Mugs & Bubbles Magazine - No. 2 - Fall 2013 by Mugs and Bubbles Magazine

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Lottie Davies Tudor Istodor Radu Iacoban Beth Lane DAGDA Ernesto Artillo Maxim MjoĚ&#x2C6;dov Michelle Robinson Josh Farria Carla Szabo Michal Pudelka Katrin Braga Marcel Lisboa Naftali Beder Sophia Kahlenberg Mariam Sitchinava Sophie van der Perre Graham Dunn J.R. Schmidt

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Aș vrea să încep prin a le mulţumi celor care au fost alături de noi la primul număr și au contribuit cu ce-au putut pentru ca revista să existe, celor care ne-au trimis gândurile lor bune, celor care ne-au ajutat să o împărtășim cu mai mulţi oameni și artiștilor care au avut încredere și au mers pe mâna noastră, deși n-aveau de unde să știe cum o să iasă. Ne-a hrănit feedback-ul pe care l-am primit de la voi și ne-a dat forţă ca numărul ăsta să vină cu pagini mai multe, artiști mai mulţi și povești cel puţin la fel de mișto. Sunt atât de entuziasmată că abia dacă mai am răbdare să scriu aici, editorialul fiind ultima chestie care ne-a mai rămas de făcut până ajunge la voi minunata revistă. Și pentru că mie-mi place să descopăr ceva fără să fiu influenţată de ce crede x și y o să vă las și pe voi să experimentaţi asta acum. N-o să vă povestesc ce cred despre ce am făcut noi aici. O să vă zic doar că sunt foarte mândră de toţi cei care au contribuit la numărul ăsta, editori și artiști, deopotrivă, și de mega talentatul nostru art director. Acestea fiind spuse, să înceapă răsfoiala! Cheers,

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Hi, Ernesto! Tell us a bit about yourself. Hello! I’m 26 years old and when I went to the opening of my exhibition in St. Petersburg, a lot of people told me that I look just the way a Spanish should look. I studied advertising. But, besides that, I studied painting, acting, horse riding and a hundred of other different disciplines lessons as a child, in order to grow into art expression. Family has been my best artistic educator I think… I was born in the south of Spain where sun, sea, folklore, spontaneity and happiness shine. And all these prevail in my everyday life, too. I worked for three years in a fashion magazine. In the meantime, I realized how I wanted to relate to it and this is in its artistic way. Ancient piece of art like Renaissance portraits, religious aesthetics such as Spanish catholic altarpieces, fashion, tradition, anatomy, architecture, nature dominate my work. But, whatever the result is, I’m always looking for love and freedom (very hippy and easy, but true). So, you feel like you want to do a collage. What is your first step? The first thing is to settle whether the artwork is for myself (this is more into art) or it is for someone else – fashion brand, a magazine, a product campaign. Then, everything follows the same path, but with different steps. And after that? If the artwork is for me, then I try to be as free as I can (sometimes, it’s quite difficult for me to get out my incorrigible tendency of putting everything in order). I break the traditional meaning of an aesthetic item that I love and hate at the same time (from fashion, religion, folklore, etc.) to give it a different meaning in its reconstruction. If it’s a collaboration with someone else, then I do the same, but I try to create a space where both myself and the client can enjoy. I love to make them feel that I have completely understood what they wanted to express, but in a way they didn’t expect. How do you know when a collage is finished? I like to feel relaxed but exited when I see my work. In my personal life, things are very similar:

I look for balance and for a way of breaking it, at the same time. When I have that feeling, then I think the work is done. When you look back at some work you did in the past, do you feel like adding or cutting something? I don’t like to touch any of my past works because I think they show my own development, ingenuity and spontaneity. What I sometimes do is to make a new version of some works because I’m still interested in that theme (and in order to check that development I guess). Favourite thing to do on a rainy day. Get wet. At what age or time in your life did you realize that you were creative? Since I was a child. As I said before, I grew up in a very creative family who supported me to do whatever I wanted. That education is one of the best things I have and I am so grateful to my family for that. If you could go back in time and teach yourself something that would have made your career easier, what would it be? I don’t really like “changing the past games”, but I could say that I would have studied Art History or Philosophy instead of advertising. Do you have any favourites of your work that you’ve done so far? I’m very happy with one of my last collaborations – the cover of Elle collections UK, where I made the fashion version of the Garden of Earthly Delight by Bosch. Recommend us an artist we should feature in our magazine. SO MANY! Illustrator Jose Antonio Roda, designer Six Lee or product designer Sergio Guijarro..

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Beth Lane is a 24-years-old-photographer, located in Brisbane, Australia. She Unwerth shot for Erin Fetherston’s winter collection called ‘Wendybird’. And freedom and creativity filmmaking offers. Until then we enjoy everything Beth

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Beth Lane Interview by Amalia Dobre

became interested in fashion photography after watching a film that Ellen von someday, she wants to make fashion films and music videos due to the complete does in photography because she does it so well. We are her number one fans!

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Tell us a bit about yourself. I like to take photos. What is the one lasting impression you want to leave with your photos? I hope that each photo creates a story or character. How have you grown as a photographer from your first days until now? At first, I was really concerned with what everyone else was doing, but now, every time I shoot, I try to do something new, something different. What do you like most about what you do? I think the potential for where photography can take me. What are you passionate about beside photography? I also work as a graphic designer. I love movies and music. Someday, I want to make fashion films and music videos due to the complete freedom and creativity filmmaking offers. Favorite thing to do on a rainy day. Edit photos in bed. What’s your dream photography project? Probably something weird like shooting Daisy Lowe in Iceland, dressed in neon. Give us your favorite happy song. I’ve been listening to Modest Mouse a lot lately. Photographer who has inspired you the most. My boyfriend Danny McShane. Recommend us an artist we should feature on our magazine. Danny McShane.

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Katrin Braga is a 21-year-old Icelandic photographer that is currently residing in Vancouver, Canada, and soon will be living in Denmark. She likes film photography because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more personal and has a nostalgic look. For Katrin, there is nothing more inspiring than talking to people. Conversation is the source of all her ideas. Interview by Amalia Dobre

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DAGDA, launched in 2012 by a team of three designers, offers cutting-edge womanswear and menswar ready to wear, designed and produced in the UK. The name Dagda comes from a Celtic divinity, the one of creation and instincts. When it comes to their design aesthetics, they say that it’s always evolving, molded and shaped to a new harmonic and unexpected plot, that often is spiced by a romantic and surrealistic taste. Something you could easily see when you look at their collections. Interview by Amalia Dobre

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What are the biggest challenges for an independent photographer? To put yourself out there. Why do you love film photography? I think it’s more personal and it always looks better. It has that nostalgic look to it. What are you passionate about besides photography? I love travelling and I want to use the next few years to explore. I quickly get bored of my surroundings, which can be a good and a bad thing. Favourite thing to do on a rainy day? I’m currently in Vancouver where it rains almost constantly. But, when it’s pouring outside, my favourite thing is to hang out with friends over a cup of coffee. Where do you get your inspiration for shoots? Usually, I get inspired simply by talking to people. There is nothing better in life then a good conversation; it’s the source of all my ideas. What is the best advice you have received so far about photography? “It’s the sensitivity you have for your surroundings that make you good, use that to your advantage as much as you can.” What photographer has inspired you the most? I watched a documentary about Bill Cunningham a while ago. His obsession for his work was really amazing, but at the same time extremely sad. It inspired me to avoid being carried away in the future and to remember that there is more to life then work. What pieces of advice would you give to up-and-coming freelance fashion photographers? If you put your mind to it, you can do anything.

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Josh Farria’s photos caught my attention due to the documentary feeling they generate – it’s like you are there, in the subject’s private space, that you are their best friend and have the access to their privacy. It’s just fantastic the feeling I have when I look at those people doing what they do on a regular basis, like there is nothing that can disturb them. I love Josh Farria’s work and after this, you will love it, too.

