every good thing in my life has come from being queer., 2022, 12 frames, lenticular print, 23.25" x 39.25"
every good thing in my life has come from being queer. is a lenticular print depicting a man dancing in a nightclub, accompanied by a subtitled, truncated quote from author Andrea Lawlor.
Created as an exploration of accessibility and queer joy, every good thing translates the sensory intensity of both nightlife and video into a low-stimulation format. The print’s animation activates only as the viewer moves past, creating a quiet, viewer-paced encounter—one where the figure and viewer seem to dance together. Through this interaction, the work evokes the disorienting brightness and pulse of queer nightlife in an accessible, material form.
The piece marked a shift in McGinty’s practice, away from trauma-focused video installation and toward a joy-driven interrogation of queer identity in virtual and social spaces. Referencing the aesthetic codes of queer nightlife, the work centers the liberatory act of dancing as a moment of both clarity and an assertion of being. Additionally, the work foregrounds accessibility as an aesthetic concern, using digital tools not only for visual effect but as conceptual infrastructure. Laying the foundation for future research, every good thing asserts queer existence as a driving force of positive experience.
installation view from MSVU's Quiet Parade, 2022
installation view from MSVU's Quiet Parade, 2022