No More Drag is an archival activation of video footage filmed by Thomas at Baston, an iconic bar of the Lyon queer scene between 2019 and 2023. The installation of various films across multiple screens allows for the reconfiguration of the space, whether uninhabited or festive, and evokes oral testimonies that celebrate the place.
Keeping the archive of a queer, cultural, and community space alive is about anchoring a practice of resistance against gentrification and political and social crises. In this context, narratives of existence, struggle, and disappearance become vital spaces for memory, expression, and freedom.
Beyond the projection, the installation can unfold during exchanges and performances in collaboration with drag artists. This activation addresses the stakes of transmitting an intimate lived experience into a shared history that confronts forms of domination and exclusion, ultimately highlighting an excessive desire for joy, love, and queer spaces.