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Hi Josh! First off, can you tell us about yourself and how did you start in photography? I’m from New Orleans, I moved to California in 2006. I was 20 years old. I worked random jobs for about 2 years because I never had plans on college. After that, I moved to San Francisco to Art school. I would eventually drop out after the first year. That’s when I began to take pictures. I had a few friends that were dope photographers. So, I was just inspired and I started to shoot, through trial and error I just picked it up. Why is film your choice of expression? I just like the depth of feel... I always say, I want my pictures to move. If it moves, it’s good shot. I saw you have a lot of pictures with girls. How do you approach taking photos of them and what are you trying to capture? Well that’s something that just kind of happen. When I first started, I needed a subject matter. Some of my friends knew models, and I knew a few as well. So it just moved in that direction organically. I don’t really have a specific approach, I just aim to capture what I see in that person. The all around true essence of the subject, that’s all. Your photography has a feel of documentary; you

seem to capture their everyday life. Is that right? mean yeah, guess so. The people in the photographs are just my friends. I think that’s why the pictures come off that way. How would you describe your style to someone who has never seen your work? Innovative. Favourite thing to do on a rainy day. Listen to jazz. What photographers from the past or present have influenced you the most? David Bailey and Helmut Newton. Most of the photographers that really inspire me are European. I’m really influenced by fashion photography from the beginning, you know… 60’s-90’s fashion photography before all the Photoshop and shit like that. How you define elegance? Elegance is unique, it’s flavour. You can feel the way one carries themselves. Whether you’re the person that possess it, or the spectator. It’s more of an energy or mental complex. What tips do you have for aspiring fashion photographers? Do that homework… Study the greats. And not just photographers, but painters, designers, historic figures… Just take a more universal approach to your work. That’s when you began to create shit that can’t be duplicated.

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LA-based photographer Graham Dunn is one of my favorite this issue. I fell in love with his stories hardly managing to choose only one. What he likes about fashion photography is that offbeat ideas and experimentation are encouraged. The best piece of advice he received was from his father who told him to be the last man standing.

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At what point did you realize that you want to build a career in photography? On my 7th birthday I got a crime scene investigation kit for kids. I was able to find out whose fingerprints were on my glass of orange-juice. And then there was this plastic-camera. Small, but fully working! My father soon found out that I didn’t care much about who was drinking my juice, but that all the people in the street seemed suspicious to me, as I was pointing my little camera at them. It was him who gave me his old Zeiss Ikon Voigtländer SLR at the age of 14. That was one happy day!

es. There also seems to be a sort of LA photo style and that’s maybe both beneficial and challenging. What is the best advice you have received so far about photography? My dad’s a writer and he tells people just to get published anywhere you can and go from there. That’s good advice in photography too. Things start off slowly as you find what starts to work for you and then things start to ramp up from there. How would you sum up your style or philosophy and where do you find your inspiration? I tend to shoot a sort of documentary style... not everything’s exactly realistic because things are a little more romanticized than real life, but I try to set up scenarios that help people feel like they’re in the story and then document that. I’m most inspired by remembering when I was a kid—daydreaming, taking the time to pick at the grass and play in the backyard, movies & music when I was little, etc.

Hi Graham, tell us a bit about yourself and your background. I sort of fell into photography just by experimenting as a hobby. I was working in commercials mostly in postproduction and was taking photos for that and also at home for fun. I started to really like the way you could tell a story with one picture. What drives you to work in the fashion industry, as opposed to other branches of photography? In fashion photography offbeat ideas and experimentation are encouraged—I like taking photos of people; they’re capable of a huge range of emotion... working with models is like working with actors and together you tell a story.

What is your favorite facial feature to look for in others? It would have to be eyes. I’m drawn to shooting close portraits of people. Favorite thing to do on a rainy day? Movie marathon or opening the windows to hear the rain fall.

It was very hard to choose only one story from your website. They are all so gorgeous. And I am talking about the models too. J How do you choose the models and the places for your photo shoots? In terms of location, I’m always looking for what sets the scene for the story...often places that are lived in, desolate, historical, or natural. There’s so much good scenery here in California, so you can find everything from snow to desert within a few hours. As far as models, I connect with people who bring something of themselves to the photos, fit the mood of the place, and have a range of emotion and creativity to tell the story well.

What was the last book you read? The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson. It was written in the 50s but feels contemporary. What pieces of advice would you give to up-and-coming freelance fashion photographers? I’ve read this advice a lot of times but it’s true—shoot a lot. Shoot what interests you, take something away from all the shoots you do whether it’s good or bad. There’s always something more to learn which is what’s fun about taking pictures—experimenting and giving yourself time to try one new thing each shoot might help in ways that don’t become clear until later. Another thing my dad told me was to be the last man standing. Everyone gets knocked down and rejected constantly, but you want to be the one who gets up and keeps going.

What are the greatest benefits and challenges you find working in Los Angeles? The greatest benefits are probably the weather and settings and the crowds and driving can be challeng-

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Carla

Bijuteriile Carlei Szabo spun povești. E de-ajuns să le unde fiecare detaliu are o semnificaţie iar în sp Este exemplul perfect despre cum se împac să fie materializat cu fineţe p

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e privești și te duc acolo în atelier, la masa de lucru, patele lui se ascunde un gând, o idee, o emoţie. chetează o viziune, cum ajunge un concept până la cel mai mic amănunt.

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Bună, Carla! Ce mai faci? Salut! Fac bine, zâmbesc!

În ultima vreme ce te inspiră? Energia caldă venită din conștientizarea faptului că trăiești într-un scenariu perfect în care nu ai cum să greșești, pentru că totul este deja creat.

Povestește-mi un pic despre Articula. Care a fost punctul de plecare? Plecarea a fost la Săptămâna Modei de la Berlin și propunerea Irinei Schrotter de a-i accesoriza colecţia de catwalk.

Ce muzică asculţi când meșterești? Depinde de starea de moment, dar oscilez între funk, soul, bossa nova, muzica anilor ’50...

Înţeleg că materialele urmează conceptul, există vreun material pe care acum crezi că n-o să-l folosești niciodată? Nu am nici un material în minte pe care să vreau să îl exlud. Dacă aș ignora calităţile specifice unui anumit material ar însemna să mă limitez în exprimare. Ca și cum aș elimina o emoţie.

Cum găsești bijuteria de autor din România în momentul ăsta? Se redescoperă pe sine prin oameni noi, talentaţi și dedicaţi. Spre cine privești cu admiraţie când vine vorba de designul de bijuterii? Marian Nacu, Lady Magpie, David Sandu etc.

Pentru Articula ce materiale ai folosit? Lemn de nuc, cărbune fosil și argint.

Ce–ţi place să faci când plouă afară? În ploaia caldă de vară să stau pe iarba iar în cea de toamnă să stau la căldură alături de oameni dragi.

Cum definești eleganţa? Starea de graţie adusă de liniștea interioară.

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Tell us your story. Where did it all start for you? The three of us graduated at Polimoda in Florence. Then, London became our place to be. After a few years of gaining professional experience, we decided to stay here and create an independent label, something unexpected. How did the name Dagda come up? We chose the name Dagda for its meaning and its phonetics. It is the name of the Celtic divinity of creation and instincts. But at this point, for us, Dagda means a lot more, and actually, instincts are a must in this industry. How would you describe your design aesthetics? Well, our designs are always evolving, molded and shaped to a new harmonic and unexpected plot that often is spiced by a romantic and surrealistic taste, reached also by the experimentation of different materials, details, and techniques of embroidery. We like every collection to have its own precise identity, trough our interpretation of a tale. I could wear every item you have designed: womenswear or menswear. I love them all! Have you ever had a woman client who wanted to buy something from the menswear collections? We are glad that you do. We just give our concept of women’s and menswear for the season, then it’s hard to tell who is going to wear what. Folks are free to express themselves! Was it hard to get on ASOS.com to sell your garments there? Has your business changed since then? For the moment, we are selling on our online boutique on ASOS.com, but we want to consider that just the start of the path.

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Tell us a bit about your colour scheme. The only thing that we could say about colours is that we always play with them by opposing pale colours with bright ones to create an unexpected impact. For the moment, our point of view is to try to avoid using black, as we think that is too much of a safe game. Anyway, our colour scheme is a reflection of our mood. So, it changes along with the seasons. And what about the textiles you use? Our aim is to offer a high quality product using the most different materials intermingled with refined embroidery and knitting. That allows us to create a unique fresh combination. Where do you draw inspiration from? And how does that inspiration turn into reality? Every collection is a world on its own, developed trough emotions, deep research and design. Well, we can say that our studio walls are upholstered by so many different images and impulsions, that they become a big monster, which encloses us. As a result, the right interlacement of these many different agents, based mainly on our feelings, spit out our collections. What kind of music are you listening while working? Music is a huge part of our design process, we constantly play music while working. It obviously allows us to elevate our mood in a grey city like London. Don’t think that our neighbours could say the same!! Do you have any advice for the designers who are now starting their fashion label? Good luck! It’s a dog-eat-dog world!

