Carolyne Loreé Teston is a photographer and performance artist based in NYC.
Her work is anchored in a reverent curiosity of our daily performances and what incentivizes them. A conversation of autonomy is present as she creates imagery that explores self concept, specifically in relation to power dynamics of gaze.
She teaches a portrait photography workshop, PRISM, in Brooklyn, which centers the ethics of looking and relational exchange in image-making.
We asked Carolyne a few questions as she reflected on these intimate portraits.
What does it mean to be touched?
To be touched is to carry the trace of another, an impression that lingers beyond the moment of contact.
What did this project bring up, working with your parents and your partner?
The affection and intimacy between my parents, who have been together for over forty years, was simply my normal growing up. In recent years, this has taken on a different weight as I watch them grow older while beginning a life with my own partner.
