"SCANDAL"
BY Catalin Soaita
ELITERUNNER
CONTENTS RUNNING + FITNESS + FOOD
10 'I BURY MY ACHE: IN SILENCE' .In my work, I often alter my appearance through makeup and outfits, creating characters or other forms of myself.
14 "SCANDAL" Everything that was surrounding me felt
unnatural. It is a series that is supposed to show the way I think my mind looks like and what better way to show it than through my body?
21 LET’S OWN THE DANCEFLOOR Goodies from the early times of Factory, mass-producted objects that had little value at the time are becoming
35
WILD NIGHTS!
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STAINED
POETRY
24 "ASIAN LIVES FOR BLM" These two designs aim to contribute both Asian American solidarity and financial support for black communities.
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ONCE WE WERE KIDZ BEST FOOD FOR RUNNERS once we were kidz, a kind of Cruel Tale of Youth. About my youth, of course. These pictures are parts of my personal archive, most of them were discards. Waste of Memories. Who cares them?So
“When did you get so opinionated?” they ask when I tell them I want to go to a Black Lives Matter protest. Hell, even when I showed them the pictures in this series, they told me they were too weird and to not share them with anyone. They are accepting of a lot, but they can’t bear to see me mature into my person.
32 NAARA What was going to be an EP ended up becoming a seven song album in which Naara plays all the instruments. A dark album looking for an exit at the end of the tunnel.
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“WHITE ROSE”
BY ALEX MICHAEL @ALEXMICHAELPHOTOS
'I BURY MY ACHE: IN SILENCE' BY WITCH IN HIDING
@WITCHINHIDING__
THIS SERIES IS CALLED 'I BURY MY ACHE: IN SILENCE'
In my work, I often alter my appearance through makeup and outfits, creating characters or other forms of myself. This series focuses on themes of disguise and the idea of presenting a masked version of ourselves to others. The true self is buried and as a result the person others see is diluted.
STAINED
Momma told me the worst thing In this world was to be a faggot: To love another woman Was a death sentence With the loss of the blood That created me. The white man who forcibly put his hands below my underpants Didn’t call me a faggot. His hands didn’t taste My girlfriend’s lips That were on mine From the previous night. He didn’t spit on me Because I missed her Pink lips on mine. The worst thing about me Was never my queerness That I so strongly Hid away in fear of that Death sentence. I was already born dead When my mother pushed A black girl from her body To be caught in the hands of those to feared their white hands would be stained By my black body. BY NAA ASHELEY ASHITEY
PHOTOGRAPHY
"SCA NDAL" a photography series
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My name is Catalin
Everything that was
Soaita and this is a
surrounding me felt
photography series is
unnatural. It is a series
called "Scandal". I did it
that is supposed to show
as a representation of
the way I think my mind
the way my body and
looks like and what
mind relate to each
better way to show it
other. Throughout my
than through my body?
teenage years,
BY CATALIN SOAITA
I'M REALLY NEW TO INSTAGRAM AND PUTTING MY WORK OUT THERE, BUT I THINK THE WORK THERE SHOWS A GOOD REPRESENTATION OF WHAT I DO. THE THEMES IN MY DRAWINGS NORMALLY CENTER AROUND MY RELATIONSHIP TO FEMININITY AND ITS REPRESENTATION IN POP CULTURE. MY IMAGES NORMALLY COME FROM FILMS, TV ADVERTISING, AND INSTAGRAM.
BY RUTH MCKENZIE
RUTH MCKENZIE ILLUSTRATOR BASED IN HONG KONG
ADDITIONALLY, AS A RESIDENT OF HONG KONG, I HAVE CREATED DRAWINGS REFLECTING THE CURRENT SOCIAL CLIMATE DURING THE PANDEMIC AND PROTESTS. I AM INSPIRED BY THE ROLE OF ART AND GRAFFITI PLAY IN THE PROTESTS AND THE USE OF THE IMAGES CAPTURED BY THE PRESS FEATURED ON SOCIAL MEDIA. I TRY TO CAPTURE THIS ENERGY AND DIY USE OF ART IN MY IMAGERY.