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taught artist from Seoul, born an identical twin, moved with her army-based family in USA and living geles. Her paintings are so original that Picasso or Klimt would raise a brow to those graceful female ured in daring patterns. Michelle loves to play with contrasts: daring or subtle, exotic or minimalistic, dy is her motif. This is the path between the viewer and her paintings. An intriguing and illuminating t Michelle draws to get a powerful bond between us, the viewers, and our identity, our sexuality, our our mortality. Eyes wide open and letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s discover the artist that discovers us in every piece of her art.

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What do you love to do on Sunday or a day off? I enjoy stuffing my face with my favourite foods and lounging around like a lazy daisy… enjoying the simple pleasures in life.

object/figure. From there it’s all improv… from colours to patterns. It all comes to me as I go. I create what feels right to me in the moment and just hope that the end creation will influence my viewers in some way.

Let’s say that inspiration strikes you and you want to paint. Which are the steps, what do you do next and how do you make your choices? I create on emotion driven impulse. My ideas may come in parts...so it could take me a couple days to a week before the idea comes together as a whole. When I’m confident of the overall vision, I take out a new crisp canvas and sketch out the main

I see a resemblance between you and this Woman in your paintings. How do you relate to her? The muse in my pieces resembles me because she is “who I aim to be”, a woman with no doubts about herself, her life, her decisions. She is content in her own skin and needs no validation from anyone else. I am a work in progress; each completed piece helps me to unveil little bits of me that I

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wasn’t aware of or that have been hiding. Each painting tells a story of discovery and growth. Who is the Woman in your painting, exactly? She is you... Me... Her... Him... Us... Your art is a mix of minimalism, geometry, exotism with a hipnotic hue. How did you come up with this amazing concept which reminds us of Picasso and even Klimt? My style has definitely refined itself over the years. It’s been a slow but steady progression. I’ve always used bold and bright colour palettes in my work. Colour can be just as import-

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ant as the subject matter. My choice of patterns helps to ignite emotions and creates movement. The combination of colour and pattern helps to bring the piece to life… it breaths. How is painting different from other forms of art? Why this kind of connection with your viewer? Everyone is birthed into this world with a certain gift. Some more technical than others, but a gift all the same. We then have a choice to acknowledge or ignore them. I was given the gift of translating my thoughts – the wonders of my imagination – into art. This was my life’s calling. I made the choice to acknowledge and utilise my gift throughout my life. How do you think your viewers are like? Describe them. They are wandering souls… with open minds and open hearts.

Favourite things to do to get in the mood for painting. I like to blast my favourite tunes into my headphones, maybe even dance a little to get my creative juices flowing. Dancing is another love of my life. What do you like to do besides design and painting? Where do you want to travel or stuff like that? I enjoy cooking for others. It brings me great joy to provide culinary pleasure to my friends and loved ones. I’ve actually never set foot outside of the states. I dream of travelling the world with my art. I can only imagine how my style will be influenced by my travels. Entering different cultures will definitely leave a big impression on my craft. Your style is very bold and it has a strong identity. In other words, it’s „Michelle Robinson’s art”. What

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inspires you the most, what concepts or currents? This is a very broad question. I’m inspired by everything that leaves an impression on me… I often even inspire myself. Do you have any “guilty pleasures”? Who doesn’t?! Lol… They help to maintain my sanity. I know that you’ve started a clothing line two years ago, what’s the next step? I’ve also started a line of hand painted fashion accessories for my company CREATE.TURE, but my main focus is always my art. Exercise of imagination: What do you think people will remember you about? They will remember me for my long curly hair and charm as well as my art. Lol!

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Tudor Istodor

Reporter caută actori pentru o discuț cei doi actori pe care i-am provocat oroși, așezați la piesele și la teat înainte de repetițiile lor de seară, nimic teatral, doar doze mari de spo portarul teatrului - și hohote sincer am impresia că au rămas impregnate pr trialog fără noimă și vreun fir logic, studiate, fără limbaj

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Radu Iacoban

ție neserioasă. Să ne înțelegem, însă, la trialog sunt cât se poate de valtrele lor. Interesant cum o discuție ă, pe treptele Teatrului Mic, nu are ontaneitate, un spectator de ocazie re de râs. Și atât de puternice, încât rintre rândurile acestui interviu. Un , fără întrebări căutate și răspunsuri j convențional, fără…

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Flore Radu, cine e Tudor Istodor? Tudor Istódor! Flore Istódor, scuze. Radu În primul rând, Tudor Aaron Istodor. Păi este un actor foarte bun, un om foarte mişto, dar pentru mine e fratele meu. E my bro. Flore Tudor, cine e Tudor, în realitate? Tudor Ooo. Fratele lui Radu Iacoban!!! Am 29 de ani, 1,87 m, 69 de kg. Da, chiar atâtea am. Sau mai multe, 73. Şi sunt actor şi-mi place să joc. Şi să mă uit la baschet, la NBA. Mă rog, am şi viață personală, dar de-aia e personală, să nu vorbim despre ea, să rămână personală. Flore Şi Radu Iacoban cine e? Ție ți-am pronunțat bine numele. Radu Radu Iàcoban. Tudor Colegul şi partenerul de scenă al lui Tudor Istodor. Mi-e drag aşa să lucrez cu el, mi-e super drag omul. Am lucrat în vreo două, trei chestii împreună. Şi la un moment dat, vine şi-mi spune: „Uite, Tudore, am nişte monoloage de Bogosian, hai să facem un two-men show!“ E foarte tare aşa, cumva, că putea să facă one-man show, să le ia el pentru el. Şi mi s-a părut, nu ştiu, foarte… Radu Laş… Tudor Asta era? Şi am trăit toți anii aştia într-o minciună! Las-o aşa! Da, şi am făcut (CU)CUIEINFRUNTE, de care suntem foarte mândri şi ne place şi ne bucurăm s-o jucăm. Şi pe această cale, haideți să vedeți (CU)CUIEINFRUNTE! Flore Când?

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Radu Pe 25 octombrie, la Green Hours. Vineri parcă… Flore În acest moment, îşi scot iPhone-urile. Tudor Radu, ți-ai făcut update-ul la iOS 7? Radu Mi se pare absolut normal să mi-l fac. Tudor Eu nu mi l-am făcut. Ce părere ai despre noul update de la Apple? Radu Cred că are o grafică mişto. Tudor Uite, de asta mi-au plăcut şi textele alea ale lui Bogosian, că vorbesc despre chestia asta. Citindu-le, miam dat seama şi eu cât de mult mă pierd în tot felul de chestii, gadgeturi, cât țin la lucrurile de plastic. Radu Ți-am dat like! Flore Să ne întoarcem de unde am plecat. Radu, cine e Radu? Radu Păi este un actor care munceşte, de cele mai multe ori cu drag, şi care vrea să-şi facă şi el un rost cumva pe lumea asta, muncind. Ăsta e Radu Iacoban. Flore Şi când nu munceşte cu drag? Radu Atunci munceşte cu ură, în scârbă, cu sughițuri. Nu, şi când nu munceşte, are şi el o viață intimă vastă. Şi îi place să se uite la fotbal, spre deosebire de Tudor. Am şi jucat fotbal. Umăr dislocat, crampoane în cap, deastea. Mişto. Am jucat fundaş central. Tudor Nu, era rugbi, dar el credea că-i fotbal. Radu Da, şi acum puteam să vorbim în Fratelli, nu la Teatrul

