F A C E S (2020)
“F A C E S” (2020) is a New York-based portrait project created by Annie Deering to encourage connection and community in a safe and accessible manner while maintaining social distancing. Annie has taken several portraits in the past month (from a distance!) and is now editing the photos from this new series. Each will be posted with the subject’s name, pronoun(s), and a brief blurb about what makes community special to them.
In this crucial time of social isolation, basic human connections that we form through learning about others can connect the dots on our own personal maps.
If you are able to, please maintain social distance!
If you live in New York or nearby and would like to participate, please contact me! All are welcome.
Ashley • she / her / hers
Ashley loves theatre and acting and hopes to inspire young women around her to follow their dreams on the big screen one day.
Leonidas • stinky / smelly / old man
Leonidas loves to go on walks and hopes to one day walk without a leash (but he is very crazy, so his family doesn’t think that will happen anytime soon).
Leonidas’ favorite food is chicken.
Tess • she / her / hers
Tess loves supporting reproductive freedom with members of her community.
Bear • goofus / big boy / gooby
Bear was very excited to meet Annie and hopes to see her again someday.
Bear loves dinner time, and his favorite activity is jumping on unsuspecting people until they fall over.
Delaney • she / her / hers
Delaney loves volunteering for her community.
Marceline • good girl / Marcy / beautiful lady
Marceline is curious, with a knack for finding adventure in the everyday.
Marcy loves clean sheets and being the little spoon.
Rhys • they / them / theirs
Rhys loves to write and sing with folks in their community (especially kids!).
Rhys & Amy • mother & child • Rhys & Amy love to laugh together.
Amy • she / her / hers
Amy loves sharing stories with her community.
Simon • soft boy / dog / professional talker
Si supports all forms of cuddling, and he loves to wear neck-ties on a night out.
Simon’s favourite toys all have feathers.
Bella • she / her / hers
Bella loves to spread positivity and help those around her.
Francis • they / them / theirs
Francis takes great joy from singing in choirs and volunteering on farms.
They love buying from and being friends with local artists.
Aaron • he / him / his
Aaron loves talking to & helping his friends however he can and spending time at home with his family & his puppy, Sassy.
Erik • no specific pronouns
Erik loves learning from other community members and hearing their stories.
Gabe • he / good boy / his
Gabe is a rescue pup that just recently made his home with Erik & family.
He loves to play fetch with tennis balls, but has yet to figure out the Frisbee.
Megan • she / her / hers
Megan hopes to increase female representation in the fields that she loves: theater and film.
Megan works for a film company founded by women.
Zoey • she / floof / hers
Zoey is the World’s Friendliest Guard Dog.
Zoey is deaf, but that doesn’t stop her from enjoying life.
Maddie • she / her / hers
Maddie loves to do philanthropy work with her sorority.
She is a Mental Health Advocate.