statement.
Kestra A Laurent
she / they
First Class Honours BA in Performance: Design and Practice from Central Saint Martins
is an installation + performance artist, maker + filmmaker.
Their practice encompasses; playful immersive installations for performance to occur within, film, live performance + movement, prop + set fabrication, cheeky illustration + structural costume.
Their work has been featured at festivals such as Glastonbury, Boomtown, plus various film mediums, stages + music videos . Unintentionally in Vogue, Playboy + Dazed.
Recent work has been focussed on capitalism's effects on climate change, feminist theory in relation to sex work and exploring interconnectivity and how this is a source of much human resilience. Their practice is heavily influenced by colour presentation and seeks to create dreamy, escapism utilising this.
In 2025, they were a featured, visual artist at GLASTONBURY festival in Shangri-La, w/ their interactive, sculptural, light installation:
BUG RAVE no. 2.
In September they opened their first solo exhibition, AUTOGAMY at CLIFFS in Margate.
Next exhibit: AN EMOTIONAL ECONOMY - 14th February, Everybody Lives Gallery (Basement), Haggerston [Group]
They currently reside in East London.