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Mic. Vocabular mai puțin aşea… Flore Mişto, tare… Radu A fost un gol mişto. Tudor Chiar spuneam noi la un moment dat cum poți să asemuieşti indicațiile unui regizor sau să vorbeşti după un spectacol fix ca ăia de la fotbal. Deci, a fost un spectacol bun, până la urmă publicul a aplaudat. Speranța moare ultima, sper să facem o figură frumoasă mâine în Brăila, la festival. Deci actorii au dat tot ce-au putut. Radu La repetiții am făcut o treabă bună. Am fost pă ei, pă mama lor! Flore Un casting, ceva? Radu Am dat casting la Steven Seagal. Ai fost? Tudor Nu. Radu Nasol. A fost foarte interesant. Am zis trei replici. Tudor Ce ziceai? Radu Erau două replici în rusă, pe care trebuia să le zic în engleză. Şi era exact pe sistemul ăla: „Hei, iu, tărn ăraund!“ Şi l-am întrebat pe regizor dacă trebuie să-l fac aşa, mai pe russian accent. Şi el: „No, no.“ Eram un gagiu care şi-o lua. De obicei dacă este vreo victimă, sau vreun bou, sau români din aştia care mor, noi suntem. Tudor Am auzit că ăsta rupe mâini pe la cascadori… Ce film era? Radu Păi tocmai asta e faza. Regizorul nu ştia ce urmează să facă şi i-au spus că… Mamă, asta chiar o să apară! Seagal o văzuse pe o gagică la Mall Vitan, cu o seară înainte, şi el, în calitate de co-producător, i-a zis

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casting directorului: „Bă, mâine facem o scenă cu aia!“ She needs a partner! Şi de-aia am fost sunat, cumva, pe la vreo 11 noaptea: „Băi, ce faci mâine? Uite o să trebuiască să vii, dar n-ai multe de făcut, adică mănânci ceva şi mori.“ Tudor Vezi mă, Radu, şi toți tinerii ăştia se uită la tine şi zic: cât a muncit şi câte castinguri a dat şi, de fapt, când colo… Radu O gagică într-un mall şi Steven Seagal şi gata. Tudor Cum zicea și Mamet: a girl and a gun, asta-i soluția pentru un film de succes. Flore Tu semeni cu un… Radu Nu semăn cu nimeni. Flore Nu ştiu, aduci cu un star rock. Radu A se consemna c-am roşit. Pe când Tudor seamănă foarte bine cu ăla, scoțianul Andy Murray. Flore Exaaact! Semeni foarte tare cu el. E tenisman, numărul trei mondial. E sosia ta. Tudor Surogatul. Ia surogatule, să te vedem! (google search, n.r.) Fii atent, latest search: Andy Murray’s girlfriend. Dar n-am nicio treabă cu tenisul. Mai degrabă ping-pong. Dar, haideți mă, ziceți şi voi un banc, sunteți actori! Am auzit aseară unul foarte bun, un vechi proverb evreiesc. Oricât de mult s-ar devaloriza dolarul, apleacă-te şi ia-l! Flore Da, continuați. Tudor Păi, hai, mă, să mai ziceam din astea, să ne facem reclamă. Să profităm de această ocazie, că Facebookul ne merge cam prost. Eu am ăsta, Voyeur, un thriller

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psihologic, care se joacă la Teatrul de Artă din Bucureşti. Radu vă aşteaptă la piesa Fragil, şi în curând, doamnelor şi domnilor… Să dezvăluim, să nu dezvăluim? Radu Facem un spectacol, un fel de Cucuieinfrunte 2, dar în varianta românească. Almanah de specii urbane româneşti. Tudor Respectiv, a scris Radu nişte texte. Radu Este un proiect care o să iasă pe undeva luna viitoare, se numeşte Carpathian Garden. Şi iar o să apar eu cu… fratele meu. E mai axat pe societatea românească. Tudor Personaje dezvăluim vreo două, să zic aşa, parcangiul şi un popă. Îi cunoaştem, da, pe parcangii. „Dați-o mai aşa, e bine, hop, luați dreapta de volan! Aaa, ce-ați făcut? Beau şi eu o cafea?“ Şi Radu chiar a scris texte unul mai bun ca altul. Adică, serios, unul e mai bun ca altul. Flore Şi popa? Tudor Popa îl face Radu. Radu Un popă cu un microfon, atâta dau din piesă, un popă care face probă de microfon. Aleluia, aleluia, aleluia, doi, zece, doi, zece, zece, merge, Doamne, Doamne, păzeşte Doamne! Va fi blasfemie totală. Bless for me, bless for you, bless for everybody. Flore Deci trebuie să venim şi la piesa asta, acest Cucuieinfrunte 2. Tudor Nu, e Carpathian Garden, aşa cum a zis Radu. Radu Păi dacă tot am avut ideea asta genială în turism, cu Carpathian Garden, de ce să nu-l promovăm şi din punct de vedere cultural. Sper să avem mai mult succes decât ăştia care au făcut tot felul de event-uri la Paris şi Berlin, de s-a adunat 15 % din diaspora să vadă despre ce este vorba cu Carpathian Garden-ul lor.

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Flore Câți ani ai tu, Radu? Radu Mulți, de teatru. 31 de ani. Flore Cum ați trăit ultimul cutremur? Radu Pe Facebook. M-am trezit de dimineață şi toată lumea cutremur, cutremur, a simțit cineva cutremurul, a fost cutremur. Şi apoi au început poantele. Că la 4.40 lui Dumnezeu îi place să asculte dubstep şi chestii din astea. Eu am dormit excelent. Flore Dar dacă ați primi acum un SMS de la cineva care v-ar avertiza că astăzi, între orele 23 şi 24, va fi un cutremur devastator în Bucureşti, să părăsiți casele… Tudor A, îți dai seama că ăla-i hoț, nu? Radu Să vezi ce lucrez eu între 11 şi 12, tot! Tudor La mine e mai puțin mişto, cum am trăit eu cutremurul. Nu puteam să adorm. Aveam premieră a doua zi, eram puțin stresat. Aşa că l-am simțit, am văzut uşa cum se duce, am trezit-o pe iubita mea care dormea dusă şi n-am mai lăsat-o să doarmă. Am tras-o, hai sub toc, că e cutremur! Ce cutremur, că se şi terminase! Radu Eu l-am prins pe ăla din cămin. Şi în cămin era bloc din ăla cu rulmenți. Şi s-a deplasat. A ținut vreo 15 secunde. Wow, cât de tare a fost. A ieşit toată lumea afară, s-a îmbătat, s-a făcut muci. Tudor E de socializare. Cutremur de socializare. Flore Să vorbim depre întrebări cretine în interviuri. Ceva clasic vă vine în minte? Radu Cum ai intrat în pielea personajului? Este clasică. Am intrat pe intrarea din stânga...

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Tudor Sunt genul ăla de întrebări care arată că de fapt nu teai interesat, nu ştii ce-a făcut omul ăla, trebuie să ajungi şi tu acolo să faci un interviu. Şi-i pui nişte de-astea foarte generale. E clar că eşti cumva pe lângă tot. Numai că omul o duce unde vrea el s-o ducă şi fiecare e împăcat, tu ți-ai făcut treaba, el şi-a făcut şi el reclamă la ce mai vrea să facă. Radu Uite asta: ce înseamnă pentru tine meseria de actor? Tudor Cine este Radu Iacoban? Flore Ha, ha! Tudor Nu, este aia. Cum este să fii fiul Maiei Morgenstern? Radu Ciudat, întrebarea asta mie nu mi s-a pus niciodată. Tudor Nu, dar mie asta mi se pare wow. Am mai tot răspuns. Din anul I de facultate, să mor eu de nu tot apare întrebarea asta şi tot dau acelaşi răspuns. La un moment dat, mă întreabă cineva: da crezi că te ajută? Da! Vreau să iau toate rolurile pentru că-s băiatul lu’ mama. Să le iau pe pile aşa. Sau: Şi, ai iubită? Flore Păi ai? Tudor Da. Dar sunt fericit cu jumătatea mea, cu prietenii mei, cu viața mea personală. E viața mea per-so-na-lă. Radu Există anumite persoane care cer genul ăsta de vizibilitate. Pe când la noi nu prea este cazul. Dacă există nişte oameni care vin cu drag la spectacolele noastre, vin cu drag ca să ne vadă în calitatea aia, mişto, de actori. Radu E un moment la Saturday Night Live, în care host-ul apare şi spune că dintotdeauna şi-a dorit să aibă parte de un interviu aşa mişto, drept pentru care şi-a scris el singur întrebările şi le-a dat publicului, iar cei din public o să se ridice şi-o să citească câte o întrebare. Prima

