siobhan

As far as I know, Siobhan doesn’t box. The energy about her, however, has this air of self assuredness with a hint of scrappy, that almost dares one to test it. I asked her to come to the studio and put on a character that I thought represented the way that that energy resonated with me. “Can you do like a hand wraps and bloody nose kind of a look?” “Uh... sure!” Despite how fricken cool these shots came out, the decision to make that choice *for* someone at *their* portrait sitting landed weird for me and I moved on to subtler interpretations of mood after this shoot.

In the two years since this sitting, Siobhan has since gone on to become one of the artists that I am keeping close tabs on in Calgary. A remarkable filmmaker, and actor, she is also co-creator of the Quarantine International Film Festival, which you should absolutely be checking out right. Mad respect for this woman.