@alexjb24 had when they first got a peek at the art on display at the National Gallery Of Victoria in Australia. “Started off thinking ‘oh HI’ when I saw this exhibit,” they wrote of their encounter with the guys.Subscribe to our daily newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.But then they read what this piece was really about and “kinda choked up”:started off thinking ‘oh HI’ when I saw this exhibit then read the explainer and kinda choked up pic.twitter.com/WndedXRneTLabeled as “Untitled (Bram)” and “Untitled (Ruel),” respectively, these pieces are part of an exhibit from Australian artist Drew Pettifer titled A Sorrowful Act: The Wreck Of The Zeewjik, one that aims to shine a light on forgotten queer history.As the placard notes, these dual portraits tell a story from 1727, when two young male lovers (Bram, 18, and Ruel, 22) were aboard the Zeewjik, a ship porting cargo for the Dutch East India Company.Per historical records, Bram and Ruel’s affair was discovered, and shortly after they were convicted of sodomy.
