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Hanker Magazine is an independent, bi-monthly publication showcasing creative individuals, groups and organisations within the fields of art, design, illustration, photography, music, fashion and everything in-between. Every issue features an array of creatives brought together under a particular theme, resulting in a consistent eyeful of inspiration. We put the focus on the works and leave the clutter to those awful mainstream magazines.
ISSUE EIGHT GREEN / DEC 2014 – JAN 2015
FOUNDING EDITOR DILLON MCINTOSH — www.dillonmcintosh.com
FEATURED BELLA KOTAK — www.bellakotak.com MOKI MIOKE — www.mioke.de ZARIA FORMAN — www.zariaforman.com AMY HIBBARD — www.amyhibbard.com CARMEN TRUEBA — www.vontrueba.tictail.com CARA-MAY — www.cara-mayphotography.com AMÉLIE DUFAUT — www.facebook.com/amdufart
COVER IMAGE BELLA KOTAK — www.bellakotak.com
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E D I TOR S L ET T ER I S S U E E I G HT – THE ‘GREEN’ ISSUE Welcome to the eighth issue, the 'green' issue. Issue Eight is all about the environment and the colour green. Featured in Issue Eight of Hanker Magazine is; cover photographer Bella Kotak, artists Moki Mioke and Zaria Forman, photographer Amy Hibbard, designer Carmen Trueba a.k.a Vontrueba, photographer Cara-May and illustrator Amélie Dufaut a.k.a AmDuf. Don't forget to check out the newly refreshed Hanker Magazine website where you can check out past issues and previously featured creatives. Also be sure to check out Hanker Magazine's new venture, Hanker Creative. Issue Eight is available in print on demand and digital download. Visit www.hankermagazine.com for the details. As always thank you to everyone that contributed to the creation of this issue and thank you to everybody reading and viewing this magazine. I hope you enjoy the contents within and I encourage you to go and check out the featured creatives and their work.
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Tell us a bit about yourself... Who are you and where are you from?
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My name is Bella Kotak. I'm a photographer grown in Kenya, based in England and currently traveling over the world.
Floral, magical, feminine, ethereal and dark.
Do you remember when you first fell in love with photography? Ever since I was a child I loved going through old photos holding the only tangible thing that captured a moment in time. In hindsight it was inevitable that creating and capturing would become one of the greatest loves in my life. What do you enjoy the most about photography? Definitely the ability to recreate dreams and visions! It's a versatile form of art that can both capture and create very real momen ts. I also love the idea that in the future someone will stumble upon my images and wonder about the characters I create in them, who are they and what are their stories. Who or what inspires you and your work? Last year was when I felt like I came into my own.. I finally realised that nature was one of my biggest inspirations. I hadn't known that until I was in Bali with a group of creatives and my mind began to explode when surrounded by all the lush foliage and flowers. I created all month, capturing my new friends and when I came back to England and began to create again when the Spring blossoms arrived.
If you could photograph anyone, who would it be and why? I'm already doing it. I'm capturing strong, independent, creative, passionate women. If you weren't doing photography what would you be doing? I'd still be working as an architect. It's what I trained in, I love balance and creating spaces. Until recently I was working in a firm and only recently have made the full time move to photography. Where do you see yourself and your photography in five years? Honestly I haven't got a clue. My life so far has been fluid. Each new opportunity leads to another, I chase doors and they lead to great places. Everyday is a surprise so I can't predict where my photography will be in 1 year let alone 5! As for myself I hope I still create, am passionate about life, still traveling and comfortably self reliant. What advice could you give someone looking to get into photography? Believe in yourself. Even at your darkest moments keep creating, keep shooting. Start a project and share your work. Some will find their voice/ style faster than others but keep at it and one day something will just click. â—?
