David Wojnarowicz's "Memories that Smell like Gasoline" offers a profound exploration of queer consciousness and erotic memory. The prose reshapes time and narrative boundaries, blurring distinctions between individual experiences and societal influences. Themes of corporeal presence intersect with fantasy and truth as Wojnarowicz reflects on memories connected to gestures and physical scars. The use of the word "gray" throughout emphasizes the complexities of memory. This reissued edition features Wojnarowicz's art alongside the stories, reinforcing his enduring impact on contemporary discourse surrounding AIDS and queer visibility.
"I associate with certain gestures or body language or scars or other physical characteristics an entire flood of memories and fictions and mythologies."
The repetition of the word 'gray' acts like the light and shadow of paintings, where memory's murky light evacuates color.
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