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întrebare. Se ridică unul şi ăsta îi zice: Bun, întreabămă ca şi cum acum te-ai gândit la asta, ca şi cum e ceva spontan! Citeşte cel din public ce este scris pe bucățica de hârtie şi ăsta zice: Mda, e o întrebare foarte bună! Nu ştiu, de obicei, întrebările sunt prea generale sau, dacă sunt specifice, nu ating publicul vizat. Sau probabil că noi n-avem antrenamentul ăsta să răspundem la întrebări cumva la foc automat. Dacă vine cineva din afara teatrului şi te întreabă cum ai lucrat la rol e cumva o întrebare normală pentru omul care întreabă. Dar şi ție îți vine să răspunzi aşa. Cum ai lucrat la rol? Bine. Cum au fost repetițiile? Mişto. Adică îți vine să spui doar un singur cuvânt. Sau la aia cu Sharon Stone, când am filmat cu ea. Şi, cum e Sharon Stone? Mişto, e cum ați văzut-o în poze. Are iubit? Da, după cum puteți vedea în poze. Cum e să lucrezi cu Sharon Stone? N-am lucrat direct cu ea, am avut scenă cu altcineva. Tudor Aaa, atunci ia lăsați-l, mă, pe ăsta! Pleacă, mă, de aici! Radu Cele mai bune întrebări sunt alea despre următorul proiect. Cumva pentru un actor asta e cel mai important. Că atunci poți să spui la ce ai lucrat sau lucrezi şi ce o să apară. Tudor Povestea Dragoş Bucur odată că voia să ştie şi el lumea de Visul lui Liviu, din astea. A avut nişte filme bune. Şi venea unul: frate, tu ai jucat cu Cabral în filmul ăla, Băieți buni? Cabral e super băiat, nu e vina lui că întreabă lumea. Radu Şi ție ce ți-au zis la Cucuieinfrunte? Felicitări pentru Băieți răi! Băieți buni, bă! Pardon, pentru Băieți buni! Tudor Da, şi la şaorma am un băiat care mă ştie de la Băieți buni şi nu mă deranjează. Adică face o super şaorma.

Flore Cum vi s-a părut discuția asta? Radu Mişto. E ce ne place nouă, să stăm să vorbim, fără direcție adică. Mai trebuie făcute discuții din astea, că aşa ies lucruri spontane şi mişto. Zic eu. *** Sfârșit

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Sophia Kahlenberg

Paolo Roversi’s portrait of Natalia Vodianova changed everything for Sophia, a 23-year-old-photographer from London. She became interested in photography and if it that hadn’t happened, we wouldn’t have seen this beautiful shooting with Denzel today. So, thank you, Paolo Rovesi and Natalia Vodianova. Interview by Amalia Dobre

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Hi, Sophia! Can you tell us about yourself and how did you start photography? I’m 23, originally from Germany and came to London over 3 years ago to study photography. I first got interested in photography as an art medium, when I saw Paolo Roversi’s black and white portrait of Natalia Vodianova. I must have been about 16 or 17, when I came across it on the internet. I remember me being fascinated by the simplicity, the beauty and the honesty of that image. I started to use my sister and friends as models and the interest became passion.

first moment I met him. His character and personality are as beautiful as his look. When working with him it felt like he would pull any piece of clothes off. I can remember a lot of moments when the whole team was bursting out in laughter. We all really enjoyed these shoots and had a lot of fun.

What is one lasting impression you want to leave with your photos? I see fashion as an instrument to create stories, to bring the visuals to life and in working with the sceneries to create an atmosphere that makes the viewer think about what lies beneath. I hope that my images don’t entice the viewer to just flip through them but rather catches their attention.

Favourite thing to do on a rainy day. I love rain. Favourite thing to do would be to get up very early, go for a run and get completely soaked. I would let this be a day off work and I imagine me having a looong breakfast and some cuddly time in bed listening to the rain outside. Perfect start of a day.

Who is Denzel? He has such an expressive face. Denzel is amazing. He is signed with Bookings Models in London and I was stoked by his beauty from the

What has influenced you visually while growing up? Growing up, I spent a lot of time in the nature, which coined me not only visually. I think I was always a bit of a daydreamer and looked at details rather than the whole.

What do you like most about what you do? Working on an idea that started as a little thought and became a visual. And having a team of kind and loving people around me who all pull together to make it happen.

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Where do you seek inspiration? Everywhere. Really. I always keep a sketchbook with me and fill it with notes of anything that inspires me. I fill it with images, sketches, moodboards and ideas... the list is long. Nature, other artists, quotes or written lines I come across, feelings I experience, music I listen to, thoughts that pop up in my mind. I have a fascination for the natural and honesty truly inspires me. There needs to be a sense to it, sometimes more and sometimes less obvious. What photographer has inspired you the most? Tim Walker for his playfulness and dreamlike sets, Paolo Roversi for the magicness and atmosphere he creats and Peter Lindbergh for the honesty and powerful fragility that are repeatedly appearing in his photographs. What tips do you have for aspiring fashion photographers? “Sometimes you just need to remind yourself, that you don’t have to be beautiful. Not in that unreachable way, you’re always trying to be. You just need to be kind, because kindness is a beauty that can be shared by all.” (Nirrimi Firebrace)

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Michal Pudelka Interview by Amalia Dobre

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I discovered his work about a year ago on Flickr and he became an instant favourite. Michal Pudelka is a Slovak photographer based in London. Now he’s in the same agency in which Terry Richardson and Craig McDean grew professionally. Michal’s photos are intriguing and have a very distinguished sense of humour. If you once see his work, you will always remember… the girls, the innocent schoolgirls and androgenic figures with ponytails and super long legs.

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Hi, Michal! Tell us a bit about yourself. I’m a 23-year-old visual artist from Bratislava, Slovakia. Currently, I’m living in London, where I just joined Katy Barker’s agency. I’m very honoured to work with such a legend of the industry! She has built up careers of many great artists, for example Terry Richardson and Craig McDean.

How many people are in your team and what are their roles? Usually, there is only me and my producer Katarina. I always go for the concept and put it down, work on the references for fashion, than we discuss it. Katarina finds the location and contacts everybody. Sometimes, my boyfriend David helps us as an assistant. He also does my website. After moving to London, I got a great new first assistant of photography Sebastian Abugattas, who is master of techniques!

When and how did you get into photography? Three years ago, I was studying at the University in Paris. In my foundation year, we had to buy a camera for our projects. I simply fell in love with taking pictures. Started with self-portraits and shooting friends. I always wanted to be a fashion designer, so my passion for it hasn’t waited for long and I started with fashion photography.

Can you tell us the whole process from the initial idea to the final image? Where do you begin? How long does it take you to settle all the details etc? I usually draw each image that I’m going to shoot, so there is always a blueprint of the outcome. Then it depends if we are making any costumes or not. If we do, it takes around one week to prepare the shoot with more girls. But it really depends on the level of difficulty of the shoots.

When did you come up with the idea to use more than one model in your photos and to dress them as if they were twin sisters? The idea came around two years ago. My producer, Katarina Gyu, and me were working on editorial School Girls where we played with uniforms, and basically copying social identities. It really fascinates me that people have a need to look so much alike. Since then this concept became obsession of mine.

What are you passionate about besides photography? Lots of things! I love music and films, spending time with my boyfriend and friends. I am also a little obsessed with collecting vintage Barbie dolls.

This exactly is a Michal Pudelka trademark. It’s very easy to know when a picture is yours only by seeing the models. Where did you get the clothes? Some of them look custom made. And who does the styling? Some of the clothes were designed by me and made by Katarina. We had such a strong vision of what the outcome should look like that we just made them. I really enjoy doing the styling! Also, I work with wonderful stylists. One of my favourites is Arabella Mills, she always uses high fashion clothing. Her taste is just delightful!

Favourite thing to do on a rainy day. Preparing shoots, definitely!!! Tell us some of the books you have read lately. At the moment, I’m digging into Jane Eyre, because I’m going to shoot a poster for the play at The National Theatre of Slovakia. In my spare time, I really enjoy art books and art literature. Do you have any advice for aspiring photographers? Yes, believe in your dreams! Create what you believe and don’t try to copy (consciously or unconsciously) what you see in magazines or elsewhere. Be yourself, be unique!

