2019 for me is all about knowing my worth, and showing up as/for myself more!
To embody this spirit, I took some self portraits in collaboration with Jess Cohen & 3_3_4_7 - here are the resulting images below
I am in the process of finishing up my first monograph with Editions Lemaitre, which will be out in the spring in Paris - more on this soon!
xo
Laurence
Here are some recent portraits as part of my ongoing non-binary series - if anyone is interested in participating in the series feel free to reach out any time! I am located in Montreal but do travel fairly often. This project has grown a lot over the years, it is something I do for free out of love and am happy to make fun/honest/gender-affirming portraits of any fellow trans/gender-non-conforming ppl out there (non-binary or not) any time, don’t hesitate to ask
Hobbes in my room (she/they). Hobbes is one of my favorite photographers, you can see her work here: https://www.hhobbess.com/ - https://www.instagram.com/hhobbess/
Arielle (she/her) in my studio in the fall. Arielle is an amazing Cree two-spirit writer and sex educator, you can see her work here: https://arielletwist.com/ - https://www.instagram.com/arielletwist/
& Kris (they/them) in my studio this fall as well. Haven’t edited all of this shoot yet but here is a preview! Kris is a wonderful drag artist & dj, you can follow them here: https://www.instagram.com/awwful/
xoxo
Laurence
To go along with my solo exhibition of the same title, Arizona O’Neill and I collaborated on a short film this fall, which we premiered at the exhibition and today it has premiered online on Adolescent. You can view it here, along with some words by myself & Arizona on the project, and some images of the opening night : https://adolescent.net/a/me-vs-others-short-film
& here are some images of the exhibition and opening night :
next up will be more non-binary portrait photos, and some new personal projects I am working on <3
xo
Laurence
Here are a few images from my installation “me vs others” at The Letter Bet- the exhibition is on view until November 27 in Montreal! You can also purchase the exhibition artwork on the Letter Bet’s website here: https://www.theletterbet.ca/collections/laurence-philomene
I’ve also made a playlist for the exhibition which you can listen to here : https://www.theletterbet.ca/blogs/listen/welcome-home-074
in related news, an interview I did with my dear friend Clara about a year ago came out this week in BOMB magazine, which is a huge honour. You can read that here: https://bombmagazine.org/articles/gender-dysphoria-laurence-philomene-interviewed/
xo
Laurence
Hi! My solo exhibition at The Letter Bet in Montreal is coming up in just a week!
The opening night is November 8, from 6 to 9 pm, with a special showing of the short film I’ve co-directed with Arizona O’Neill at 7 pm. Hope to see you there if you’re in Montreal! The exhibition will be up until November 27.
I’m making a few very special edition cmyk screenprints for the occasion as well ~
You can rsvp to the opening on facebook & read more information on the gallery’s website as well.
xo
Laurence