Pack of acrylic press on artificial nails, unsigned, c.2013. Donated by a young trans individual to represent an aspect of their gender identity expression.
Artificial nails like these are a way individuals chose to enhance and decorate their fingernails. Press on nails are made of acrylic resin, and are applied to fingernails either by a nail glue or adhesive strip.
This pack of nails was donated by a young trans individual following its display within a temporary exhibition at the Science Museum titled "What makes your gender?" in 2013, curated by a group of fifteen young transgender individuals working in partnership with the charity Gendered Intelligence. It was chosen as an object associated with expressing gender identity - how a person publicly expresses or presents their gender. Gender identity can be expressed through behaviour, clothing, hair, makeup and other aspects of an individual's external appearance.
Details
- Category:
- Therapeutics
- Object Number:
- 2015-11
- Materials:
- plastic (unidentified) and acrylic
- Measurements:
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overall: Height = 120 mm x Width = 50 mm x Depth = 20 mm,
- type:
- cosmetics
- credit:
- Luke Craggs