For Haymes, the portrait is a study that can only be seen in full, through the kaleidoscopic shimmer of time captured in thousands of photographs made year in, year out. “Time is the most precious thing there is to anyone who’s alive,” he says. “I can’t just jump in somewhere fast, extract something, and draw conclusions. You have to give people space to breathe.”
Following the natural pace of life, Dancing on the Fault Line unfolds like a film, a portrait of the artist as a trans woman in discovery of herself, pushing the boundaries of possibility that is the very hallmark of youth. “I’ve been called every name imaginable and have been knocked down more times than I care to count,” Bailey writes. “But I always get back up, often in higher heels. Cracked, but never broken.”
“I’m Love Bailey. I’m a force of nature, a glitch in your system,” she continues. “When the world tried to cage me, I built my own spectacular goddamn circus. The road ahead is uncertain, marked with both new opportunities and fresh obstacles. But I’m equipped and ready for whatever comes next.”
Dancing on the Fault Line by Nick Haymes launches at the LA Art Book Fair, May 15-18, 2025.
Miss Rosen is a freelance arts and photography writer, follow her on X.
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