Buzz Interviews LeChell Honorat of ByLeChell; An Artistic Riot
I’ve loved the arts for as long as I can remember. I was in the choir, took dance classes, drama classes as a kid, I’ve always loved the freedom of it. I didn’t focus in on writing specifically until about I was about 13 or 14. I had just moved from my hometown & was struggling to settle in a new place. It really became a means of coping and making sense of the world around me, that much has persisted even today at 29. Now I not only use it to grapple with the world but to tell my story openly. What’s changed over the course of these last 15 years is, given the climate & understanding how difficult it is for people like myself, a black queer woman to speak & be heard, I’ve felt compelled to tell more than just my story. I’ve really taken the Nina Simone thinking of using my artistry to reflect the time, so I feel obligated to tell the stories of those around me. To do that I started to look at how I could holistically curate and develop compelling narratives. I got the idea to start capturing them on camera through both still photography & videography about 3years. Today, I am what is most commonly called a multidisciplinary artist. I create visual & written poetry, but also use film & photography to produce primarily documentaries, docu-series and conduct interviews so I can hear and share the stories that matter to me, for the people who want to be heard and the content that I wished I could see more of.