Why Tourmaline, Chronicler of Queer and Trans Histories, Has Devoted Her Debut Solo Show to Self-Portraits of Fantastic Pleasure For her debut exhibition at Chapter NY, Tourmaline places herself at the center of tableaux about pleasure. Summer Azure (2020). Photo: Dario Lasagni, courtesy of Chapter NY. To encounter the work of filmmaker and artist Tourmaline is to encounter the work of a person who is enthralled by a meticulous chronicling of history. This is one of the first things that crosses my mind as I listen to Tourmaline speak about the research processes that she employs in order to tell the stories of Black trans and queer people who have long shaped our world.