The first layer with
Kris Chaser
on intimacy
To draw a body honestly is to say: you are worthy of being seen.
Based in Jakarta, Kris draws queer, unhurried bodies in watercolour and ink. Each piece is a quiet declaration — that softness is not weakness, and that being seen is a right, not a privilege.
"I draw the bodies I wanted to see when I was younger — tender, real, unashamed."
- Kris Chaser
In His Own Words
"With the same care I give the work. I want to feel at ease — to exist without the clothes announcing themselves."
As someone who draws bodies all day,
how do you think about what you put on yours?
"Choosing softness. Choosing comfort. Being willing to be seen as you actually are, not as you think you should be."
What does making intimacy visible
mean in everyday life?
"Tender. Unhurried. Queer."
Three words for your work?
how he wears it
The first layer should feel like a quiet yes.
"Not a statement, not a disguise. Just the layer that lets everything else make sense."
"The friend who listens without judgment. Soft, but very present."
If TRIIIPLE were a person,
what kind of energy would they have?
