Rosa Winkel, 2009

Terence Koh’s edition Rosa Winkel references the historical symbol used to stigmatize homosexuals during the Nazi era and transforms it into a symbol of strength. By consciously appropriating this emblem, he strips it of its original connotation of exclusion and weakness, endowing it instead with a new, self-assured presence. The work reflects on the past while simultaneously standing as a marker of emancipation and empowerment. In this reinterpretation, the former sign of discrimination becomes an expression of identity and pride.