Engaged Dynamics is a reflection of SAMJ’S trans non-binary experience participating in the world of fashion and beauty. To begin with the sheer garments, their intention is to showcase my tattoos which have given me a way to express my trans identity through reclaiming the flesh SamJ was born with. With the subject of my body, they created this dynamic pose to create a sense of motion and weightlessness calling to a divine energy, such as Jesus walking on water, or other religious and spiritual figures, and how it relates to the euphoria queer people feel when we are in spaces that allow us to completely engage with our true self.

SamJ continuously challenges the idea of the gender binary through their gender expression as a trans femme person to provide visibility for those who wish to engage with the power of femininity beyond the gender roles that have existed in the past centuries of colonial history.