exists where culture and tradition intersect queerness, a common struggle for many diasporic queer people that often furthers feelings of displacement." (Blindspots, a curatorial essay written by Dainesha Nugent-Palache)