Lauren Taubenfeld

Oh Brother | Oh Brother, has taken shape over the course of over ten years, in collaboration with her younger brother Benny from 2005 to 2018. Lauren Taubenfeld photographed her brother Benny, as he grew from adolescence to early manhood. This extensive body of work can be viewed as a fascinating document of an always-compelling transition but on closer look, images reveal further nuances; a collaboration, a sibling bond, and at the same time a picture of his adolescence.

By photographing my brother frequently and intimately over his developmental years, a sense of mirroring began to emerge, recalling something of the artist’s own adolescent self. The outcome are these uncanny portraits of her brother and self as well as a glimpse into the off-scene periods and reveal ‘in between moments’ of his everyday life. Benny’s tenacious, rebellious manner is constant as such prevails even among these photographs. www.laurentaubenfeld.com