Over the course of 30 days, SPEEDRUNHOME.PAGE (2022) presents an HTML/CSS-constructed "speedrun" of queer spaces. This work is meant to be viewed from time to time, set as a viewer/user's browser homepage. Each day for thirty days it offers a refreshed set of poetry, images, and audio testimonials that reflect on how queerness is mobilized in the space of the day—alongwith the pleasures and discontents—in persuit of finding "home" through that space. Directly inspired by Ana Anthropy's 2008 video game the Mighty Jill Off, SPEEDRUNHOME.PAGE draws on the Girl in the Tower trope of many popular video games and fantasy stories by inviting viewers to reflect on the pleasure of the process as well as the prize.
This work was originally comissioned for the exhibition pleasurehome: desiring queer space by Logan Williams.
Created in 2022 by SHAWNÉ MICHAELAIN HOLLOWAY with development support by KT Duffy.