SPIRALS OF SILENCE
POETRY BY XIANA POSADA PHOTOGRAPHY BY AMIR AHMAD KHIERI
LET’S OWN THE DANCEFLOOR
Goodies from the early times of Factory, mass-producted objects that had little value at the time are becoming now collectibles.Let’s Own The Dancefloor tries to revive this musical and visual epic, through the Haçienda, one of the label’s major creations, by exhibiting works that can become potentially serial, as you can order it on-demand. Find the whole story on the Let’s Own The Dancefloor website.
DESIGN BY JUSTINE FIGUEIREDO Let’s Own The Dancefloor is a participatory exhibition project based on the English music label Factory Records. Founded in 1978 in Manchester by Tony Wilson, Alan Erasmus and Peter Saville, the label of Joy Division, New Order and the Stone Roses is known both for its musical catalog as for its album art visuals, or its production of goodies. The label opens its own club in 1982, under the name of Fac 51 – The Haçienda. The club was epicenter of the Rave and AcidHouse movement, but sadly it closed its doors in 1997. 30 years after the club closed, the history of Factory Records continues to fascinate.
WE WILL NEVER STOP Â These photos were taken to spread awareness that police are getting away with murder and police brutality of POC and people will just stand by and watch it happen. We will have our voices heard. We will make them hear us. We will never stop. BLM
These photos were taken to spread awareness that police are getting away with murder and police brutality of POC and people will just stand by and watch it happen. We will have our voices heard. We will make them hear us. We will never stop. BLM
BY ANGEL SANCHEZ
2#
EUSSI
SUBMISSIONS ARE STILL OPEN TILL JULY 25
"ASIAN LIVES FOR BLM" These two designs aim to contribute both Asian American solidarity and financial support for black communities. This past year has solidified the evident notion that, to uphold separation and disunity between minority groups, is to uphold racist ideologies - our communities are stronger together, and any change we can make as unified creatives and POC to improve is an action we are willing to constantly work for.
nspired by so many creatives coming together to show support during this time, my sister and I have been selling stickers of these designs with 100% of proceeds going to the Equal Justice Initiative.
BY JOANNA LIN AND NINA LIN
SELF POR TRAI TS
I’m 15 and from Powell, Ohio. I am submitting some self portraits and other projects I have worked on over quarantine.
BY Ryann Kanable
self reflection 6 feet compost wrapped
"CUT ME SOME SLACK" I, for myself, just wanna get some rest.
Title for the pice "Cut me some slack". It's story is that I created an illustration of my current mood, and how I'm seeing myself these days, a picture that is not a very pleasant one, cause lately, besides the whole pandemic thing that's going on, all sorts of bad things are happening to me. It's like a constant wave of pain, both emotionally and physically. My health status is not a good one, I feel like I'm slowly losing my hair, I've just broken my arm, my family is going through some really hard times, and basically, I feel like everything is falling apart.
.The illustration represents the pain I'm going through and the awful condition that I'm currently in. I feel hopeless, tired and depressed cause I can't do shit to change anything, and somehow I feel like things are just going to get worse from now on. I've distanced myself from everyone, cause I just can't deal with anyone's bullshit. The truth is that no one's gonna help you, when in need, people are fake, and no one gives a fuck about you. I, for myself, just wanna get some rest.
By Udrea Alexandra
FLORA & FAUNA AND ART
@BECKY_PHOTOGRAPHY_XX
My name is Becky Brown and I am a self-taught 16, an almost 17-year-old photographer from Greater London. These photos were taken in 2019. The theme was art, specifically painting, because I had started painting canvas around that time and thought it would be cool to mix photography and painting. The model’s name is Jasmine.
THE UNNAMABLE Time is stopped.
The reflection of ambiguous voices can be heard. all objects around, are suffering from their meaning disruption, and here,
A world with no specific time, place, or color will surround us soon.
This is how I imagine the project, the world after ....
exactly in this situation, humans try to achieve a united definition of themselves.it can be a long and exhausting way to an unclear destination of different times and places.
