The Silience Series
March
Jason Cerrato
Silience Created by John Koenig for his beautiful Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, “silience” is defined as: n. the kind of unnoticed excellence that carries on around you every day, unremarkably—the hidden talents of friends and coworkers, the fleeting solos of subway buskers, the slapdash eloquence of anonymous users, the unseen portfolios of aspiring artists—which would be renowned as masterpieces if only they’d been appraised by the cartel of popular taste, who assume that brilliance is a rare and precious quality, accidentally overlooking buried jewels that may not be flawless but are still somehow perfect. It is with this sentiment that I perceive the talents of each of every one of you. Perhaps more importantly, it is the confidence with which I hope you will carry yourself into the realization of your full creative potential. I hope this series serves as a small, helpful means to that end.
SHIBORI Style Dye Project
Long Nguyen
For the month of March I’ve been working on a couple of things. I’ve been experimenting with square-format photography after being inspired by photographer Rinko Kawauchi. In particular, her Utatane and Illuminance series encouraged me to explore this new style. It would be nice to one day own a square-format camera, but for now, crop edits will do nicely. Jason Cerrato
I’ve also been working on a personal website. In a search for alternatives to Facebook, I’ve decided that a personal website may be the best solution for my needs. It’s still a WIP, but if you guys are interested, please feel free to sign up for my newsletter! I’m trying to make the site feel like a comfortable, personal experience, so I hope you all like it. I’d love to hear what you think! jasoncerrato.com
Katherine Chao
Even though it’s not summer quite yet, I’m ready for warmer weather! These pics were taken a year or so ago at Cape May and capture the dreamy, surreal haze of summer nights. Danielle Pak
Michelle Chua
Aldi Abujan
I hope you all enjoyed our first issue. I’m looking forward to seeing how we continue to grow as individuals, and how that growth will inform the development of our art, and of this series. I’m also very much looking forward to seeing more participation from our friends! As always, the door is open to anyone you would like to see join our effort here. If you have any ideas or comments about this or future issues, I would love to hear and talk about them.
Thank you.