Deanna Armenti's research is practice-based and explores the intersection between queer identity, embodiment, affect theory and the queer erotic form through the lens of kink and fetish fashion. 

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At the root of it, Deanna's research explores queer kink identities. She aims to de-stigmatize queer kink, and kink in general, by creating textile pieces that embody and speak to kink experiences. She hopes that her research will provide a better understanding of what kink is, and the affect it has on kink practitioners themselves, whether or not those engaging with her research partake in the kink community themselves.