In this episode I am joined by multidisciplinary artist Marv (he/him). Marv is a Black photographer, painter, music producer, writer and fashion stylist who does portraiture/self portraiture and photojournalism. A lot of his work is about community, mental health and exploring self identity. Marv grew up in Surrey and Vancouver, BC and is currently based in Montreal, QC. Marv is also the founder of Unity Art Collective and the clothing brand Dope class. Unity art collective is a space and platform made by and for BIPOC people/BIPOC queer and trans people within “canada”.
I met Marv in the film industry in 2015 and it was so lovely to chat with him and see how he's grown into such a wise, beautiful human. We discussed many things including:
- His artwork and where it stems from
- Black identity and what it's like to not fit into the brand of what society expects of you
- the BLM movement and how to actually make changes in your life
- How being black is not a "trend" in the fashion industry
- How being alone in Europe helped Marv grow as a person
- Why "making it to the top" doesn't mean you won't feel sad
- What does it mean to be "grown"?
- Taking accountability, cancel culture and "why do we wait for people's downfall?"
... and more!
Marv's Instagram Pages:
@akasublime and @unityartscollective
Marv's website and linktree: https://www.marvhoungbo.com/ &
Thanks for listening!
Hosted by Jade Pattenden @jadepattenden
Email: imanadultnowwhat@gmail.com
I acknowledge that this podcast is recorded on the land of the Coast Salish peoples which includes the territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lō and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations.
