Not to get emotional on the internet, but this photo from the @step.your.world dinner last week means so much to me.
For the past few years, I’ve been entangled with a chronic skin condition. It’s been horrific. There were months spent in the confines of my bed, rushes to A&E, discomfort on end, and the persistent mental clashes that gnawed at my spirit. There was a long period when I would look into the mirror and not know the reflection looking back at me.
So, seeing this photo and recognizing my face is incredibly healing. I’ve still got a little way to go, but finding myself again in this photo and reclaiming a sense of self feels profoundly restorative.
To the eye that never closes, "the extraordinary is already embedded in the everyday—it just requires a certain kind of attention." In our latest feature, we speak with Canadian photographer @jennileem on instinct, place, and the act of seeing that never stops.
For the first time, we’re working with photographer and friend of FD @donnelgarcia to capture Jennilee in her Vancouver, British Columbia home.
Read all of Jennilee's insights at the link in bio. Interview by @sheilalam
Party Girl (1995) starring Parker Posey, directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer. The first feature-length film to premiere on the Internet and a personal favourite
việt nam's relationship with textiles runs deep from the silk trade routes of hội an to the weavers of vạn phúc. cloth has always carried culture, labour, and identity. @minhdung.vu 's works remind me of this inheritance. cutting and sewing silk and linen into paintings. textile as mother tongue.
a few december favs
1. i booked this @5s.s___ cut before i even booked my flight. it was my top priority
2. catching up with @studio.noiseassembly and stopping into @addition.vancouver to see his pieces
3. a frosty christmas morning walk
4. @samcutmac in his new @alteriordesign beanie
5. taking a selfie with the ricoh (no front viewfinder)
6. seeing the larger version of @jennifer_cee 's @fotofilmic piece @book__section
7. cut fruit from my mom: rambutan and golden kiwi
8. the best shortbread cookies from @jeshyng
9. sweet little lucifer
10. just new westminster things
"If these paintings can be seen by a child who's undocumented, and then they think, oh, that's my story—that's it. That's everything," @studiolenca says. This clarity of purpose drives his upcoming exhibition at @momaps1 , which focuses on education as a form of resistance. There, he'll show paintings made by young people who traveled to the United States "in unofficial ways," documenting journeys that contribute to American culture even as they remain, by definition, undocumented.
Read the full story at the link in our bio.
Photos and interview: @sheilalam
A few weeks ago, we gathered for an afternoon of mindful rituals and creative conversation with @jayaniila , founder of @sifaliskin , and rising UK artist @ellamore__ . From learning the art of gua sha to exploring the intersection of self-care and creativity, it was the kind of slow Sunday that reset my nervous system. We ended the day across the road at @fortroadhotel with an intimate performance from Ella that was the perfect closer to a truly special afternoon. Thank you to everyone who joined us and to the team at @turnercontemporary for the space and support. Special thanks to @ic3tanz and @lunafreddie .
I love this first photo taken by @haarlz that captures the complete joy I felt. All other gorgeous photos from @fadwa.ammari
