Laundry Day
Kale JF 2009
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Fashionism
Here are a couple of images from a shoot I did for
master hairstylist Alina Sulaiman.
master hairstylist Alina Sulaiman.
All images property of Kale JF 2009
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Absolut Vodka Vancouver Sculpture Project
We are in this together/For Gary by Kale FriesenBen Tour, Graeme Berglund and myself were asked by Absolut Vodka to each do a sculpture in conjunction with the Absolut Vancouver bottle release. You can see Ben Tour's bottle tree sculpture at the Broadway and Commercial Skytrain Station, Graeme Berglunds sculpture at the Waterfront Skytrain Station and my sculpture at the Burrard Skytrain Station, all the pieces will be on display until mid December. Below are some images of the pieces.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Musicians
Avishai Cohen Trio at Le New Morning Paris France 2008
Bison BC The Biltmore Vancouver Canada 2009
Music I love you
The Walkmen Paris France 2008Music has been the love of my life since as long as I can remember.
With many musicians such as my father in my life we learned how to
appreciate music and more importantly play music. My best memories
come from my first jam session with my father and brother in our basement.
I find the older I get the more I "feel" music, it evokes powerful vivid
memories and emotions in me, I find myself transported back to places and
times from the past, I'm convinced this is the closest I will ever come to
time travel.
Since I began taking photographs of bands a couple years ago I
feel like I've developed a renewed sense of wonder about music and the people
that perform it, to me taking photos at shows has become a new way to connect with other musicians and to see and listen anew.
appreciate music and more importantly play music. My best memories
come from my first jam session with my father and brother in our basement.
I find the older I get the more I "feel" music, it evokes powerful vivid
memories and emotions in me, I find myself transported back to places and
times from the past, I'm convinced this is the closest I will ever come to
time travel.
Since I began taking photographs of bands a couple years ago I
feel like I've developed a renewed sense of wonder about music and the people
that perform it, to me taking photos at shows has become a new way to connect with other musicians and to see and listen anew.
The Constantines Vancouver Canada 2009
3 Inches of Blood Vancouver Canada 2009
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Poverty
La Bourse Paris FranceHaving lived in several big cities in my life I've seen my fair share of homeless, drunks, street urchins and drug fiends, people living in the shadows and dumpsters of society.
I began taking photos of "street life" in Paris in 2007, the 2nd arrondissement is a neighbourhood full of cafes, "chic" restaurants and even a shop that's entire product line consisted of different types of olive oil, not exactly a rough place, but in this picturesque cliche of a Parisian neighbourhood lived many homeless people, all red faced and piss themselves drunk at 7am by the Starbucks, it was like a tiny micro cosmos of expensive clothing and cardboard lean-tos.
At first I was obviously apprehensive to take photos of these people, after all they are "down and out", should I feel like I'm exploiting their lack of cash liquidity ? In the end, I'm not really sure, but perhaps someday we will look at these images in disgust and relief saying to ourselves " I can't believe how barbaric people used to be. "
Metro station St. Lazare Paris France
Metro station La Chapelle Paris France
Second arrondissement Paris France
Unknown metro station Paris France
Chatelet Les Halles Paris France
All photographs the property of Kale J. Friesen and may not be used with out his consent for fucks sakes.
I began taking photos of "street life" in Paris in 2007, the 2nd arrondissement is a neighbourhood full of cafes, "chic" restaurants and even a shop that's entire product line consisted of different types of olive oil, not exactly a rough place, but in this picturesque cliche of a Parisian neighbourhood lived many homeless people, all red faced and piss themselves drunk at 7am by the Starbucks, it was like a tiny micro cosmos of expensive clothing and cardboard lean-tos.
At first I was obviously apprehensive to take photos of these people, after all they are "down and out", should I feel like I'm exploiting their lack of cash liquidity ? In the end, I'm not really sure, but perhaps someday we will look at these images in disgust and relief saying to ourselves " I can't believe how barbaric people used to be. "
Metro station St. Lazare Paris France 
Metro station La Chapelle Paris France
Second arrondissement Paris France
Unknown metro station Paris France
Chatelet Les Halles Paris France All photographs the property of Kale J. Friesen and may not be used with out his consent for fucks sakes.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Forgotten spaces France/Belgium
Below you will find photos from my portfolios of abandoned spaces taken in France and Belgium between the spring of 2008 and the spring of 2009. As a photographer who likes to take his time these places were a nirvana of sorts, sometimes waiting for an hour for the right light and shadow to coalesce. In many ways I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to visit some of these forgotten gems, these places which have left their mark on the environment and now they are left to rot and decay, each one with a bizarre tale to tell.
I would say that I take a cinematic approach to my work, I constantly attempt to bring the viewer with me to the space, to transport the viewer into my world and try to convey the emotion that I experience in these places, you can't help but be overwhelmed standing on cautiously on rotting beams looking out a window onto the picturesque Belgian countryside with 4 floors below you, these places are charged with an ethereal energy, like a mist in the air, you taste, feel, hear and see the ghosts of what once was.
I would say that I take a cinematic approach to my work, I constantly attempt to bring the viewer with me to the space, to transport the viewer into my world and try to convey the emotion that I experience in these places, you can't help but be overwhelmed standing on cautiously on rotting beams looking out a window onto the picturesque Belgian countryside with 4 floors below you, these places are charged with an ethereal energy, like a mist in the air, you taste, feel, hear and see the ghosts of what once was.
Chateau Miranda Belgium 2008
Hospital B Normandie France 2008
Abandoned farm house Picardie Region France 2008
Hospital B Normandie France 2008
Hospital B Normandie France 2008
Abandoned castle Essonne France 2009
View from the top floor of Chateau Miranda Belgium 2008
Hospital B Normandie France 2008
Abandoned house Picardie region France
Abandoned workshop Picardie Region France
All photographs the property of Kale J. Friesen and may not be copied or used without written consent.
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