Pierce Starre is an artist based in Liverpool who combines the notion of intersectionality, which was coined by Kimberly Crenshaw, with neuroqueering, a concept developed by Nick Walker, Remi Yergeau, and Athena Lynn Michaels-Dillon. Their work draws from the multifaceted intersections of their cultural experience as a queer, working-class, neurodivergent individual raised by Deaf parents who communicate using British Sign Language. Pierce’s practice seeks to initiate opportunities to examine and subvert the prevailing heteronormative and neuronormative societal narratives while celebrating neuroqueering as an empowering and liberating tool to actively navigate and express their existence. Through live performance, objects, text, still and moving images, their work creates immersive experiences that foster connection, reflection, discussion, and transformative possibilities.

In May 2023, Pierce presented a performance work titled Nest at Communitism in Athens, as part of Darkness Visible produced by iconic performance artist Ron Athey.  Pierce also performed as part of the CO-CREATION LIVE FACTORY “Dissenting Bodies Marking Time” at Venice International Performance Art Week in January 2020.

Pierce has received commissions from Acciones Al Margen, Arts Council England, Unlimited, METAL Culture, Heart of Glass, DADAFest, Liverpool Independents Biennial, Word of Warning and Disability Arts Online. They have shared live performance work as part of ]Performance Space[, Perform Istanbul and Performance Platform.

Pierce is a collaborator of the Chisenholme Dance Space community and a member of UK based performance artists/organisers collective OTHER. The collective is formed of individuals who are living and working at the intersection of being queer, neurodivergent, disabled, survivors. Their work is informed by their marginalised identities and experience, necessitating safe, supportive and caring environments within which to initiate, develop, perform, tour, document, exhibit, and disseminate work. Pierce also runs Performance N’ Tha, an artist led platform that has gained national and international recognition as a vital platform supporting radical performance. This initiative focuses on care, community, and accessibility. It aims to support and promote the work of marginalised artists while also making meaningful contributions to the broader Performance Art ecosystem in the UK and beyond.

UPCOMING DATES

 The Brain Charity – Head Matters annual open day event; Artist Talk – 22 May 2024

Other Collective Residency – ASC Canalside Gallery, London – 7th – 28th July 2024

Tate Liverpool – Meet The Artist Series – 25 Sept 2024

Material Matters – Into The Wyld – Williamson Gallery, Birkenhead –  25th October 2024