Issue 12

GODS OF LOVE / P.11 PERSONAGE / P.16 PLAYGROUND / P.23 CRAFT ONTARIO DESIGN PROPOSAL / P.28 7:7 / P.31 A TOUCH OF HEAVENLY LIGHT / P.36 AESOP TORONTO, RETAIL DESIGN / P.43 SPECTACLE / P.47 KILLER STRESS / P.52 DECOLONIZED FASHION / P.57 BLACK BOX / P.60 AT THE SEAMS / P.65

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THE TEAM

Editorial

Administrative

Editor in Chief Kaylah Wilson

Publisher Amelia Ball

Managing Editor Abigail Chevalier

Vice President, Finance Avery Tarek-Kaminker

Photography Editor Yanlong Sha

Admin Assistant Sabrina Yussuf

Interior Design Editor Katie Regis

Sponsorship & Distribution Manager Alexandra Anisman

Fashion Editor Mia Yaguchi-Chow

Marketing Manager Zerlina Lac

Content Creator Aisling Gogan

Marketing Assistant Marly Bromstein

Content Creator Brooke English

Events Manager Claire McCulloch

Content Creator Lauren Knowles

Events Assistant Cory Pitman

Content Creator Micheal Le

Social Media Graphic Designer Adrianna Madore

Content Creator Peyton Mott

Art Art Director Alexander La Pre-Press Manager Winnie Lee Graphic Designer Afrah Idrees Graphic Designer Emmanuelle Cabaltungan Graphic Designer Pegah Pevandi

Editor’s letter

A big lesson for me has been about accountability. We get taught to: put in the work, take credit, give praise, place blame, but for some reason — we are not taught how to be accountable. Instead we’ve been taught to fear it and struggle to put it into practice. Although in reality, apart from the scary association it carries, it is simply a complex, yet easy, process that is meant to hold us up to a higher standard in our personal and professional relationships.

As creatives, students and young adults we are all always doing the absolute most possible to maximize opportunities for our futures. The responsibility and pressure is enigmatic, and we do not always choose the best routes or methods to achieve our goals.

Because we are still learning, it is even more important that we also learn how to take responsibility for our actions. The only way to get skilled is to practice, and my many years with RAD and this year in particular have taught me that accountability for your missteps and shortcomings can make your successes and triumphs that much sweeter.

In all my time on this amazing team, this has been the most important lessons I’ve learned with the people I trust to hold me accountable. Thank you for being a part of our journey and thank you for supporting our dreams.

We are change makers. We are RAD.

The future is creative.

The future is The future is creative. creative.

Faculty of Communication & Design

Faculty of Communication Faculty of &Communication Design & Design

PERSONAGE / PG 16 7:7 / PG 31 KILLER STRESS / PG 52

PHOTOGRAPHY

PLAYGROUND / PG 23 A TOUCH OF HEAVENLY LIGHT / PG 36 DECOLONIZED FASHION / PG 57

FASHION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

GODS OF LOVE / PG 11 SPECTACLE / PG 47 AT THE SEAMS / PG 65

RADMAG

CRAFT ONTARIO DESIGN PROPOSAL / PG 28 AESOP TORONTO, RETAIL DESIGN / PG 43 BLACK BOX / PG 60

INTERIOR DESIGN

RAD ORIGINAL

GODS OF LOVE

THE TEAM CREATIVE DIRECTOR ABIGAIL CHEVALIER PHOTOGRAPHER ABIGAIL CHEVALIER SET DESIGNERS KAYLAH WILSON AMELIA BALL SET ASSISTANT ZERLINA LAC MUA AISLING GOGAN HAIR STYLIST KENDYL MACDONALD MODELS IGOR KOVALCHUK NOHEMI LOPEZ TAYLOR BROOKE ENGLISH NATALIE METHU NATHAN LAU ENOCH NCUBE

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Artist Statement Representation of the female and male body was very different in the renaissance era compared to today. The full-figured woman and the muscular man were idolized on the canvas. A diverse culture was rarely illustrated.

