"Doorstep to Doorstep" explores the physical and emotional impacts of labour on the body. With this project I collaborated with essential workers creating a series of environmental portraits using black and white film photography. "Doorstep to Doorstep" is my first film photography project, and culminated in my first artist residency and solo exhibition at Gallery 44 (Toronto).
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Blog 93 : Recyborg / Wawa
The energy inside Recyborg is intentional and structured, not chaotic. The people inside this worker cooperative are focused on repairing broken electronics and audio equipment. L’énergie de Recyborg est délibérée, structurée. Dans cette coopérative de travail, on s’affaire à réparer des appareils électroniques et de l’équipement audio.
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Blog 89 : Urban Panache (Artists in Studio)
Salvageable. In a way it's a beautiful parallel to the artistic process Margot uses in her work. Discarded bike seats transform into animal heads, metal handlebars into antlers, old bolts and coils into eyes. Margot is a punk artist and sculpturist based in Tio'tia:ke (Montreal). “Artists in Studio” is an ongoing portraits project of Selena Phillips-Boyle.
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Blog 88 : AQPAMM Portraits
This series of portraits takes an in-depth look at the intersection of these challenges by shedding light on the experiences of the caregivers who are supporting loved ones. Each environmental portrait was created in an outdoor space where the caregiver regularly spends time with their loved one.
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Blog 84 : Pandemic Gardens (Part Five)
Élise pulls out a bag of soil and transplants her coleus into a bigger pot. Her glasses slip down her nose as she focuses on the task. As she moves around the balcony, I photograph a quiet calm in her, a direct impact of Élise's garden on her mental health.
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Blog 84 : Pandemic Gardens (Part Four)
Flavie's free and open spirit is reflected in how they approach their garden; they encourage things to grow where they fall, and embrace the mixture of flavours that result from this interconnectivity beyond the stereotypical pairing of tomatoes and basil. Together we make some portraits together in their backyard garden.
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Blog 84 : Pandemic Gardens (Part Three)
Kristen welcomes me into the collective garden and I'm transported from the busy borough of Point-Saint-Charles in Montreal to a lush vegetable garden oasis. An important aspect of Kristen's mental health is her engagement with socio-political issues, and taking power over her food is one way to achieve food autonomy.
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Blog 84 : Pandemic Gardens (Part Two)
As I photograph Leh, she slowly moves around her garden with her green watering can, listening to the needs of each plant before carrying on. Seeing her body relax spending time surrounded by growing things, I can see how time spent in her garden is good for Leh's mental health.
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Blog 84 : Pandemic Gardens (Part One)
Hashmita moves around the balcony, watering her plants with care and tenderness, a morning routine she's developed to anchor her mental health in the middle of a loud city and a worldwide pandemic. This pandemic photo project about gardens and mental health is the first in a five-part photo series.
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66 : Bunny and Claude (Artists in Studio)
Made with high-quality bamboo and organic cotton fabrics, Bunny and Claude specializes in creating underwear for women and men. Les tissus biologiques de bambou et coton de grande qualité forment la base de fabrication des sous-vêtements pour femmes et hommes de Bunny and Claude. Video by Life by Selena Photography.
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57 : Kristy Boisvert Illustration (Artists in Studio)
Dans ce premier court-métrage de ma toute dernière série « Les Artistes au Studio », je vise à saisir l’artiste Kristy Boisvert dans son milieu naturel.
In this short film, the first in my latest series "Artists in Studio", I aim to capture the artist Kristy Boisvert in her natural habitat.
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54 : Edmonton Artist Northlift Belts
I continue to be struck by the calmness with which artists approach their work. Normally rocking the 80s vibe and constantly cracking jokes, Artem displays an incredible calm and focus while he works. Montréal environmental portrait photographer Selena Phillips-Boyle shares portraits from the studio of Edmonton artist Northlift Belts.
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