Law & order writer also creates photography and poetry
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René Balcer, a writer and producer for the television series Law & Order, has maintained a long career as a photographer and poet alongside his work in television.
Balcer studied poetry and photography at Concordia University in Montreal and later took a film seminar with Jean-Luc Godard. He then worked in several roles within filmmaking, including as a cameraman, war reporter, editor, and scriptwriter. Balcer collaborated with artist Xu Bing on the “Backbone” installation in 2011.
The project, part of the Tobacco Project Virginia exhibition at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, featured a grid of stenciled words from old tobacco brand slogans. For his contribution, Balcer wrote a blues poem to honor the enslaved women who harvested the tobacco. Throughout his varied career, Balcer has consistently practiced direct photography. He has supported institutional exhibitions of Xu Bing’s work, despite the artist lacking representation from an American gallery.
His work blends creative practice with critical commentary, mirroring the approach of filmmakers like Godard.
