FKA T WIGS ADVENTURERS + EXPLORERS + TRAILBLAZERS
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Her dream job is any that lets her travel but she's most happy when surrounded by friends, family and her cats. Amen. How has growing up in Texas shaped you? I grew up in a small country town north-east of Dallas. I remember it being a simple childhood, complete with football games in the backyard and staged gun fights in the town square. The old onion shed was the weirdly popular hangout place. My mother and my grandfather used to sell antiques in the town for a while, and she loves to tell the story of me bidding on everything that would come up for sale. I have a strange relationship with Texas. It didn't give me that thick southern accent and the last six years of my life were spent in a sprawling suburb. I definitely don't own a pair of cowboy boots either. But Texas did have this way of making me strong and resilient. It didn't let me give up and it showed me how to appreciate life and the simplicity in it. It made sure I took the time to shell pecans with my grandfather on his back porch, then go play bingo with him at the senior citizens centre. What is your favourite childhood memory? Any of the holidays that I spent over at my grandparents' home are my favourite. They were what I looked forward to each year, running around causing havoc with my cousins.
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When did you first pick up a camera? I was 15 when I first began taking photographs. It was a very strange time. I was an athlete and originally planned on pursuing sports into university. I had little artistic background, but I enjoyed taking photographs more than anything I had ever done before. There was a time however, when I thought that my photographic efforts were of no worth. The idea of art and photography in my head was that it could
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in A galaxy far away
Come on a journey through time, space and paper clippings with your captain, UK collage artist Ben Giles. WORDS ANNIE SEBEL ART BEN GILES
Ben Giles is an excitable creature. Thankfully not so much when he has scissors in his hands but more so when describing the influences of his Space collage series. "I used to love old fantasy and sci-fi films, especially Star Wars, I still love Star Wars! Holy shit, that trailer for the new one! I used to watch a lot of The Blue Planet and read so many non-fiction books, I was really interested in the monsters that lived in the bottom of the sea and all the messed-up looking animals." His love of things that lurk in the dark combined with some downtime after completing his second year of university, saw Giles go on a creative bender. "I was just hit with a wave of motivation and creativity. From around March to June I finished several different series of collages." Sourcing from charity shops, car boot sales and eBay, he hit a treasure trove when an old second-hand bookshop on the road he lived on was closing down. His best finds have been "an astrology book, The Oxford Book of Wild Flowers, and an extractor fan and some large metal tubing which was turned into a sculpture. I've been hunting on Freecycle and someone is getting rid of ball pit balls, lots of them. I'm a bit of a hoarder." As for the narrative or meaning, the images lend themselves to the viewer's imagination – aliens, mysterious planets, amazing discoveries and the endlessness of space, wooah. "I like to think the astronaut surrounded by the planets is choosing where to go and being daunted and surrounded by all the possibilities," says Giles. "The other pieces are the different worlds the astronaut went to and the situations he or she found themselves in."
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See more of Giles' work at benlewisgiles.4ormat.com.
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emily jean PHOTOS RYAN KENNY FASHION NICKI COLBRAN
Zimmermann one-piece, $310. Ellington shirt, $69.
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Darling, it's better down where it's wetter – so celebrate the sea with these recipes that look to sustainable species. WORDS LOUISE GIGOVIC PHOTOS LAUREN BAMFORD STYLING JACINTA MOORE
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The key to enjoyable fish eating and the success of all these dishes, particularly the ceviche, relies on great quality and very fresh fish. Buying fish can be a tad confusing – what’s in season? What’s good for which recipe? What’s sustainable? A good start is to find a recommended fishmonger and ask for local and freshly caught fish. You can also try less commonly eaten species to give the slow-growing fish stocks a break. Making a choice to cook the jewels of the sea that are not overfished means you’re not only doing your bit for the environment but also encouraging fishmongers to sell more sustainable produce. While these recipes do not list all the diverse options available, they do promote some of the fish species that are better choices for Australians.
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CHICKPEA COATED FRITTO MISTO WITH HARISSA DIPPING SAUCE Serves 2-3 300g cleaned mixed fish of your choice (rock flathead, southern calamari, butterflied Australian sardines) ½ cup semolina ¼ cup chickpea flour ½ tbsp cajun seasoning ¼ cup oil, for frying juice of ½ lime 1 spring onion, sliced salt sherry vinegar Alternatives: leather jacket, whiting, bay prawns, cuttlefish, yelloweye mullet, mackerel. DIPPING SAUCE 1 heaped tsp harissa 4 tbsp fat-free natural yoghurt Mix the harissa and yoghurt in a bowl; cover and refrigerate. Slice your fillets lengthways and season the fish with salt. Mix flours, cajun seasoning and a pinch of salt in a shallow dish. Coat each piece of fish in the flour mix, pat off the excess flour and place on a dish. On a medium heat, surface coat a large frying pan with half the oil. When oil is hot but not smoking – if using olive oil, be careful; it has a very low burning point – quickly place the fish in the pan, turn the heat down a little, if required, and cook for about one to two minutes on each side. Fry in batches. Quickly transfer to a dish with paper towels to absorb excess oil. Arrange on a dish and serve with sliced spring onion on top. Squeeze lime juice and drizzle sherry vinegar all over. Serve with dipping sauce as an appetiser or with salad as a main dish.
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