In this recreation of a Venus painting, Abigail wanted to accentuate a few aspects of the traditional painting while adding redefining features to develop the message. With three male and three female models varying in ethnicity and body size, they interact on an equal level. Uncovered there is full acceptance for one another in the natural state. Their intertwined bodies, allowed complete surrender – manifesting a conceived vulnerability. This is an important value to respect in current day society due to the contrary ideals propagated throughout the media.

Venus is the goddess of love, a symbol of beauty both in the physical and a spiritual sense.

Love is represented through intimate contact in this series;each model is touching another, supporting another, in a comfortable setting. In this society, opportunities to express affection are structurally restrained in comparison to the ideology of the renaissance,embodied through the lens of Venus.

IMAGE ARTS

PERSONAGE WINNIE LEE

WXNNIEL@GMAIL.COM @WXNNIEL

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Winnie is a second-year student at Ryerson University in the Graphic Communications Management program.

While she is focused on a publishing concentration and is pursuing a minor in marketing, photography has been a consistent hobby in her life since she was 12. This, paired with a passion for travel, is how her love for street photography was born. She is interested in producing images of her natural surrounding environment, as they are unique and fleeting moments in time that cannot be replicated. Apart from candid human subjects, elements such as background shapes, lines, colours, and symmetry have an influence on her capturing process. When she is not traveling abroad or capturing subjects, she enjoys exploring Toronto to discover new places to eat, relax, and have a cup of coffee.

Food photography has been a new field of interest that has consequently developed in the last couple of years.

Artist Statement This project serves to show the distinct contrast between images that include a human subject, and those that don’t.

The images captured are spontaneous and unplanned; those photographed are living their day-to-day lives, naturally reacting to their environment.

Environments span from being in a park to entering a metro station; from passing through a fish market to walking in an empty neighbourhood. It is these human movements within the photographs, from a tilting head, a tired walk, or a worried look, that make a photograph evoke feeling. The expression, ‘a photograph speaks a thousand words’ comes alive when a human subject is present. Without them, the feeling of emptiness seems to ensue. The project touches on the idea that some things, some emotions in life, cannot be replicated or felt without the human species.

In ‘Personage’, all photographs were taken in Spring 2018, during a trip to Japan (from Tokyo to Osaka.)

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FASHION

PLAYGROUND JULIA HOPKINS

@BBGYALJULZ

Julia Hopkins is a full time Fashion Communication student at Ryerson, in her third year. She is a multi-disciplinary artist, exploring fashion through editorial styling, art direction, and creative production. Julia aims to build narratives through unconventional imagery, colours and playfulness. She has a growing interest in editorial photography and styling.

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Artist Statement In Playground, Julia draws inspiration from traditional dance and the complexity of form. She plays with high contrast colour and stiffness of body movement, to create a juxtaposition of traditional conventions in dance as they contrast with play.

INTERIOR DESIGN

CRAFT ONTARIO DESIGN PROPOSAL MARGARITA YUSHINA

@YUSHINAART, @M_YUSHINA_ MYUSHINA.COM

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Margarita Yushina moved to Canada 6 years ago from Russia. She is a third year student in the School of Interior Design at Ryerson University. She always took interest in art and design, so this program has allowed her to surround herself with inspiration and provided an opportunity to try various forms of interior design.

She has participated in installation building for her program’s Year End Show and for Interior Design Show Toronto 2019. She has worked for multiple projects that use the newest technology, such as KUKA robotic arm.

She interned at AXIA Design Toronto and helped younger students with their projects as a Teaching Assistant.

Currently, she is a Research Assistant for one of her professors, and she is going on exchange to Melbourne, Australia in the Winter semester 2020. She continues to challenge herself to think outside the box and learn as many new skills as possible.

Artist Statement Craft Ontario, is a registered charitable organization which offers art and craft programs, workshops and space. Craft’s priority is to make sales and exhibit the artists’ work and they want to create a community where artists can get their work to the public. Craft currently needs more space for their retail aspect. They would also like to see space for displays, office space where employees can work in quiet, as well as workshop spaces for woodworking, ceramics, and jewelry making. By dividing the space into commercial and residential areas, Craft artists are able to work on their art on the first floor and can rent a room on the third floor. The overall

concept and design of the space is focused on spherical shapes in reference to Craft’s logo, which is a circle. To make the space flexible and adjustable, the gallery and retail spaces feature customizable displays. The retail area features built-in wall shelving in the shape of circles and an adjustable floor shelving unit, with the ability to customize the amount of shelves used, their height and location.

