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Collaborators

Leticia Dare proves that outstanding things come in small packages, Australian born Leticia Dare lives, works and plays in London, New York, LA and Paris. Holding a degree in Journalism from University of Queensland, Dare’s expertise spans beauty, fashion, media film and visual art.

For over 15 years Dare rapidly rose from Beauty Director to Fashion Director for Harpers Bazaar, Russh and Oyster Magazine. She also carries ten years of experience under her ever-chic belts in creative direction and collaborations for fashion shows for ELLERY, Dion Lee, Josh Goot and Christopher Esber and music artists Taylor Swift, What So Not, Tkay Maidza, Delta Goodrem, George Maple and Flume including set design, styling, show direction, sponsorship and complete concept creation.

In the arena of film, Dare has worked as an executive producer and head of sponsorships on The Misfortunes of Francois Jane, for Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, The Woolmark Company, Belvedere Vodka, La Prairie, Redken and MAC Cosmetics as well as in fashion and music helping to fund projects she worked on as well as others she believed in.

Bryan Black is a multidisciplinary sound artist based in New York. A live performance caught the ear of Prince, landing Black a position as a sound designer and keyboard tech at The Artist’s famed Paisley Park Studios to Prince.  Blacks distinct production technique caught the attention of seminal labels Mute and Kompakt. This has led to numerous creative collaborations, including touring with Depeche Mode and co-writing “Man Made Machine”, with DM’s Martin Gore.  Black has toured the top music festivals and clubs around the world. 

Black has provided the soundtracks for Paris runways shows for Rick Owens, and Raff Simons, currently Co-creative Director at Prada.  In 2018 Black composed and produced the installation sound for Owens retrospective exhibition, SUBHUMAN INHUMAN SUPERHUMAN, presented at the prestigious TRIENNALE DI MILANO. 

Expanding his creative practice, Black’s current project is creating a series of NFTs in collaboration with John Reuss.Black discovered Reuss’ work via instagram and reached out. He commissioned a portrait for a future album, which resulted in the fondation for FACE:MUTATIONS. Based on the portrait of Black and several other original pieces, Reuss distorts, cuts and recombines them into digital metamorphosis in symbiosis with Black’s phonetic visual sensibility.

Marie-Hélène Grenier is a polymath in communications and culture with the rare ability to translate and codify the language of the many actors in the cultural sector. Ms. Grenier has the facility to transmit the message of creatives, museums, cultural advocates, foundations, and brands into cohesive messaging both to the public at large and to highly specialized audiences. 

Ms Grenier’s ability to understand large structural organizations as creative entities allows her to make innovative changes that transcend contemporary and ethical issues confronted when dealing with mass media, social media, and specialized press. Ms Grenier is the president of the board of FARD (Fund for Emerging and Diversity Artists). She thrives in international collaborations and research in Paris (2005) and London (2006). In Senegal she worked in the context of media relations and event coordination (International Forum of Francophone University Press, 2004).

Marie-Hélène Grenier holds a BA in Theatre, Philosophy and Visual Arts from Université Laval, and a Masters in Management of Cultural Organisations from HEC Montréal. Ms. Grenier has conducted a comparative research analysis with theatre critics in Montréal, Paris and London (Maîtrise – Arts de la scène et de l’écran, Université Laval). Ms Grenier is currently studying Classical Arabic.