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; immersive installations for performance + play to occur within, film, live performance + movement, prop + set fabrication, cheeky illustration + structural costume.
Their solo work + collaborations have been featured in music, film + art festivals, publications + galleries, including: Glastonbury, Boomtown, Vogue, Playboy, TIFF + 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.
Later that year, opening their first solo exhibition, AUTOGAMY at CLIFFS in Margate.
Most recent exhibit: AN EMOTIONAL ECONOMY - EVERYBODY LIVES GALLERY. February, Haggerston [Group].
They currently reside in East London.