The Waiting Line (2025) by MATT GOLD Textiles "Unspoken Bonds: Forbidden Love in

"Unspoken Bonds: Forbidden Love in the West" captures a powerful and intimate moment between two cowboys whose love transcends boundaries and societal expectations

the original piece blends old-school printmaking craft with contemporary queer expression

forming gentle transitions of colour where they meet

the juxtaposition of two cut elements with a straight - or slightly angled - horizon invites layered readings

and of the beauty that comes when you choose to begin again

The Waiting Line (2025) by MATT GOLD Textiles "Unspoken Bonds: Forbidden Love inThe Waiting Line feels like that in between moment you definitely remember bodies lined up, eyes forward, pretending its casual when its not. The crisp, graphic shapes strip everything back to silhouettes and tension: equal parts routine, anticipation, and queer coded theatre, like a scene that could be a locker room, a back room, or a fantasy.