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Marcel Lis Marcel Lisboa is a 29-year-old collage artist, freelance photographer and graphic designer from Sao Paolo, Brazil. Was the love for music that brought out his artistic leaning. When it comes to collage art, he likes to replace some of the human body parts with something unexpected. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just like a contemporary Frankensteinâ&#x20AC;?. Interview by Amalia Dobre

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Tell us a little about your background. I graduated advertising and marketing, so, I worked in some advertising agencies. And in between, I worked as a graphic designer and freelance photographer. Now, I work by myself. What is the one lasting impression you want to leave with your collages? I want my collages to challenge your perception. I love surrealism, so, I work with symbolism and different icons. You look into my art and make a reflection about it. How do you know when a collage is finished? I never know actually. I’m kind of a perfectionist, so it’s hard to know. It’s a fight inside my head but I know when I’m walking in the right direction. Of all the work you’ve done so far, do you have any favorites? I love work with anatomy. So, I have some works where I take off some human parts and put other things in place. Just like a contemporary Frankenstein. Favorite thing to do on a rainy day. Watch some horror movies. At what age or time in your life did you realize that you are creative? When I got into music, my life changed completely. I was 13 years old and I loved to create lyrics, music arrangements, the album cover art, etc. And all that energy to make something all by myself is spread in all the things that I do today, like my digital collages. If you could go back in time and teach yourself something that would have made your career easier, what would it be? “You can do whatever you want if you really want it, with focus and putting all your energy into it”. Recommend us an artist we should feature in our magazine. Randy Mora from Bogotá is a wonderful artist.

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Lottie Davies Interview by Amalia Dobre

In April, I was announcing on our Facebook page that Lottie Davies’s Memories and Nightmares series will be exhibited at LA Noble Gallery, in London. Not in a million years have I thought that I will have the honour to interview her. I have loved this project from the first moment precisely for its emotional load. It all began in 2008, when the artist asked several of her friends to send written accounts of early childhood memories or nightmares. It took her two years to finish this project and now, as Lottie says, “it has a life on its own” travelling around the world for people to see it and love it. Lottie Davies has won recognition with numerous awards including First Prize at the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Awards 2008 at the National Portrait Gallery in London, First prize at the 2011 International Art Laguna Award in Italy and Young Masters Prize 2012, Corbett Projects in London.

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Tell us a bit about yourself and what has inspired you to pursue photography? When I was about fourteen, my dad bought a darkroom kit for my brother through the local paper, and set it up on our attic. Of course, I had to know how to use it as well, and I loved the magic of the image appearing on the paper – total magic. A few years later at university, I was quite heavily involved in student theatre groups, and it turned out that I was the only person who knew how to use the darkroom at the students’ union – and I was asked to shoot and print a lot of the production publicity images, posters, that kind of thing. I really enjoyed that, and it kind of went from there… Memories and Nightmares – how did the idea of this project come up? Can you give us more details on it? It all started with my own earliest memory, which resulted in “The Day My Brother Was Born” – it struck me that if I found my own story interesting, then other persons’ could be even more so. Therefore, I sent an email to all my friends and asked them to contribute stories of their earliest childhood memories. One friend, Carolyne, said that she didn’t feel she had any interesting childhood memories, but that she would tell me a bizarre nightmare she had recently had. I realised that nightmares were also a rich vein of memory stories, so I added that to my request for contributions. Carolyne’s nightmare resulted in “Quints”. How long did it take you to bring the project to this phase? I started collecting stories in January 2008 and finished shooting the last image in late summer 2009, so almost 2 years. But in terms of getting the work “out there”, it feels as if that only

really started in 2012, and now it has a life of its own, travelling about the place and being seen by other people.

with the work long enough to read the stories. For me, they are an integral part of the work.

I absolutely loved that every picture has a caption where you explain what it’s all about. I actually had goose bumps reading them. Is there one nightmare that stands out for you? One that is still very fresh in your mind. Thank you – the captions are the stories exactly as I received them. In fact, I asked people to write them down for me rather than telling me them first, because I wanted the written account to be the first time that they told me the story. If they had told them to me in conversation and I had rewritten them, they would have sounded different, and if they had written them down having already told me, the written accounts would have been edited and changed in some way. There isn’t any one story particularly fresh, as I have read them quite a few times by now! But, the story which inspired “The Man Who Ran Away” has always felt particularly special. I have never met the woman who sent it to me, and I found it very moving – a very generous gift from a stranger. And I also like the fact that, in order to understand them, you have to pay enough attention and, after you read the stories for each picture, everything becomes a complete experience. If you don’t read the story, you interpret the picture based on your own feelings and you may go far away from the intended meaning. That’s great to hear, thank you again! That is pretty much what I hope people will do – see the image first, have a reaction to it and make an interpretation, and then read the story and reassess the image based on a new perspective. I may be asking quite a lot of viewers, but I hope they can stay

How did you choose each subject? Was it hard to recreate the scene you had in mind? I mean, they have a dreamy feeling, which I guess it’s difficult to accomplish. I was quite relaxed about the stories – I collected more than fifty, so I had lots to choose from. I read them all, and some of them stood out immediately; gave me an image in my head. Those were the ones, which I shot first, and felt the easiest, in a way. In terms of recreating the image in my head, I didn’t try to do that exactly, but to find a way to create something similar to it, something which would feel the same. There is a lot of practical work in the pre-production, looking for locations, casting for characters, costumes, and so on, and during that process, the image kind of comes together – the actual shoot is quite short because by then it’s mostly a question of bringing the elements together and seeing how they work in the space.

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10 years to make a living in photography, which of course I didn’t listen to. It was absolutely true, and I’ve passed it on many times. Principally, if you want to be a professional photographer or artist, you have to be prepared to play the long game. Favourite thing to do on a rainy day. Watching old black and white movies with my cat Friday, drinking coffee and eating cake! What are you passionate about besides photography? Something that is close to my heart is a children’s educational charity,

which I have been volunteering with for more than 20 years, Forest School Camps. www.fsc.org.uk The charity teaches children about community, cooperation and living close to the earth, taking them on camping holidays throughout the year. I’ve seen it do great things for young people, teaching them confidence, enthusiasm and freedom – it’s just brilliant. Where can people see your work now? My series “Ex Caelo Lux: Lights in the Trees” is on show in Milan currently, alongside a few pieces from “Memories and Nightmares” – at De Magistris Arte, demagistrisarte.com

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What advice do you have for photography enthusiasts looking to go professional? Think very carefully before you take this decision – is it really what you want to do, or is it just one option amongst many? If the latter, choose something else; these days especially, photography is too difficult a career to follow unless it is absolutely the one thing you want to pursue. And if it is that one thing, be prepared for a long haul – keep taking pictures, taking pictures and taking pictures. Try to learn how to edit your work – if an image isn’t good enough, take it out of your portfolio, but if it is, stick by it.

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Tell me something about yourself. Whether you have a motto, what do you like to do in your free time, or the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning, what got you interested in new media, when did you decide to follow this path, whether you’re planning to go on a trip etc. When I was a kid, I had a lot of weird quirks, and I have since determined that I have obsessive compulsive disorder. For example, I would spend 20 or 30 minutes every night going through different rituals, namely arranging the items around my room to make sure they are exactly a certain way. Overcoming that was one of the difficult things I remember facing as I was growing up. Now it’s not a problem and I think it has even given me an affinity for meticulous, detail oriented tasks. I also used to play with Legos all the time – Legos and any other kind of building toy. When I realized I was growing up, I started looking a career that would illicit the same feeling I got when I was building things with toy bricks and blocks. That led me to 3D design and New Media (I still play with Legos). Where are you right now and what’s your plan for today? Right now, I’m at the Google Creative Lab working as a freelance motion designer. Today I did a lot of exciting things I can’t talk about. You are well known for your polygonal-style, which we pretty much enjoy. How did you come up with this idea, what made you explore it? I definitely can’t take credit for coming up with it, but I’m not sure where it came from, either. A lot of people believe that you should go on an inspiring-finding-binge before you start a project, but I prefer to keep it in the back of my head and breathe it in whenever it comes about. I remember getting sick of the “realistic 3D look,” so I think that drove me to search for alternatives. What’s the reaction you expect from your audience when they first look at one of your works? What’s the one lasting impression you want to make? I’d prefer they didn’t understand exactly how the image was made at first glance. Whenever I use 3D, for example, I tend to flatten it out a bit. I’ve read you draw inspiration from game maps and levels. What are some of your favourite games? Is there any game that inspired you so much that you realized you wanted to take on this artistic path? And if you could be any video game character, who would you be, and why? My all-time favourite is probably Majora’s Mask. Second place goes to Morrowind, particularly because of