The gallery space is made as flexible and adaptable as possible in order to accommodate various exhibits as a part of their wide range of potential artists. It acts as a blank canvas that can be transformed into anything the artist might need.

IMAGE ARTS

7:7 MARIAH BARLOW

MARIAH.BARLOW@RYERSON.CA @MARIAH.ANNALISE

Mariah Barlow is a Toronto based artist, working towards her BFA in Ryerson University’s Photographic Studies program.

She is currently exploring and expanding upon her interest in analogue photographic techniques, including 35mm film and Super 8 video work. Mariah’s work often captures the vulnerability within a person or relationship, which is showcased through adding intimate handwritten text in the majority of her projects. She is heavily inspired by the connections she gets to form with people she photographs and strives to capture these people in their most genuine forms in a safe environment.

In her personal work, Mariah also works with fashion photography, collage, and experimental filmmaking. In both her personal and professional endeavours, she hopes to continue creating art that resonates with those who view it. In the future, she strives to be able to travel and work with talented and creative individuals all over the world.

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Artist Statement The traditional notion of ‘brotherhood’ is often accompanied by stereotypes of roughness, hard exteriors and unemotional interactions. Throughout my experience of being able to observe Jacob and Joel’s relationship, it is undeniable to notice how close their bond is. Although there is a small age gap between them, they both have been able to take inspiration and guidance from each other in different aspects of life. With this project, I intended to capture the tenderness that is often not represented in male familial relationships. Additionally, I had both Jacob and Joel reflect and answer questions about each other in a safe space where vulnerability is encouraged. In my work, I find that I tend to add text in order to add another layer of depth to an image. Although these words they share on paper are not often said out loud, they have left a meaningful impression on one another. It is my hope that someone may see this series and feel the need to reach out to their brother, or any loved one for that matter, and express their gratitude for that person.

FASHION

A TOUCH OF HEAVENLY LIGHT JUSTIN PERSAUD

JUSTINPERSAUD@HOTMAIL.CA @JUSTPERSAUD

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Justin Persaud is a third year fashion student and designer that focuses on womenswear in both ready-to-wear and evening wear. Exaggeration and the ability to manipulate the shapes of traditional garments is what interests him the most.

Although womenswear is his focus, Justin also designs menswear and always makes an effort to include his own knitwear skills into his designs.

Artist Statement The purpose of this project was to utilize draping methods to create an evening wear gown. The inspiration for this dress centered on religious iconography from the Roman Catholic church. Inspiration was derived from the nun’s habit which was modified to be less modest. Lingerie details such as lace, corset lacing, and satin fabrics in dark shades of colour were used.

INTERIOR DESIGN

AESOP TORONTO, RETAIL DESIGN MARILOU VAILLANCOURT

@MARILOU.VAILLANCOURT.DESIGNS

Marilou Vaillancourt is a second year student at the world renowned Ryerson School of Interior Design. Her involvement with design and interiors traces back to a young age, when having moved somewhere she could not speak the language, she turned to art and design to express herself.

Born into a very creative family, Marilou strongly believes in the use of design to improve everyday life in unexpected ways.

Her design often incorporates history and subtle nods to her culture. Marilou plans to pursue design after she graduates in the spring of 2022

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Artist Statement Designing for Aesop means to design for philosophy, culture, and experience. Aesop’s main goal as a skincare brand is to emphasize in store product testing and enhance customer retail experience by assuring customer satisfaction through quality products and building trusting relationships between customer and brand.

