Eric Afflerbach says, "Is He...You Know seeks to understand the feelings of shame and fear that I have in being openly gay. The images, created through the use of projections, prisms, and camera lens filters which distort my body and face, are loosely inspired by the tropes and atmospheres of horror movies. The brightly colored, kaleidoscopic world I’ve constructed explores the beauty in my queerness that I’ve longed to embrace but have hidden out of fear. It signifies my growing confidence with being visibly queer, despite the stigma and hatred that is, and will continue to be, projected onto me."

Eric Afflerbach is a fine art photographer from Floral Park, NY. He is currently attending SUNY New Paltz, where he graduated in 2022 with a BFA in Photography. Eric's work, often self-portraiture, explores queerness and the subconscious through surreal imagery that recalls the tropes and feelings of horror films.

Awards & Recognition-

2022    Luigi and Anita Traverso Photography Award Endowment   
2021    Frank and Gertrude Eckelt Fine Arts Memorial Scholarship


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