PHILIP HARE Understatements
LIMITED EDITION [13] HAND-SEWN FELT SLIPCOVERS BY PHILIP HARE
"I've kept journals since the early 1980s. Each of the words that make up Understatement[s] has appeared somewhere in them. Many of them multiple times. Finding love & community profoundly affected how I engage with language. Words that once caused unseen scars are now badges with honour. They have become labels that have been embraced by the LGBTQ+community and are worn proudly, defiantly." [read more >]
PHILIP HARE
Understatements
Chapbook. Visual poetry.
ISBN: 978-1-989355-86-2
OUT FALL 2026
Part of KFB 10th Anniversary Season (Fore4Play Series)
Available for PREORDER
(Note: we'll send a festive gift notice on Holiday orders. Will ship once published.)
Cover: Kirby
Design/layout: R. Kolewe
Artist: Philip Hare
PHILIP HARE is a multi-disciplinary artist living in rural Nova Scotia, Canada. His work is primarily textile based but also incorporates repurposed materials such as worn denim jeans, safety pins, clothes pegs, and tampons. He also creates installations that are both immersive and performative.