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Tell us a bit about yourself... Who are you and where are you from? I grew up in a tiny village, in a big forest, in a big creative environment with instruments and machines to work with and lots of material and possibilities but little distraction. How would you describe your work? It's been changing a lot in the last few years. Before and in my first years at art school I was thinking about fantasy worlds and the theory of constructivism during my studies. I tried all types of media to express myself, I still have a wide range of media I like to work with. Politics are becoming more and more important for m e. How long have you been painting for? I guess I started seriously at around 14 15 years bu t I knew since I was little that I wanted to paint. Who or what inspires or influences you and your work? I really like to work in groups or collectives. I think this is what inspires me most, to have an exchange with other persons/artists and develop something together. What is the creative process for your work? What tools, materials and techniques do you use? It starts with an unconscious feeling
I decide for a media for example painting I collect ideas and material and than I start to concentrate on work. What advice could you give someone looking to begin a creative career? I think everyone can work creative in many ways, the question is if you want to make a living from your art? If yes, you probably have to compromise with the art market or have some people believing in you and supporting you. My advice would be do it for yourself, enjoy and be stubborn. Is there something you are currently working on that you'd like to share with us? I have a secret project I'm running with but since it is still work in progress I would like to talk about the book I've been working on for 4 years. ‘SHELTER' is the name, it will be published in spring 2015 by the publisher house Gingko Press which also released my last art book 'Ho w To Disappear ’ in 2010. It's paintings about the longing to be sheltered so you find improvised sheds from homeless, treehouses, children's cardboard box houses as well as situations that make you feel sheltered with friends or lovers. The paintings look like marquetry but all the different wood grains are painted. Especially nowadays where we have more refugees than ever I hope to experience more empathy for the suffering families. I wish we can help more people to give them a new home, a place free from harm and a perspective for their lives. �
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Tell us a bit about yourself... Who are you and where are you from? I grew up in Piermont, NY, about 30 min north of NYC. I went to Green Meadow Waldorf sch ool from 6th grade through high school – a very small school with an alternative approach to education, in which art is greatly infused. I then majored in Studio Arts at Skidmore College.
natural world, my mother, Rena Bass Forman was certainly one of the biggest influences in my life, and continues to be even after passing away in 2011. William Bradford, Robert Longo, and Clifford Ross are a few of the many other artists who inspire me as well. What is the creative process for your work? What tools, materials and techniques do you use?
How would you describe your work? Large - scale drawings that document disappearing landscapes and the effects of progressi ve climate change. How long has it taken you to perfect your skills to the point of photorealism? Honestly I never strive toward photorealism. Since I was little though, I have enjoyed depicting landscapes realistically. I don't consider my skills "perfected", and don't imagine I ever will! There is always more to learn and discover and that is one element I love about making art. Who or what inspires or influences you and your work? The inspiration for my drawings began in my early childhood when I traveled with my family throughout several of the world’s most remote landscapes, which became the subject of my mother ’s fine art photography. I developed an appreciation for the beauty and vastness of the everchanging sky and sea. I loved watching a far- off storm on the western desert plains; the monsoon rains of southern India; and the cold arctic light illuminating Greenland’s waters. Aside from the
I travel quite extensively for my work, because it is important for me to experience the landscape that I draw. While on site, I take thousands of photographs. I often make a few small sketches on- site to get a feel for the landscape. Once I return to the studio, I draw from my memory of the experience, as well as from the photographs, to create large - scale compositions. Occasionally I will re -invent the water or sky, alter the shape of the ice, or mix and match a few different images to create the composition I envision. I begin with a very simple pencil sketch so I have a few major lines to follow, and then I add layers of pigment onto the paper, smudging everything with my palms and fingers and breaking the pastel into sharp shards to render finer details. What advice could you give someone looking to begin a creative career? Dig deep and discover what you love and feel passionate about. If you're heart is in what you are creating, it will shine through in the work, and people will respond. If they don't, at least you love what you are doing. If you can use your skills for the greater good, even better!
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Is there something you are currently working on that you'd like to share with us? I have been forming a collective with two other artists that came to Greenland and the Maldives with me, Lisa Lebofsky and Drew Denny. Our project, titled “Ice to Islands", continues to evolve and take shape throu gh drawings, paintings, film, performance, and education. Future exhibition p lans involve a group showing of our work, as well as other artists’ work pertaining to the subject of climate change, specifically ice melt and sea level rise. Along with exhibits there will be educational and performance bas ed events, including panel discussions with climate change scientists, activists, and artists. I am also working on a series of new drawings for my upcoming solo exhibition to be held at Winston Wachter Fine Art, New York, in September 2015. ●
Current exhibitions: "CRB: Contemporary Realism Biennial", 2014 at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, IN (Sept 20 – Nov 30, 2014) "We are One", an exhibition at the Living Earth Ecological Institute, Phoenix, AZ (Oct 1- Nov 30, 2014). “Environmental Impact,” a traveling museum exhibition, currently at the Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA, through January 4, 2015, and then continues to the following locations: Brookgreen Gardens, Murrells Inlet, SC, January 31 – April 26, 2015, Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, May 16 – August 16, 2015, The Art Museum, SUNY Potsdam, Potsdam, NY, September 1 – October 31, 2015 and Stauth Memorial Museum Montezuma, KS, December 6, 2015 – January 17, 2016.
