In an era oversaturated with digital imagery, curation has become its own form of performance. LIVE explores this paradox—where spontaneity and construction collide, dissolving the boundaries between authenticity and artifice.
ART & PHOTOGRAPHY
Long Xi Vlessing’s Queens of the Night
An interesting fact about Montreal-based photographer Long Xi Vlessing lies in his own self-description. In an interview with Liminul, he confesses, “I have always been really attracted to people and strangers especially, even though secretly, I am very socially anxious.”
Adhere To Studios: Alexandra Dean’s Outerwear Revolution
It is always a pleasure to watch someone chase a dream, harness it, and wrestle it to fruition. For Vancouver-based designer Alexandra Dean, the dream was to start her own outerwear brand.
Framing the Fleeting: Philippe Arsenault’s Montreal
On a winter morning in Montreal, the air feels dense, like the city itself is catching its breath. The streets are dusted in remnants of salt and slush, windows fog with condensation, and strangers pass each other with practiced indifference.
Big City Nobody: Luisa Opalesky’s Intimate Glimpses of New York’s Soul
In her debut photography book, Big City Nobody, Luisa Opalesky captures New York City not as a backdrop, but as a breathing entity—equal parts muse and main character.
State of Dust
An abandoned laboratory in Valencia becomes the stage for State of Dust, an exploration of identity, place, and liminality. Crumbling walls, fractured glass, and the detritus of another time form the backdrop for a narrative of stoic resilience.
Matières Fécales: The Art of Provocation
Few artists embody the ethos of provocation more viscerally than Matieres Fecales, the duo comprised of Montreal natives Hannah Rose Dalton and Steven Raj Bhaskaran, whose radical sartorial expressions challenge (or rather provoke) societal norms with a theatricality and intensity rarely seen since the likes of avant-garde icons like Leigh Bowery.
Vacant Spaces: A Visual Exploration of Male Isolation
Photographed by Alex Supica in Denver, Colorado, Vacant Spaces explores the psychological intricacies of male solitude. Featuring model and musician n5316n (Nelson Zavarella), styled collaboratively by Zavarella and Supica, the series juxtaposes intimate human presence with the resonance of objects that define a space.
Christopher Bucello’s Seeing Red
Brooklyn-based photographer Christopher Bucello and stylist Samantha Mendez take us through a series of captivating images in their exclusive new editorial for Liminul, Seeing Red.
Promethean: A Cosmic Meditation on Origin, Belonging, and Creation
In Promethean, Avleen Kaur and Baljit Singh invite us into a hypnotic world that questions the very essence of existence, tracing the lineage of life back to an otherworldly beginning.