the disappearance of my testicles, and other such mysteries regarding motherhood
ILY2•Apr 04, 2026 — Jul 03, 2026
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the disappearance of my testicles, and other such mysteries regarding motherhood, Umico Niwa's debut exhibition with ILY2 opens Saturday, April 4, 2026, from 1:00 - 3:00pm.
Last winter, in the closet of my childhood bedroom, I excavated a self-portrait from middle school. My eyes are dull, my affect flat, and in the bottom right hand the title reads: me (depressed).
I have deep-seated memories of drawing myself at that age that every so often come to the forefront of my mind - a reminder that this tangled web of melancholy in my heart has been a steady bedfellow since youth.
Having undergone gender affirming surgery nearly a decade ago, I am riddled with regret. Not with being transgender, but rather I am afflicted with a constant low-grade baby fever. The hurdles I would have to clear to adopt, to have a home, to even simply maintain a steady partnership, reside high upon the moon.
The works on display are excerpts of my journal entries, interspersed with drawings. They depict times that…
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the disappearance of my testicles, and other such mysteries regarding motherhood
ILY2•Apr 04, 2026 — Jul 03, 2026
Press Release
the disappearance of my testicles, and other such mysteries regarding motherhood, Umico Niwa's debut exhibition with ILY2 opens Saturday, April 4, 2026, from 1:00 - 3:00pm.
Last winter, in the closet of my childhood bedroom, I excavated a self-portrait from middle school. My eyes are dull, my affect flat, and in the bottom right hand the title reads: me (depressed).
I have deep-seated memories of drawing myself at that age that every so often come to the forefront of my mind - a reminder that this tangled web of melancholy in my heart has been a steady bedfellow since youth.
Having undergone gender affirming surgery nearly a decade ago, I am riddled with regret. Not with being transgender, but rather I am afflicted with a constant low-grade baby fever. The hurdles I would have to clear to adopt, to have a home, to even simply maintain a steady partnership, reside high upon the moon.
The works on display are excerpts of my journal entries, interspersed with drawings. They depict times that…
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