Chaos in Bloom
KELEE WILLIAMSON-HALL, Chaos in Bloom, 2024, 35mm film
Him At Home
KELEE WILLIAMSON-HALL, Him At Home, 2024, 35mm film
CHAOS
On the morning of my 24th birthday, Chaos and I got together to shoot. It was one of our first times hanging out since we met, so it was really sweet of him to allow me into his family home.
His room was open and bright, filled with so many relics that revealed a lot about who he was. Through our experience, I learned how kind and patient he was. I was still learning the camera we shot on, and he allowed so much space for that—I felt incredibly grateful.
It was the first time he had his picture taken since having top surgery, which felt extremely significant. Documenting queer Haitians is crucial to the validity of my own identity, and I hoped to reflect that in the images captured and gift that to Chaos. Our relationships to Haitian identity and culture are different—Chaos is fully Haitian, while I am only half. He grew up immersed in the culture, while I did not. When we met, I was drawn to him, and now I realize it’s because he serves as a link for me to connect to everything I’m still trying to piece together within myself.
To me, Chaos in Bloom is the essence of a queer Haitian self-becoming, captured in the delicate balance of a double exposure.
A La Prochaine
KELEE WILLIAMSON-HALL, A La Prochaine, 2023, 35mm film
Directed by Kelee Williamson-Hall and Laurie ‘Zami’ Germain
These artworks explore intimacy, beauty, and tenderness within the Haitian queer community. They reflect the beautiful emerging experiences of young queer individuals of Haitian heritage, emphasizing freedom of expression and joy—visions I hope to see for the future of Haiti.
Kelee Williamson-Hall (b. 2000, East New York, New York; lives in Brooklyn, New York) is a photographer and filmmaker whose practice is shaped by her Haitian mother, who passionately documented intimate family moments, and her African American father, who shared his love of moviegoing. She began her creative journey at age 15, training in digital photography and filmmaking at a film arts high school, before expanding her practice into analog photography and filmmaking through studies at the International Center of Photography (ICP) and Mono No Aware.
Through evocative storytelling, Williamson-Hall invites viewers to explore the beauty hidden in the mundane, encouraging a deeper connection with the world around us.