The Spaces We Live by Kylen Louanne Palmer

Visual
Written By Shenyah Webb

Detroit and its south-side suburbs shape identities through the eyes of a Holga 35

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The S P A C E S We Live was shot with expired film and a Holga 35, giving the images a grainy and obscured quality. Palmer was inspired by growing up in Detroit and its south-side suburbs known as “Downriver.” She takes an abstract look at how these unique spaces shape identities.

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Kylen Louanne Palmer is an artist and photographer based in Detroit, MI. She studied photography at Wayne State University’s College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts. She has a passion for the process and tactile nature of expired film, vintage cameras and experimental photographic processes.

Shenyah Webb

Shenyah Webb is a Portland-based visual artist and musician. She has been with NAILED Magazine since its inception in 2012 and has served as the Arts Editor and a Contributing Editor since its launch in 2013. A Detroit native, she attended The College for Creative Studies, where she focused on Fine Art and Industrial Design. She is currently enrolled in a Somatic Expressive Arts Education and Therapy training program, studying under Lanie Bergin. You can learn more about Shenyah here. (Shenyah.com)

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