The concept that drove this design for a retail space in Toronto was the idea of dictating the circulation of customers in the store, to

subconsciously guide them to

Aesop testing stations within the store.The store is programmed in a way where areas of higher importance to the brand, such as all testing stations, are together, while aspects of retail less significant to the brand, such as the display and checkout, are grouped separately. The varying heights of the ceiling creates an uncomfortably crowded space in the display area, to contrast with the inviting high ceiling of the testing area. A special testing counter located at the front of the store, and surrounded by windows to the street, acts as a living advertisement to onlookers. A dialogue between customer to potential customer. Each Aesop location is also about honouring culture through the use of forms and materials. The subtle hint of copper comes from the use of upcycled titled Canadian pennies, while the footprint of the most recognized landmark of Toronto informs the core structure of the three sinks, honouring the Canadian identity of Toronto.

RAD ORIGINAL

SPECTACLE

THE TEAM CREATIVE DIRECTOR ALEXANDRA ANISMAN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR MARLY BROMSTEIN VIDEOGRAPHER MARLY BROMSTEIN PHOTOGRAPHER MIA YAGUCHI-CHOW STYLIST PEGAH PEIVANDI PRODUCTION ASSISTANT CLAIRE MCCULLOUCH MODELS MICHAEL WAMARA PAULINA PADILLA

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Artist Statement Is it possible to bring our state of awareness in creating a true self identity amongst interactions within society?

Analyzing human-to-human connection, Alex and Marly portray both conscious and unconscious interactions that feed into a collection of archetypes. Depicting the reality of how social criticism, choice and authenticity takes form within our everyday lives.

Exploring physicality through interacting within different environments. Through colour, chaotic clouds and deliberate movements, The Spectacle becomes clear: individuals constantly, cautiously move through space, conforming to their surroundings to better conform to society.

IMAGE ARTS

KILLER STRESS NICOLE MELAMED

NMELAMED9@GMAIL.COM NMELAMED.MYPORTFOLIO.COM

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Nicole is a third-year Fashion Communication student at Ryerson University. Despite her love for fashion, she has practiced fine and contemporary arts for over ten years. Nicole also loves teaching her passions in community outreach settings, studio environments, and at painting events to both children and adults. Having gained fashion styling experience at ET Canada and CTV The Social as an intern, Nicole combined her skills in visual arts with fashion, in order to use her creative expression as a storytelling medium. As a result, her art-making expanded into photography, art direction, and styling, with a focus on building narratives that surround social issues. Going forward, Nicole hopes to continue building narratives that her audience can relate to and apply the skills she developed into a career postgraduation.

Artist Statement This editorial touches upon the theme and concept of stress, specifically society’s glorification of being busy. The pressure of having a busy schedule creates an endless piling of responsibilities that results in stress and the sensation of feeling “drowned”. This feeling of being unable to reach “the top”, as well as the feeling of suffocation when battling numerous responsibilities, are some consequences when attempting to combat one’s busy schedule. As a result, this theme will be depicted in a melancholic fashion, with the subject submerged in water in order to evoke feelings of suffocation from the audience. In this particular photographic series, the subject will resurface to symbolize humans’ resilience in managing stress and how the cycle of drowning and coming out “on top” often repeats.

FASHION

DECOLONIZED FASHION CLANNY MUGABE

CLANNY.MUGABE@RYERSON.COM

Clanny Mugabe is a first year Bachelor of arts student at Ryerson University. She is an artist and aspiring writer, whose works have been featured at multiple school art shows. She was born in Canada, but was raised on an airplane, travelling around East Africa throughout most of her life. These experiences inform her work, which focuses on African cultures and traditional art. Clanny currently lives in Toronto where she studies, and spends her time drawing and reading.

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Artist Statement In this series of drawings, Clanny wanted to display fashion in an alternate world. In wondering what the world would be like if colonization had never happened, specifically, how international culture would change and what fashion would look like. In fashion history, the way clothing styles evolved was primarily dictated by western culture; Western Europe and the United States dominated fashion spaces and shaped what we wear today. How might gender roles in fashion be different? How would makeup factor in everyday life? What would the trends and styles be without western influence? The inspiration came from her own upbringing in East Africa to put a modern twist on some traditional clothing.

She challenged notions of gender specific clothing/makeup/jewelry, and attempted to answer all her questions through her own research and artistic speculation.