the world map. I don’t think I can choose any character. To be honest the character has always been the least compelling part of a game for me - I’m way more interested in the environment and the other people and things in it. Also, you get inspired by your own imaginary world you’ve always dreamt of. I’m talking about the beautifully coloured and fairytale-like landscapes. But in real life, what place in the world would you like to visit at some point? I would really like to visit Rapa Nui/Easter Island. I’ve never been there, but I have a weird fascination with Moai. Favorite things to do on Sundays. I like to wake up early on Sundays, a custom with which my girlfriend is not pleased. When the weather is nice, I usually like to walk somewhere to get coffee, but my favourite Sundays are when it’s miserable outside and I have no obligation other than to stay inside and read. “My advice to the aspiring motion-graphics artist would be to master the software, but don’t rely on it. Be a designer, not a Photoshop technician. Be nerdy.” – you’ve said that in an interview, a couple of months ago. What was the best or worst advice you ever got? The best advice I have ever got was to try to see as much of the world as possible. I haven’t travelled as much as I would have liked, but the little I’ve done has drastically expanded my perspective on everything. What’s your statement as an artist? What is it that you want to tell the world? To be honest, I’ve never developed a sufficiently meaningful artist statement, and even if I did, it would constantly change. Right now, I think it’s interesting how people react to different visual cues. What is it about an image or animation that draws you in? For a while, it seemed everyone was going apeshit for the polygon stuff, so I just beat it to death. Why is that? I usually start something because I’m searching for a result that I will be attracted to. But more recently, I’ve been trying to put my finger on a few of the things that people respond to visually. You built a miniature (elevation) map of New York City out of Lego bricks. The process is interesting enough in itself, but what made you do it? I thought it would look cool, and hoped people would like it. And then, there’s also the Lego/map obsession. Beyond that, I was curious to see if I could create a system to generate all the blocks – I knew it wouldn’t be worthwhile to do it all by hand. I really like creating systems for things whenever the need arises.

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We believe you have some great potential as a game/ level designer. Do you have any plans on working in that direction, anytime soon? Thanks! I don’t have any concrete plans to do that at the moment, but I would absolutely love to, if the right opportunity comes along. Tell us more about what makes you itch, and what gets you in the mood. You know when you have a really fanciful dream that’s totally unrelated to any of your experiences, and you can remember every single thing in explicit

detail, and the memory stays with you all day? It’s pretty rare, but that’s what it’s like to get a good idea for an illustration. Name three things you used to enjoy when you were younger but you don’t anymore. Drinking soda, participating in gym-classy team-building activities, and going to the dentist. What’s more important for an illustration: the process, the hard work, or the story behind it? Exactly those, but in reverse order.

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Mariam Sitchinava Intimacy. Delicacy. Power. Honesty. Depth. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what emanates the photographs made by Mariam Sitchinava, an amazing 23-years-old artist based in Tbilisi, Georgia. Mariam has a particular thing for nature and women and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why her portrait and fashion photography has a certain scent, some undefined feeling of beauty in its wild and quiet way. And her talent is already admired across the world. Take a look inside her world!

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First, please tell me more about yourself, whatever crosses your mind right now. Just that I’m a person who’s passionate about nature, mountains and decor design. How does it look like the perfect background for your shootings? My passion comes up here and creates the perfect background for my shooting.

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How do you choose a particular series, a project, depending on what kind of things? Every project is like a reflection of my mood and my feelings. There’s so much sincerity and “nakedness” in your photos. What is one lasting impression you want to leave with them? Tenderness and delicacy of beauty. Exercise of imagination: if you were to go back to a favourite period, which would it be and what or who would you like to photograph from those times? I’d go back in my childhood and I would shoot everything and everyone, because I acknowledge now that it was the most precious time that I ever had. What do you do when you’re lacking inspiration or you’re not in the mood? How do you get relaxed and inspired? It just needs some time. I’m doing my everyday activities and suddenly the lightning of the inspiration comes and the next day I have to shoot. Three things you can’t live without. Photography, colours, family.

but then I’ve received too many positive feedback and I figured it out that this work was the one that I was passionate about. So, I’ve decided to step up and take it seriously. You’re focused on female models. Why this particular subject, what do you like most about women? Women are my inspiration. This is where I see aesthetics.

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Best accomplishment as a photographer. It’s hard to say. I think the best accomplishment is that almost every day I hear positive feedback from people who love my works and they are increasing day-to-day. Tell us 5 things that define you. Aesthetics, nature, love, life, emotion. Recommend us an artist. I can recommend many of them, but right now, I love Luke Stephenson’s project “The Incomplete Dictionary of Show Birds”.

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Maxim Mjödov is a 30-year-old self-taught independent photographer, born in Tallinn, Estonia, and currently based in Brooklyn, New York. But his story doesnt end here. Discovering him was pure serendipity, just like the start of his journey in 2004 into a world of raw and simple slices of life, under the name of photography – with a perfect dose of melancholia. A powerful odd feeling that, once accepted, it will make you see reality beyond its greys and cold shadows, just like his photo series. Its about perspective and fate, its about seeing through and feel the story behind them. Read this interview with Maxim, and subconsciously, youll find out more about serendipity, the hidden beauty of regular people and the boldness of everyday life. Interview by ANDREEA ENEA

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Tell us the unusual story about finding an old 35mm Japanese camera on the back seat of a taxi and in which way has it changed your life? I never thought I would photograph. My education is system programming and, to be honest, I never graduated. Half a year before my diploma, I gave up on it and the reason behind it was my new pretty serious passion for graphic design. I think it was the year of 2002 or 2003 when I got my very first digital camera. I knew nothing about photography. So I was just shooting some rubbish images for my design projects. Overall, I had really great time with those 2 megapixels. And then, one day on the back seat of a taxi, I found that old Japanese 35 mm Cosina camera. When I took it in my hands, I realised right away that I will not return it. I still remember its the smell. The smell of leather, cold metal and magic. This is how I got my first film, my first clothes stained with fixer and long nights out in the bathroom with a red lamp on. All of this is still going on, although the format of the film became bigger. “Landscapes, documentary, empty spaces, abandoned houses, people living in suburbs, loneliness of the cities” – how and why do you feel connected with this kind of subjects? Why does it attract me? Not sure, I think the answer for this question is somewhere deep inside my subconscious. I’ve never reached out for it. Your photos are very raw and natural. Why the “sepikoda” (falsity) name for a series? Sepikoda in Estonian means “smithy”. All these people are working class. That’s

the most marginal part of the town. This word just popped out. What is it that you loved about Estonia and now, about New York? Did this change of place influence your artistic direction in any way? I don’t feel very comfortable in big cities. I like when I cross my town in three hours of walk and when there is space around me in which nobody can sneak in. This is such a common Estonian provincial trait, I think. In megapolis, you always depend on public transportation, always surrounded by people, and all of this is constantly moving, changing. It feels tight for me and it’s really hard to actually descry a person or landscape in the porridge of this city. That’s why I usually shoot in suburbs, in quiet neighbourhoods. You have time there to really look, think. I love almost everything about Estonia. Especially the nature, color, silence, tranquil and very discreet Northern terrain. Late Autumn and early Spring are my favourite moments of the year. When all local people try to get away somewhere to Spain, where it is dry and warm, for me, it’s the other way around, I come back home. Low grey sky, forever cold Baltic Sea, frequent rain and constant wind. I know it doesn’t sound very attractive, but for me, it’s the nicest time. I wear my ear phones, turn on fluid radio and dissolve in surroundings. New York is very different, of course. It’s pretty nice, but I can’t say that it influenced my photography. On the other hand, maybe it did. I rarely shoot here. Can’t find what is close to my heart. Haven’t seen anything yet. What is one lasting impression you want to leave with your photos? If you look at all of my photography during

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Best accomplishment as a photographer. My greatest achievement is yet to come pull myself together and get it all in order. Organise these endless negatives and prints. Finally refresh my portfolio and finish imposing few books. Start to show all the material in the galleries. Only after all of these, I would be able to tell myself “Well done! You finally did it.”

