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#nola #neworleans #spooky #bywater
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pixelated spooky fun

I had the amazing opportunity a few weeks a ago to share my love for New Orleans and Instagram, at the same time. The New Yorker Magazine invited me to be a guest Instagrammer for their feed while I traveled to New Orleans for Halloween and Day of the Dead.  Here are some of my fave images from the trip…

Exploring the #musicbox. #nola #neworleans #dithyrambalina #swoon

The Spanking Bar at #pornopticon.

Angry clown. #halloween #nola #neworleans

Lizxnn looked amazing! #halloween #neworleans #nola #costume #fellini

Lizxnn looked amazing! #halloween #neworleans #nola #costume #fellini

Costume designer @corinneloperfido in one of her creations. #halloween #neworleans #nola #costume

My ride. #bicycle #newpinktights #nola #neworleans

Awesome mural of the legendary Ernie K. Doe outside of Euclid Recoords in the Bywater. #erniekdoe #mural #streetart #nola #neworleans

The lovely Amy Knoll of Bon Castor, a shop in the #bywater that sells handmade goods by local artists. @boncastor @aknollnola #nola @neworleans

Satsuma in the Bywater is one of my fave places to eat! #satsuma #cafe #bywater

Also in the Bywater is the fab Pop Shop, where I always go for awesome vintage finds. #popshop #bywater #neworleans #nola

Took a ride dow the #lowerninthward, the area in the city hit hardest by during katrina. #neworleans #nola

The #superdome. #nola #neworleans #saints

An altar for those no longer with us outside of @boncastor on the #dayofthedead. #diadelosmuertos #neworleans #nola

Friend @angeliska does tarot card reading in her sulpture at the #music box on the #dayofthedead.

#dayofthedead parade. #diadelosmuertos #nola

#dayofthedead parade. #diadelosmuertos #nola #neworleans

Reveler at the #dayofthedead parade. #diadelosmuertos #nola #neworleans

Reveler at the #dayofthedead parade. #diadelosmuertos #nola #neworleans

Self-portrait at the #dayofthedead parade. #diadelosmuertos #nola #neworleans

Quirky details all over this city! #nola, I love you!

You can see more of my pixelated camera phone photos if you follow me on Instagram at @misslaurendarling.

 

 

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BA on the Gypsy
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hangin with b.a. at the beach

yesterday i visited my friend b.a. at the gypsy, a mutual friend’s amazing houseboat that is docked at a marina in the rockaways.  we hung out at the marina, drank wine, toured the boatels, ate dinner on the roof of the boat, drank whiskey, crashed a marina party, and drank beer.  it was a great day.

another thing you should know about b.a. is that she a brilliant video artist.  she creates ambient and psychadelic video projections that she controls from her keytar…her KEYTAR!!! how rad is that???!  i think it’s radder than the tuxedo bathing suit that B.A. is rocking in this photo, which is pretty rad.

Backlit B.A.

halo

Backlit BA #2

 

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Tallulah
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Inevitable Beauty

Tallulah

Untitled (Wildlife)

Marko

Kate

Untitled (Wildlife)

Marin

Alita

Untitled (Wildlife)

Stumps the Clown

The geographer Peirce Lewis called New Orleans the “inevitable city on an impossible site.”  The wildlife that flourishes mirrors the human life that flourishes. These photos are from a new body of work I’m working on about this metaphor – weeds push through the cement, vines crawl through fences, and friends’ and acquaintances’ characters shine through the dust and sweat that makes up the City.

I see the city as magical hub of growth, hope, and resilience as reflected through its landscape and its people.  Whether my subjects are native to the area or come from other places, they each contribute to the life and culture of New Orleans making it a vibrant place in which to live and create. I am constantly inspired by their strength and eccentricities, and each image is a gesture of admiration and an opportunity for me to celebrate their beauty.

 

 

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Headphones
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The science of partying

A friend of mine recently referred to me as a “party scientist,” and I have to admit, I kind of like the way that sounds.  So, I may have to change the title of this here blog to “The Science of Partying.”  It’s either that or “Yoga on the Light-up Dancefloor.”

I’ll have some more of my party interiors from the Afterparty series to post soon, but in the meantime, here’s some science…

fishnets and polkadots

Hypothesis: parties are sexy.

Headphones

Hypothesis: Sometimes parties are hiding in the bushes. (Thank you, Christina Medina, for seeing this)!

Jackie's manicure

Fact: Don’t fuck with parties.

Wedding hair

Fact: Wedding parties are fun (especially with this much hair and sequins).

The Hug (After Nan Goldin)

Fact: Parties are for lovers. (This one is after Nan Goldin’s The Hug).

Feathered Tanya

Fact: Wear a costume!

Quit Talking to Me

Fact: This is how I feel sometimes…even at parties.

B.A. singing

Fact: It’s good to sing out loud.

Touch the Deer

Hypothesis: It’s not OK to take deer from parties.

Wedding photography

…but it is OK to take photos.

Oh! and please check out my page on the Gawker Artists website!!!

 

 

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