See you in court!

>> Photographic duo the Sanchez Brothers get up to no good

by ADAM GOLLNER

In the beaux arts as well as in real life, law is the cornerstone upon which everything lies. Just ask Fabretown photography progenies Carlos and Jason Sanchez, aka The Lawyers. Serving up affidavits like John McEnroe, their extreme knowledge of the law’s many tentacles has helped these enfants terribles of the Montreal photography community to weasel out of many a quandary.

Breaking And Entering (non-forcibly): “We like deserted buildings,” say the Lawyers. In Gaspé, this predilection lured the lads into spending a night in a deserted house. “We had sleeping bags and we were making ramen noodles when the SQ showed up and started arresting us for B and E, but then they let us go. Turned out the house wasn’t deserted—it was an Anne of Green Gables type of set for a TV show.”

Breaking and Entering (forcibly): In order to pass on a legal notice to a co-partner in their firm, the Brothers broke into said partner’s apartment through the window of his second-story balcony. Leaving the package on the desk, they also made a sculpture out of the sofa and wrapped a glazed piranha in toilet paper.

Harassment: During a shoot at a taxidermist’s office, they ran into some difficulties. “John the taxidermist was okay, but it was his dad upstairs who got upset. We got the shot, but halfway through, John’s dad kicked us out.” The Lawyers did manage to acquire a stuffed cat that day, which they named John.

Smuggling and Willful Obstruction: After smuggling a deep fryer full of beer into a recent prom concert, Lawyer C got up on stage and started rolling around and playing guitar with a spare axe. The deep fryer was later decimated on the dancefloor. :

Sanchez brothers photography exhibit at 372 Ste-Catherine W. #306, through May 25, vernissage May 3, 6pm