Behind the scenes with Canadian poet and novelist Nyla Matuk.

Behind the scenes with Canadian poet and novelist Nyla Matuk, during our shoot for her video portrait for Passa Porta, International House of Literature in Brussels.

Sarah enjoys these shoots, but for different reasons each time. Sometimes an interview feeds her own work, sometimes she is simply in awe, sometimes there’s a shared sense of mischievous humour in the room.

This time Sarah learned a great deal, in conversations that unfolded both on and off camera, guided by Nyla’s mix of depth, generosity and ease. An author whose work moves with precision along the line where the aesthetic meets the political.