I met Kevin for lunch before our work in my studio and my first impression of him was of a gentle, sensitive and open young man, a quiet and committed artist.
But I had also seen him perform with the Gibney Company at the Joyce Theater the previous week, and the artist that I had seen on stage was by no means unassuming. Sensitive yes, but also transmitting extraordinary intensity – almost a feral power – raw, passionate and very physical.
Working with him in my studio, the complexity and breadth of his emotional range became quickly evident – calm and almost ethereal as we began, leaning in and absorbing the tranquility of the light and music, and building with emotional power progressively as the shoot progressed.