Can you say that what you do is photojournalism? No. In the past I was going for photo journalism, always searching for fresh themes. I tried to tell stories as true as possible. But then I realised it’s just not for me. I am more fascinated to shoot the way I see and feel it, and not as it is in real life. The journalist should not impose personal view on any occasion, should be balanced and neutral. I feel closer to the creative essays, poetic photography, atmosphere and feelings. But of course, I still have one foot standing on the field of journalism and I take up the themes that, at first glance, are very journalistic, but usually after film development it’s quite not what it seemed in the beginning.

When shooting a subject what would be your typical „weapons of choice”? What cameras, lenses and any other vital gear you would not be without? What are the reasons behind these choices? Mamiya 6MF and its standard lens G 75mm/3.5 L are usually with me when I travel, this is a rangefinder with 6x6 format. It’s a very compact and light camera for medium format. In the city, I often shoot with Contax AF645+ Carls Zeiss 80mm f2 Planar and Carls Zeiss 45mm f2.8 Distagon T. Heavy stuff, but it has a perfect image. With film, I usually go for Ilford HP 400 and Kodak Portra NC 400. And for special occasions, I use my fav Sinar F1 with petzval 200mm f3.9 from 1890s. How much do you edit your photos? What are your views on this? Where do you draw the line? I use Lightroom for small standard corrections. I erase the dust from the scan or a print. Sometimes, I would crop the image very lightly, fix the contrast, white balance. Usually, a serious post production is used in fashion and advertising shoots. I am not very into that. But if all is

Exercise of imagination: you’re about to make your dream documentary. What would it be about? About first colony on Mars. I get goose bumps even from one thought about it. Yes, I would really love to photograph this! Recommend us an artist. I have many favourite artists. But my teachers, people who helped me to understand are Diane Arbus, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Alec Soth, Martin Parr and of course Sally Mann. From not so famous to general public I like Russian photographer Andrey Chezhin. He is from the old school and he has terrific printing technique. Unfortunately, i dont really follow young photographers, so i cant advise anything here. More of his amazing work here: kvanta.org

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Naftali Beder is an illustrator and game designer living in Astoria, New York. His drawings have appeared in various newspapers and magazines including The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times. He loves making images that are precise and atmospheric. Some of his sources of inspiration are the Hellenistic sculptures and certain aspects of Byzantine art. When I first saw his art, I instantly thought that this guy behind it has such a profound point of view. His illustrations are strong and sensitive, at the same time. The interview has a similar vibe. Just read it!

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Hi Naftali, tell us a bit about yourself and about your background. I grew up in Wisconsin with a mathematician father, a linguist mother, and two older brothers. I can’t remember a time when I didn’t love drawing, but I was never sure exactly what it meant to be an artist – what do you draw? Who pays you? My parents encouraged a broad range of pursuits, so instead of narrowly focusing on art, I jumped around a lot. I spent my free time playing in music ensembles, acting in high school plays, teaching myself computer modelling and animation – in fact, just about the only thing I didn’t take seriously in high school was art. I went to a state university at first, taking a variety of courses to see what stuck. But barely a week into school, my love of drawing returned in full force, and I threw myself into the drawing and painting classes there. I then transferred to an art school in Rhode Island. There I learned about a job called “illustrator” that involved drawing pictures of whatever you want. Imagine! How would you best describe your style of illustration? I love making images that are quiet, precise, and atmospheric. Over the past few years, I’ve developed a love of parallel lines and orthographic perspective, and I’m interested in finding ways to flatten space. In terms of technique, I use graphite pencils to gradually build up layers of crosshatching, and then scan the draw-

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ing into Photoshop and paint colour underneath. I like to complete as much of the drawing as possible outside of the computer, so before scanning it, I spend a lot of time pushing and pulling values and refining edges until it feels right. You are a game designer, too. What about the games you have designed so far? My brother Jesse and I have been making games together since we were kids. Our first “real” game – a 3D psychological adventure called Psyche that we started back in 2006 – ended up becoming so complex that after a couple of years we abandoned it. But it taught us a lot – how to write a playable narrative, how to animate and control 3D characters, how to build large level arenas, the difference between pretty graphics and usability, and so on. We were aching to actually finish a game, though. We made our own versions of several existing games like Tetris and Wii Tanks, which was a lot of fun and boosted our morale. So when Apple opened the App Store in 2008, we realized this was our chance to not only finish, but sell a game of our own. Jesse suggested we make a game in the lasers-and-mirrors genre, where the player solves puzzles by reflecting a laser beam through a set of targets. This wasn’t an entirely new idea, but we looked at existing games and thought we could do better. We worked on it for about six months and released it with the title Optia, in early 2010. Since then, we’ve polished it a lot but left the core

gameplay largely untouched. The game hasn’t made us rich, but it’s done reasonably well. What are some of your sources of inspiration? Hellenistic sculpture amazes me, especially in how it captures delicate forms like the corners of the eyes and lips. I also love certain aspects of Byzantine art, like the angular “broken neck” postures often given to depictions of Jesus and Mary. Of course, there are plenty of living artists worth looking at too! At the moment, some of my favourites are Renata Liwska, Keith Negley, and Brendan Monroe – all artists who, along with creating gorgeous and emotionally resonant images, have a really interesting mix of flatness and form in their work. Geometry and physics are also really important to me. While I’m not an expert in either field, enough math rubbed off on me during my childhood to make it a strong conceptual influence on my work. In particular, I’m interested in mechanics, knots, and higher dimensions. Are you ever stuck on how to illustrate a particular scene or character? How do you move past that? All the time! But usually it’s not a matter of being out of ideas. I think being blocked creatively means you’re censoring yourself too strongly. A solution is often already in your head – you just have to stop telling yourself it’s a stupid idea. Do you have a favourite place outside of your workspace that

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you like to go to sketch? I love the atmosphere of coffee shops, but when I’m there I tend to just sketch aimlessly – I have a hard time drawing seriously when people might be watching. When I really need to concentrate, nothing beats an empty apartment and some podcasts or classical music. Colour is an important feature of your work; you don’t use bright colours and that seems to me like kind of your signature. That’s a charitable way to phrase it! Colour was always one of my weak links, and it took me a long time to make it behave. I tend to prefer more monochromatic art, and realizing I was “allowed” to use muted colours was a big epiphany for me. That said, I’m always looking for ways to use a brighter palette when a piece needs it. What were your favourite children books when you were little? We had the usual assortment of children books – some terrifying and some sweet. Terrifying like Abiyoyo, In The Night Kitchen, and Wynken, Blynken and Nod. Sweet like Catwings, which is a magical and beautiful book no child should grow up without. Favourite things to do on a rainy day. Make some pancakes, queue up some dumb action movies, pet some cats, and try to draw. Do you have any advice for aspiring illustrators? I think Confucius said it best: It doesn’t matter how slowly you go, as long as you don’t stop.

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Sophie van der Perre Sophie Van der Perre is a 26-year-old-photographer born in Poperinge, Belgium, currently living in Amsterdam. Some of the photographers that she admires are Ed van der Elsken, Peter Lindenberg and Marc Borthwick. When it comes to choosing between film and digital, she prefers shooting with film, but doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mind shooting digital. Sophie fell in love with photography after she took a fashion photography course. From then on she chose her path. And this is where she is at this point. Interview by Amalia Dobre

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Hi Sophie! First off, can you tell us a little about yourself and how did you start photography? I’ve always taken pictures, but never got serious into it until I did a fashion photography course and fell in love. From then on, I took my camera everywhere and started documenting my life and my friends’. After a while, I was doing more organized shoots orientated on fashion. What has influenced you visually while growing up? My lifestyle with my friends, skateboarding, the countryside, love, the travels I did.. How would you describe your style to someone who has never seen your work? Dreamy, pure & nostalgic. Is photography your escape from your own mind or a way of harnessing your emotions? It’s a way of dealing with my mind and exploring it. Favourite thing to do on a rainy day. Watch a movie, sushi and being cosy with my boyfriend. Where do you seek inspiration? In everyday life, human nature and nature, in general. I am curious to know what are you listening to? Angus & Julia Stone. What photographers from the past or present have influenced you the most? Anders Petersen, Michal Chelbin, Ed van der Elsken, Peter Lindenberg, Marc Borthwick... How do you define beauty? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. What tips do you have for aspiring fashion photographers? Try to define your own style, and always stay true to it.

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