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What U.K. trans artist Claye Bowler loves about touring Britain

What U.K. trans artist Claye Bowler loves about touring BritainWhat U.K. trans artist Claye Bowler loves about touring Britain

John
Written by John
March 16, 2026 last updated March 20, 2026
What U.K. trans artist Claye Bowler loves about touring Britain

U.K. artist Claye Bowler is probably one of the most organized artists you’ll ever meet. He keeps track of his past shows and his ideas for future projects in a spreadsheet, and writes down his comings and goings just in case something later becomes useful to their art. “I’ll ask myself, ‘Oh, what was that place I went to that one time 10 years ago?’”

Top, Bowler’s recent show at Queer Britain (2 Granary Square, London), takes the form of a museum store to introduce viewers to an archive of his seven-year journey through the U.K.’s healthcare system to access gender-affirming top surgery. Each piece in the installation—objects, letters, films, sculptures—is carefully displayed and documented. But the result is not dry—the show has real emotional resonance.

Pink Ticket Travel caught up with Bowler to talk about the feedback from the show, his favourite places to visit and how he deals with the anxiety of travelling while trans.

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U.K. artist Claye Bowler is probably one of the most organized artists you’ll ever meet. He keeps track of his past shows and his ideas for future projects in a spreadsheet, and writes down his comings and goings just in case something later becomes useful to their art. “I’ll ask myself, ‘Oh, what was that place I went to that one time 10 years ago?’”

Top, Bowler’s recent show at Queer Britain (2 Granary Square, London), takes the form of a museum store to introduce viewers to an archive of his seven-year journey through the U.K.’s healthcare system to access gender-affirming top surgery. Each piece in the installation—objects, letters, films, sculptures—is carefully displayed and documented. But the result is not dry—the show has real emotional resonance.

Pink Ticket Travel caught up with Bowler to talk about the feedback from the show, his favourite places to visit and how he deals with the anxiety of travelling while trans.

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U.K. artist Claye Bowler is probably one of the most organized artists you’ll ever meet. He keeps track of his past shows and his ideas for future projects in a spreadsheet, and writes down his comings and goings just in case something later becomes useful to their art. “I’ll ask myself, ‘Oh, what was that place I went to that one time 10 years ago?’”

Top, Bowler’s recent show at Queer Britain (2 Granary Square, London), takes the form of a museum store to introduce viewers to an archive of his seven-year journey through the U.K.’s healthcare system to access gender-affirming top surgery. Each piece in the installation—objects, letters, films, sculptures—is carefully displayed and documented. But the result is not dry—the show has real emotional resonance.

Pink Ticket Travel caught up with Bowler to talk about the feedback from the show, his favourite places to visit and how he deals with the anxiety of travelling while trans.

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U.K. artist Claye Bowler is probably one of the most organized artists you’ll ever meet. He keeps track of his past shows and his ideas for future projects in a spreadsheet, and writes down his comings and goings just in case something later becomes useful to their art. “I’ll ask myself, ‘Oh, what was that place I went to that one time 10 years ago?’”

Top, Bowler’s recent show at Queer Britain (2 Granary Square, London), takes the form of a museum store to introduce viewers to an archive of his seven-year journey through the U.K.’s healthcare system to access gender-affirming top surgery. Each piece in the installation—objects, letters, films, sculptures—is carefully displayed and documented. But the result is not dry—the show has real emotional resonance.

Pink Ticket Travel caught up with Bowler to talk about the feedback from the show, his favourite places to visit and how he deals with the anxiety of travelling while trans.

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U.K. artist Claye Bowler is probably one of the most organized artists you’ll ever meet. He keeps track of his past shows and his ideas for future projects in a spreadsheet, and writes down his comings and goings just in case something later becomes useful to their art. “I’ll ask myself, ‘Oh, what was that place I went to that one time 10 years ago?’”

Top, Bowler’s recent show at Queer Britain (2 Granary Square, London), takes the form of a museum store to introduce viewers to an archive of his seven-year journey through the U.K.’s healthcare system to access gender-affirming top surgery. Each piece in the installation—objects, letters, films, sculptures—is carefully displayed and documented. But the result is not dry—the show has real emotional resonance.

Pink Ticket Travel caught up with Bowler to talk about the feedback from the show, his favourite places to visit and how he deals with the anxiety of travelling while trans.

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U.K. artist Claye Bowler is probably one of the most organized artists you’ll ever meet. He keeps track of his past shows and his ideas for future projects in a spreadsheet, and writes down his comings and goings just in case something later becomes useful to their art. “I’ll ask myself, ‘Oh, what was that place I went to that one time 10 years ago?’”

Top, Bowler’s recent show at Queer Britain (2 Granary Square, London), takes the form of a museum store to introduce viewers to an archive of his seven-year journey through the U.K.’s healthcare system to access gender-affirming top surgery. Each piece in the installation—objects, letters, films, sculptures—is carefully displayed and documented. But the result is not dry—the show has real emotional resonance.

Pink Ticket Travel caught up with Bowler to talk about the feedback from the show, his favourite places to visit and how he deals with the anxiety of travelling while trans.
 

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