Using the provocative iconography of the neighorhood watch, this work recalls the constant, exhausting hypervigilance required of a trans person for the sake of survival while it also grapples with identity, intersection, and privilege. Through fabric letters, meticulously hand-cut, dyed, and appliqued on found fabric, the maker reminds us of questions we should
all be asking ourselves during unjust, polarized times as these: what fears have we internalized, and what truths do they obscure? In what ways have we hidden ourselves and called that safety? What would it take to be bold instead, to stand open and vulnerable in solidarity with our more marginalized neighbors?