In “The Queer is in the Details,” writer Christopher Lacroix profiles artist Douglas Watt, who creates miniaturized renderings of spaces central to Vancouver’s queer community. Lacroix examines how Watt’s reconstructions are shaped by equal parts camp and care, prioritizing a collective emotional ambience over strict architectural accuracy.
Christopher Lacroix
Christopher Lacroix is an artist, writer, and PhD student in Vancouver, located on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) nations.
Several of the works in this issue consider how the domestic is shaped not only by private life but also by global currents, family histories, and consumer goods, nudging at the conditions that shape how we live, where we live, and with whom we choose to share our lives.
Playing with vulnerability and containment, Christopher Lacroix launches a jibe at stereotypical expectations of how a queer person should behave, as well as how these entrenched perceptions are manifested in everyday queering.