Christopher Lacroix interrogates the relentless effort of queer existence — an existence that is both aspiring to and rejecting normative social structures that problematizes deviant ways of being. This paradox of simultaneous aspiration and resistance is embodied in unnerving durational performances infused with an uncomfortable balance of tragedy and melodrama. Rather than reproducing the pain that the mainstream social structures inflict on others, his performances redirect the pain onto himself; his identity and his body. What results is a queer and campy masochism that explores abject self-deprecation as a means of self-preservation and resistance.
Christopher Lacroix (Canadian, b. 1986) holds a BFA from Ryerson University, ON (2012) and an MFA from the University of British Columbia, BC (2018). His work has been exhibited at The Polygon Gallery (Vancouver), window (Winnipeg), Artspace Contemporary Art Projects (Peterborough), and Forest City Gallery (London). Lacroix was the 2018 recipient of the Philip B. Lind Emerging Artist Prize. He currently lives and works in Vancouver, BC.
For more information about Lacroix’s work, visit his website.