B Y
AMI R
AHMAD KHI E RI
BY AMIR AHMAD KHIERI
I am an art major at the University of Tulsa
This specific collage is inspired by the
and am deeply interested in pop culture,
documentary Paris is Burning and is a
music, fashion, and history. I strive to
response to Pride in a time of social
combine these interests into work that is
unrest, political anxiety, and
thought-provoking, yet approachable and
international quarantine – “Has Paris
aesthetically interesting.
Burned?"
BY LAUREN HUTSON
in silence'
20 28
BY WITCH IN HIDING
NAARA KNUP IBAB
a year's overview
"THIS SONG IS DEAD" ...”This
“From its beginnings, Naara sought to
young artist from Buenos Aires was encouraged to create a dark album,
find an identity through dance and music. Born deep
but also full of ambition and desire.
within the Buenos Aires working
In the best style of figures like
class, she always maintained a
Lana Del Rey, Naara delves into her
particular focus on her environment
darkest thoughts to offer
and
redemption. At the sound level, his
the way in which she
songs drink from the imprint of
interacted. Witness to numerous
groups from the late 80s such as The
traumatic
Jesus and Mary Chain. The piece
situations that led her to take refuge
that best accounts for his proposal is
in her artistic style so unique
"This Song Is Dead", a track
and impregnable, sometimes
where tragedy and seduction
claustrophobic, Naara looked for a
intertwine until twinning. Available
way to
to
create and compose more than
listen on Spotify, Bandcamp and
cathartic. A way to exorcise her
YouTube....”
ghosts ...What
French Radio
was going to be an EP ended up becoming a seven song album in which
WHAT WAS GOING TO BE AN EP ENDED UP BECOMING A SEVEN SONG ALBUM IN WHICH NAARA PLAYS ALL THE INSTRUMENTS. A DARK ALBUM LOOKING FOR AN EXIT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.
Naara plays all the instruments. A dark album looking for an exit at the end of the tunnel. Their experiences were reflected in Tide and Wind, where cavernous, distorted guitars resonate with an oppressive feeling at times.She is currently working on new material. This time more psychedelic, classic, and with a rougher sound...”
PHOTOGRAPHY BY ORNELLA GRECO AND NAARA
F ORCE I NS P I R AT I ON
The first piece explores my felings about the creative process constrained by deadlines I had to get used to in my first year of university. At times, having to come up with ideas fast meant that instead of enjoying the search for ideas and letting inspiration come to me, I suddenly found myself having to kick the door open.
BY ANCA TOMESCU a 2nd-year Communication Design student in Scotland
W O H O T T E G P U M O R F T S U L R E D N A W
S A C R E D
H O T S P O T S
O F
T H E
W O R L D
WILD NIGHTS!
The first piece is my interpretation of the poem "Wild Nights!" by Emily Dickinson. My focus was on capturing a moment of passion between lovers that finally found themselves after a long search, portraying them in an otherworldly space.
“SMOTHERED”
T
he self-portraits are part of a series I call “smothered”. My parents have always wanted to be completely involved in my life, and the older I get and the more I change the more suffocating they have become. I know they just want the best for me, but they cannot seem to acknowledge that I have become an entirely different person within the last few years. Whenever I openly express my passions and creativity with them, they shut me down and shame me. “You used to be so normal,” they say to me when I decide to experiment with makeup.
“When did you get so opinionated?” they ask when I tell them I want to go to a Black Lives Matter protest. Hell, even when I showed them the pictures in this series, they told me they were too weird and to not share them with anyone. They are accepting of a lot, but they can’t bear to see me mature into my person.
BY Audrey Tompkins @aud_tompkins
I know the problems I face with my parents are microscopic compared to other kids my age, but their smothering has consumed me. I wanted to express my frustration with them through my art, so that’s what this series is- me venting about my parents not encouraging my maturity and growth.
once we were kidz HOW TO GET MORE OUT OF YOUR SEAFOOD
By Lulu Withheld luluwithheld@libero.it @lulu_withheld
once we were kidz, a kind of Cruel Tale of Youth. About my youth, of course. These pictures are parts of my personal archive, most of them were discards. Waste of Memories. Who cares them?So I decided to tell a story, this story, through my words through my discarded images. This story is the youthfulness, which has been and will no longer be.