Non-archival Submissions

What do the "Greatest Moments in Sport" look like to LGBTQQIP2SAA identified people? Well, like everything. Here are a few.

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A vibrating bookend to the first iteration of Non-archival Submissions graciously supported by the fine people at Dunlop Art Gallery, in particular Tomas Jonsson, and Kia Schollar of Sask Sport.

Non-archival Submissions is the sister-project to Non-archival Archive, which is kin with Muscle Panic. Follow those links if you’re curious.

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Above is an image of a poster of a piece of lined lavender paper with black serifed letters spelling out the words: 

Pulled up into a loose ponytail.

She wears a black leotard which fastens over her

white skates with stirrups.

Worn down rubber along the outsole.

A fencing foil in one hand and the other hand clenched in a fist.

Two black knee braces, not fancy.

In the pool with their water polo caps on.

They look like they could click their heels if not for the skis attached to their feet.

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Thank you to Shannon Comerford, Blair Fornwald, Whit Genoway, Rey Hesterman and Jaye Kovach for their willingness to engage with the Non-archival Submissions prompt. The above poem was made with borrowed lines from the ALT text they provided for their images.

Keep the submissions coming.

Truly, Hazel

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“A scan of a black-and-white baseball card from the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The card shows Terry Donahue in a squat, catching a baseball in her mitt with her right hand outstretched in front of her. The uniform is a skirt, and she is wearing protective padding on her knees, shins, and abdominal, as well as an umpire’s helmet. The top left corner has a blue and white “Fritsch” logo. The bottom displays “TERRY DONAHUE / catcher-utility” on the left, and the red, white, and blue logo of the A-AGPBL in the right corner.“ -Rey Hesterman

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“An image of worn black and white Vans Old Skool Pro skateboarding shoes, shown on a wooden table. The right shoe has frayed black shoelaces, a large hole in the canvas of the upper part of the shoe, two small holes worn through the canvas on the outer foot’s edge, and worn down rubber along the outsole around the toes, where the black foxing stripe and texture of the outsole has been sanded smoothly from griptape. The right shoe has white shoelaces and is in good condition in comparison to the other.” -Rey Hesterman

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“This is a colour photograph of Debi Thomas, a Black woman figure skater. Thomas glides on her right foot, on a slightly bent leg, while the other left leg stretches out behind her. She wears a black leotard which fastens over her white skates with stirrups.  The top of her outfit sparkles with silver and purple rhinestone detailing and features a nude illusion shoulder and décolletage. She wears earrings and subtle makeup. Her hair is pulled up into a loose ponytail.  Her arms are outstretched. She is smiling confidently. Behind her are the arena boards, which are white with yellow trim. On the boards, you can make out most of the Calgary 88 logo. Behind the boards, there are an American and a Canadian flag, draped over Plexiglas. In the background, we can see some people in the audience, who appear to be mostly white. They seem to watch the skater intently, with neutral expressions.” -Blair Fornwald

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“An image of a skateboarder at the peak of an ollie, roughly 1’ off the pavement of the skate plaza. The skateboarder is in black and white Vans shoes, dark grey jeans, a black sports bra, and a backwards grey baseball cap. They are in mid-jump with their arms outstretched to the side, slightly behind them. The background shows concrete ledges and stairs, a pile of skateboards and backpacks, green grass and trees, and a bright blue sky.” -Rey Hesterman

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“This image is a collage of two photos side by side. On the left side, a muscular masculine looking athlete is wearing short blue shorts, and a red tank top with “U.S.A” in the middle and a bib number 935. The athlete is seen raising their arms, with a left fist, and their mouth is open as if they are exclaiming in success. Behind the athlete on the left, there is a figure in a yellow blazer, with their back turned. The crowd behind the athlete is blurred. The photo on the right side of the image is taken from the Vanity Fair Magazine cover. It is of a feminine figure facing towards the front, with long brown hair, wearing a short, tight fitted, white, strapless dress. They are sitting on a stool with their legs crossed and their arms behind their back. A caption in quotes reads “Call me Caitlyn.” -Whit Genoway

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“A black and white photograph depicts two women shaking hands: one, the swimmer Lillian Cannon, appears in profile – she has a messy bobbed haircut and wears a very utilitarian looking long sleeved garment with a bulging front pocket. She is smiling. The other woman, Gertrude Ederle  is wearing a one-piece swimsuit, a swimcap, and unusual goggles: they are shaped like ski or welder’s goggles, with a single, almost square, black lens stretching across both the wearer’s face. She has a wide, open mouthed grin, and looks toward the horizon/camera, and not at Cannon. Her entire body is coated in a thick white, messily applied paste or grease.  Behind Cannon and Ederle are a group of people, mostly men, in suits, jackets and caps. The background is hazy and indecipherable.” -Blair Fornwald

