A creative practice is no easy feat to cultivate. Like meditation or prayer, developing one requires discipline, sublimation, and, above all, time. This process becomes even more complex when a collaborator enters the mix. For Kilo Kish and Morgan Amirah, the cacophony of creative exchange is the best part.
Kish’s work spans sound, performance, and design—most recently translated into last spring’s EP Negotiations and this past summer’s film series “American Gurl: Seeking…” at the Academy Museum. Amirah, her frequent creative director and choreographer, has lent expertise to projects like music videos for Negotiations and the pair’s 2022 short film series “Still Dreaming.” Though they approach their shared work from radically different perspectives, each has a deep reverence for how the other thinks, feels, and processes. “Kish and I typically know what we want,” says Amirah, “And we ask each other just enough questions to constantly progress.”
This difficult-to-strike balance between instinct and dialogue—or, as Amirah puts it, “excitement with a tone of preparedness”—gives the friends and collaborators a magnetic allure in the creative worlds they move through. Another covetable pairing? Jimmy Choo’s Eliot Slippers matched with the iconic London brand’s Bar Hobo. Worn on the streets of New York, the combination—like the duo themselves—is undeniable.
“There’s always something that we are eager to share or explore. Usually, one of us says something along the lines of, ‘I’ll do this,’ making space for clarity—and, of course, play.”—Morgan Amirah
“My workflow is very unique to me, so anyone who can plug into that and just understand it is half the battle. What I do enjoy about collaboration is finding new roads you might not have gone down alone.”—Kilo Kish
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