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Introduce yourself... Who are you and where are you from? My name is Amy, and I am an ENFJ According to the Myer Briggs. I am originally from a Coastal town called Coffs Harbour. Its a beautiful place filled with stunning beaches, beautiful waves, banana trees everywhere, mountains, rivers, country roads and tourism. The air smells like sea salt and jasmine flowers. I lived in Coffs Habour, and in Nana Glen on an Ostrich Farm until I was 7 1/2. (I know, what were my parents thinking… living on an Ostrich Farm???). I moved with my family to a country town called D ubbo, where I spent my childhood playing in a neighbourhood filled with other kids my age. My experiences including community barn dancing nights, street talent quests, sleepovers with my neighbours, making water slides out of tarp and dish washing liquid, mastering the Nintendo 64, visiting Dubbo Zoo all the time, and hanging out with my two favourite people, my sisters…everyday. I then moved to Sydney, Australia, where my life would never be the same. I'm a city girl now and I don't think I could ever go backwards. It is fun to visit the country, but I love Sydney's way of life. It offers a great work life balance, beautiful beaches and landscape in every corner, variety, diversity, multiculturalism, food, flavour, noise, fun and no right answer. Who or what inspires you and your work? My photography seems to change with the seasons of Australia so right now I am craving colour, water, life, liveliness, movement, smiles, wetness, dewiness, freckles, sand, and splashes of vibrancy. That is all I am interested in. When it comes down to it, I am inspired by anything, because I think everything,
everyone has potential to be perceived in a new light. You just have to get to know your subject… Some artists that I am inspired by includes fashion photographer Nick Leary, performance artist Marina Abramovic, model Robyn Lawley, Gemma Ward, Samantha Harris etc. How would you describe your style of work? This is a really tricky question. I always find it hard to describe my style. I guess because I am interested in everything, I want to do everything. I would probably say that photography for me, is more an intuitive thing. I think its very important to know your subject on an honest level. A portrait can only be as good as what your subject gives you. If they give you something real, oh gosh, its like a piece of heaven. We know, the audience knows, when the subject is lying to the camera or when they are faking it. That is why it ’s so important that you know your subject, they will give you something which they didn't even know they had to give. That's my favourite part. What's a normal day in the life of Amy Hibbard? I think every day is different in my life but it must start with poached eggs on toast with a glass of lemon water hehe. A normal day would probably involve doing 10 minutes of yoga on Youtube, post production, administration, blogging, Facebook, organising inspiration boards with clients and retouching… but a fun day is shooting. I mainly shoot on location, just because I love natural light and the unpredictable conditions. Everything is much less controllable, making the photo graphy a delicious surprise every time.
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If you weren't doing photography what would you be doing? Well I have thought about this and I could see myself being a mentor or being a counsellor. I have a real passion to liberate women. I know that sounds really clichĂŠ, but I can't deny it. I've see so many women, all types of women, models, mature age, mothers, and everyone inbetween including myself, suffer under the unrealistic and unattainable expectations we put on ourselves. Its heartbreaking, and crippling. I feel it my passion to help people discover who they really are, to help free their mind and have the confidence to be who they are. What is your favourite piece of equipment or something you can't live without? My favourite piece of equipment is my $125 sigma 50mm lens. Life changing lens! And my $10 film external flash bought from a recycled clothing store. Was so excited that it worked hahaha. From personal experience, what's some good advice for someone looking to get into photography? First I would ask, how much do you want it? Let that answer dictate your response. If you want it enough, keep going. You will get there! â—?
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First off, who are you and where are you from? My name is Carmen Trueba, I am a Spanish architect based in London. How would you describe your style work to someone? My style is minimalist and natural. I love plants, materials and geometric forms. Who and/or what inspires you and your work? I am inspired by colours and forms. I am an avid researcher of the latest trends online, but also love to be inspired in a conversation or walking in the city. Have you always been creative or was it something that developed at a later age? Since I can re member I have always been drawing and painting. And yes, in someway I have always been a kind of arty and creative person What is the creative process for your work? What tools, materials and techniques do you use? It all starts in my head, from pictures that I take, films that I watch, magazines that I read... Then I continue creating in a digital way, with my mac. Do you have any advice you could give someone loo king to begin a creative career? Be patient and always believe in yourself. â—?
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Tell us a bit about yourself... Who are you and where are you from? My name is Cara-May, and I'm an up and coming fashion photographer of Caribbean descent hailing from the West of London.
out there, and I tend to follow and keep up with their work through social media platforms such as Instagram and Tumblr, it's like a visual playground of diaries. How would you describe your style of work?