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“This image shows two women facing each other, both in red and blue uniforms with the flag of Great Britain on the back, between the shoulders. The woman on the right is crying, holding her hands towards her mouth. The woman on the left wraps her arm around the other’s shoulder, about to pull in for an embrace.” -Rey Hesterman

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“ The image shows thirteen athletes on a podium, holding hands in a line. They are all wearing the same team uniform, black pants and a red and white jacket, and have a silver medal hung around their necks. Their arms are mostly raised above their heads while holding hands. All but one person’s face, are sad and show disappointment.” -Whit Genoway

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“A colour portrait of downhill mountain biker, Missy Giove. Giove has a Mediterranean complexion, with dark brown curly, perhaps slightly dreadlocked asymmetrical hair that reaches near her shoulders on the left, and is close shaved on the right. A small section of the close-shorn hair is bleached a brassy blonde colour. She wears a black headband across her forehead and a red and black racing jersey with Volvo and other logos on it. Giove wears stainless steel body jewelry in her earlobes and right nostril, and a collection of heavy ball chain necklaces around her neck. Notably, she also wears the dead and desiccated body of a piranha as a pendant around her neck on a tan cord. She smiles widely, her eyes squinting slightly in the sun. The background is out of focus.” -Blair Fornwald

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“ This is an image of a large, grey and black, fender guitar amplifier taken from the front. Across the top of the front of the amplifier there is a row of plugs and knobs. Below this is a silvery, cloth grill concealing the speakers. In the center of the cloth grill, attached with a large safety pin, is a black, felt baseball pennant with the words NO BROS printed on it in white.” -Jaye Kovach

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“An image with a white background, showing the top and bottom sides of a used skateboard. The left shows the black griptape side of the skateboard that has a small black-and-white image of Lady Gaga on the bottom half. The right shows the bottom graphic of the deck, originally white but the majority has been worn down to the dark grey wood colour below. A worn Nike SB sticker is on the tail of the deck. An Independent Trucks and a Spitfire Wheels sticker is on the right side, below the front trucks.” -Rey Hesterman

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“This is a colour image taken head on. Two women are standing together smiling at the camera. Their heads are cuddled together, and they are embracing each other. One of the women is wearing a Canada tracksuit and the other is wearing a white lace top. The woman with the tracksuit is holding up a silver medal in one hand showing it to the camera. Behind the couple are blurred images of other people, some also wearing the Canada tracksuit. The background is an arena, and numerous, empty, orange plastic seats can be seen.” -Shannon Comerford

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“ The image is of the front of a beige six-story building with several symmetrical windows, not unlike a hotel. Several red and white Canadian flags are hung from balconies. Some flags look skewed or flipped over as if the wind had blown them out of place. At the forefront of the image, there are two small slightly bare trees. A yellow sign with a map on it and the number 3 is seen beside one of the trees.” -Whit Genoway

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“This colour photograph appears to have been taken in the early to mid-eighties. It depicts a skier performing a ski ballet routine in a mountainous winter landscape: they are precariously balanced on the tip of one ski, with one pole jabbed into the snow, on a bent knee. Their other leg extends out in front of them jauntily; their foot and ski points upward, as does their corresponding arm. Their pose is jubilant; they look like they could click their heels if not for the skis attached to their feet. The skier has a fair, ruddy complexion and curly hair. They smile joyfully. They are wearing what appears to be a one-piece ski suit which is red with darker colored sleeves. They wear red gloves and red and grey boots. Their skis and poles are mostly white. They seem to be wearing headphones and what appears to be a rather large and bulky portable cassette player is strapped across the skiier’s chest.” -Blair Fornwald

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“ A black, adjustable metal cane with a spongy hand grip leans against a wall.  Partway down the length of the cane, just after it straightens out, is a small sticker from Girls Rock Regina of a white hand with black nailpolish in a sort of claw pose. Next to the cane lie two black knee braces, not fancy, but the highest quality and support available at somewhere like Shoppers.” -Jaye Kovach

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“Two images: on the left is a colour photo of Elissa Steamer resting her head on her arms on top of a skateboard. She wears a black shirt with white stripes. She is laying on a concrete ledge, behind her is a tree and foliage. The right image is black-and-white, a blurry image of Steamer running towards the left with her skateboard in hand. Reminiscent of photographs of cryptic bigfoot sightings.“ -Rey Hesterman