Join us to celebrate Residents, a unique socially engaged project by photographer Ming De Nasty and the vibrant LGBTQIA+ community of Liverpool’s city centre.

During the last four months, Ming has been taking portraits of the members of Liverpool’s LGBTQIA+ community and discussing how the centre of the city feels to them. These portraits will be exhibited around Liverpool, on MerseyRail stations and on photography stands in Open Eye Gallery’s atrium.

LGBTQIA+ people have long gathered in the city centre for safety, community, and self-expression. Residents aims to honour that culture by making their presence visible via public artworks. Residents is a place for queer people of different generations and identities to celebrate each other.

There will be drinks and speeches from Homotopia and Open Eye Gallery.

Residents is a socially engaged photography project by Ming de Nasty, Open Eye Gallery, Homotopia and LGBTQIA+ community members. Residents is part of the Photo Here programme – a series of 6 residencies with a variety of groups around the Liverpool City Region. Residents is part of Homotopia Festival 2025.

Residents is co-commissioned by Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, Open Eye Gallery, and Homotopia Festival, in partnership with MerseyRail and Sahir House.