INTERIOR DESIGN

BLACK BOX MEIMEI YANG

@BYMEIMEIYANG BYMEIMEIYANG.COM

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Meimei is an award-winning, second-year student in the Ryerson School of Interior Design. Recently, she has been featured in Ryerson University Magazine, and has been awarded the Kelly Wright Memorial Award for the most hard-working second-year student as recognized by her peers. Currently, she works at the Creative Technology Lab at FCAD as a Creative Technology Lab Assistant. Her skill sets range from hand-painting and sketching, to graphic design and various creative technologies, including experience in metalworking, robotics, CNC, and more.

Meimei is constantly learning and growing into herself as an Interior Designer. When she is not staying up all night working, Meimei enjoys exploring fashion, psychological thrillers, reading, and drawing. With distinction in visual arts and design, Meimei hopes to take her skills learned during her University career as well as the influence of her Chinese heritage to build her own brand of sustainable and unconventional furniture and designs for interiors, post-graduation.

Artist Statement Maison Margiela is a brand that is as iconic and renowned as it is invisible and unassuming; inconspicuous yet distinctive. Maison Margiela is a disruptor in fashion.

The norm and pressure of creation in the industry is being broken and pieced back together; re-innovating and revisioning is the future. The brand creates modern, staple designs that are centred around the idea of being a “replica”. With this philosophy, Margiela provides the consumer with a refined and curated palette and wardrobe of timeless, essential garments, particularly in the women’s MM6 brand. Their designs are perfect in the sense that they are classics, yet imperfect in their deliberate use of asymmetry and exposed stitching. To encapsulate the breadth and body of Maison Margiela’s MM6 brand, the main gesture in a narrow and contained space is a series of curved mirrors that wrap from the long wall of windows connecting to an existing shopping mall, to the opposing wall of the store. This creates an experiential channel for visitors both inside and outside of the space. The series of extruded boxes that intersect the wall and curve, act as both a viewport and a display to showcase products in a manner that allows each to have their own focus. From the exterior of the space, by-passers are compelled to experience the space without even entering it - and perhaps, they are compelled to enter as a result. The curved mirror creates a “replica” of its container, not only bringing in light to the space but also bringing in curious pedestrians. Holistically designed, this minimal yet sophisticated space aims to use reflection at the junction of curved and linear geometry to create a compelling and profound spatial experience; one where shoppers are cognizant of the product, the space, and themselves in a literal yet abstracted way.

RAD ORIGINAL

AT THE SEAMS

THE TEAM CREATIVE DIRECTOR AISLING GOGAN PHOTOGRAPHER ADRIANNA MADORE STYLIST BROOKE ENGLISH MUA TAYLOR CHOUSKY VIDEOGRAPHER ABBY CHEVALIER SET ASSISTANTS AMELIA BALL CONCHITA PAEZ MODELS TRISTAN LARNYOH OKSANA LISKOVYCH ALICE YAO

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Artist Statement At the seams is a synergy between emotions and materials, using yarn to explore the feeling of being ‘strung out’. Creative students, in their efforts to succeed, place tremendous amounts of pressure on themselves.

These high expectations pull their focus in multiple directions, spread their time and energy too thin, and leave them feeling isolated. The amount of time required for creative professions, such as graphic design, textile design and digital or visual art, is often overlooked or underestimated. In turn, burgeoning young creatives are tasked with a greater workload and must hustle to prove their value. The result of this Culture and environment blurs the lines of a healthy worklife balance and leads to burnout.

In order for creativity to flourish, it is important to slow down the creative process and collaborate with others. My editorial sets out to conceptualize these ideas through the use of yarn, soft harmonious colours, makeup, and styling details. The use of yarn in this editorial helps to convey a sense of unravelling that is reflected in the model’s demeanour. The feeling of tension and stress embodied in the photographs is juxtaposed with the motif of support and collectivism. Yarn is used to tie each frame of the story together into a collective narrative, com municating that we are woven together by this com mon experience. If we do not recognize the need for interdependence, it is in this state that we will reach our breaking point and unravel at the seams.

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