Who or what inspires you and your work? Both people and things inspire me. I love the fact that I've grown up in London, it's a melting pot of so many different cultures, traditions and trends which give me such a wide scope of reference p oints and inspiration for my work and also the opportunity to meet a varied range of people. Fashion is so diverse here. Since I've been out of education and freelancing, I've never had to search for what-to - do for my next shoot, there's always something photography related that comes to me on a daily basis, and I tend to collect images or write my ideas down (sometimes I think I have too many!). My ideas are formed through locations/travel and people; sometimes it starts from just looking at an object and building more ideas aroun d it. I also love to look at pictures, I guess in the same way that people like to read books I'm always looking at inspirational images whether it's in a magazine or at an exhibition. I'm loving the contemporary/ underground artists and photographers
Quite feminine, I love the capacity that women have when it comes to fashion. You're able to do so much with the female form and I find that exciting. I have recently started branching out into menswear shoots. Androgyny is interesting, and that's what I tend to go for when shooting male models. What's a normal day in the life of Cara-May? When I'm not working, I either get up really late or really early. In the winter I'm usually drowning in my sorrows a bit, wishing and waiting for the sun to come out. If it's sunny I tend to be more outgoing. If I'm not looking at imagery, I'm listening/ looking for new music. I also like to cook! If you weren't doing photography what would you be doing? I'd have probably gone down the route o f fine art & textiles. I loved studying textiles at school and college, and I always found the techniques and processes in textiles
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quite therapeutic and enjoyable. I did a lot of mixed media where I combined my photography with printing & sewing techniques, so my passion for this medium along with photography were very close; to the point where they overlapped. What is your favourite piece of equipment or something you can't live without? I love my DSLR camera for it's quality and mechanical capabilities but it's my handy Film SL R that I love to take with me when traveling or for fun snapshots on my photo shoots. I love the vividness of the colour in film, but also the element of surprise with not knowing exactly what the shots will look like. I must say, it's never disappointing. From personal experience, what's some good advice for someone looking to get into photography? Be passionate about it and take photo's. You don't have to whip out a massive camera everyday of the week, it's not illegal to use your phone or a point and shoot to capture something inspirational. â—?
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First off, who are you and where are you from? I am AmĂŠlie Dufaut or AmDuf, am 27 years old, currently living in La Rochelle (French West Coast), I come from Saint Etienne in the middle of France, next to Lyon where I studied to become a speech therapist. How would you describe your style work to someone? To describe my work, I would say it is mostly greeny (I mean the color and ideology (m ostly veggies, animals, mountains...) and dreamingly peaceful ideas), often geometrical, rarely realistic. I have no precise plan when I start to draw or compose on my computer, I just want my work to be light, inspiring and fun. I hope people have as much fun watching as I have while creating. Who and/or what inspires you and your work? My work is definitely inspired by my trips around the world and Europe. Traveling is my number one addiction. I wish I could take my backpack every month to visit countries and meet people with different cultures, visions of the world and expectations in life. Two weeks ago I was in South Korea (this trip actually gave me many ideas for compositions with fishes, I like that as a subject... and crazy Asian mountains), and last week in Brussels... Have you always been creative or was it something that developed at a later age? I've always been creative in some wa y. I am definitely not coming from an art istic family where pleasure and work wasn't compatible. Work is an important value
in my family and I had to get a decent safe job before even thinking I could use my free time to create. In that way, I became a speech therapist where creativ ity is important too (I was trying to convince myself with this for a long time). I do create more and more but I still cannot live with it and being a speech therapist is really helpful, to pay the rent and my travels. What is the creative process for your work? What tools, materials and techniques do you use? Most of the time I start to create because I see an interesting shape or object in the street or in a magazine or wherevever... I say to myself, "hey, that could be a good point to start something", then I go on the computer and try to recreate the feeling I had. Most of the time, I fail and I end doing something completely different which often looks like another feeling I had in another moment in another place. I know it sounds crazy but it is how my brain works I guess. Craziness must be my creative process. The tools I use are mostly, Photoshop for collages, Illustrator and graphic tablet. More and more, I also draw on paper, I am actually taking drawing lessons but I rarely publish them cause I am not good enough to like what I am currently doing on paper. Maybe in a few months, if I work hard I will be able to achieve what I want with a pencil. Do you have any advice you could give someone looking to begin a creative career? I think I should give it to myself... Have the guts to start to create but never forget to have fun while creating even if you need to work hard to achieve your goals. â—?
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