Tilt Shift Magazine v.1

letter but what does it all mean? tunes to brush your teeth to sexual peeling

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non-essential personnel op-ed collage interlude i went to iceland, once

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content and curation | stephanie cafarella | @scafarella

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Dear Reader, Thank you so much for checking out Tilt Shift’s premier issue. Inside you’ll find art and music features, along with original photography, writing and collages. Tilt Shift was born out of the desire to share a unique creative perspective, while supporting charitable organizations that need our help. If you find value in any of the content and would be interested in seeing more, please consider making a donation that will both support the distribution of this magazine as well as Planned Parenthood. It is so exciting to finally share this with you. If you’re into it, it would mean a lot if you could help spread the word.

Volume II, anyone? xx S

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but what

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1. jons // “in the yard” 2. good morning // “warned you” 3. goth babe // “velvet sheets” 4. lucys // “maybe” 5. no joy // “pacific pride” 6. castlebeat // “change your mind” 7. the holy drug couple // “dreamy” 8. the belinda butchers // “tulips” 9. sales // “getting it on”

tunes

11. holiday music // “explode” 12. morning tv // “get it right” 13. steep leans // “columbia” 14. dog bite // “forever, until” 15. straight white teeth // “lifetime”

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to brush your teeth to

10. holy wave // “spooky fuckin blues”

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stephanie sarley elicits sexual desire in an unexpected, yet glaringly obvious medium. videos demonstrating the explicit stimulation of the ripe flesh of various produce act as both a tribute to their innate beauty as well as a bold celebration of self-love.

@stephanie_sarley

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peeling

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personnel

Remember that time? Yeah, same here.

Balenciaga SS18

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Celine SS18

op-ed


Acne Studios SS18

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What exactly defines the gender of an article of clothing? Apart from the inconsequential placement of button plac kets and t heir merchandising destination, apparel is purely a utilitarian method of protection, sanitation and modesty. Even suggesting that gender fluidity in fashion is a groundbreaking concept seems ridiculous. The issue here lies in a cultural mindset that has been ingrained into our societal perspective deeming colors, shapes and fabrics exclusively suitable for certain irrelevant gender categorizations. A shirt is still a shirt on a woman or a man. As we move forward, let us consider outfitting our bodies in shirts, jackets and pants that make us feel our best. Opening our minds to garments that speak to us regardless of their gender orientation is really the most intuitive, authentic practice. The alternative of dismissing a t-shirt, sweater or pair of denim baselessly targeting the opposite gender is silly, isn’t it?

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i c e I went to Iceland, once.

imag es by scafa rell a

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chronicling the debilitating, invisible disorder nobody is discussing

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My very first instinct upon waking each morning involves running my hands along my belly, arms and thighs. Before my eyes have fully opened, I somehow manage to have ritualized the process of body-checking —a frustrating, never-pleasing, self-critical act that occurs repetitively throughout the day. I have done this as long as I can remember yet have never divulged this practice with anyone. Body Dysmorphic Disorder is a “bodyimage disorder characterized by persistent and intrusive preoccupations with an imagined or slight defect in one's appearance.” For me, BDD has manifested itself in my life since youth, bulldozing my physical self-confidence and willingness to socialize, ultimately resulting in a desolate relationship landscape between friends and lovers. My personal experience involves an overwhelming, debilitating image of obesity that often interrupts my ability to function, get dressed and leave my home. In my post-college years, the perceived dysmorphia exposed a painful eating disorder that had been brewing inside of me since childhood. At its culmination, in 2015, photographs document my protruding ribcage and muscle striations yet memories reveal the same feeling of ‘failure’ and disgust that burden me to this day.

* The passing of each year seems to relieve some of the pain, although, I still have my days. I’ve found that treating my body well by choosing nurturing foods to eat and an exercise practice that integrates body and mind to help in this process. As I mindfully work towards healing, I have noticed a vast improvement in the reduction of these intrusive thoughts. Honestly, the most persistent pain has been the solitude that coincides with dealing with a mental illness that is tucked away, suppressed in daily life. Strictly avoiding any impulse to burden the people closest to me with my struggle has been isolating and dishonest. Although, the alternate of attempting to explain a mental illness that from the outside reads as vain, hyperbolized and trivial, doesn’t exactly sound like a comforting, supportive solution, either. I hope that this difficult-to-share expression helps someone feel supported, somehow. We’ve all got issues, just remember you aren’t alone.

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Although loving and appreciating my body is still a work in progress, I have, over time, developed an acceptance and appreciation for my innermost self. I often think that I am not one with my physical body. Looking into my own reflection seems like what I can only describe as what it feels to look at a photograph of another person.

It is so wild to really love the person you are inside while simultaneously neglecting the body that houses it.

bruce nauman

there is a light that never goes out

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keith sonnier

dan flavin

solitary sounds staggering, brilliant weed scented hair in a garden how the rose blossoms drink from the soil cool skin wicked night black like pipe matter urge not for the dizzy summer sky your golden hair glistens reflecting light into the eyes of lost girls blinding them only for a second is it in your best interest?

another notch in your bedpost although your mattress lay on the floor a revolving door of empty pleasure then gone never filling the void

deep

a good dick and a hit song

thoughts

do you revel at the sound of your voice echoing through the frequencies?

internet boy your eyes seem deep and vast as a desert at midnight despite the pixelation exchanging emails addressing kombucha and french films our mutual obsessions with tuesday nights, morning cartoons the way I imagine you smell the way I imagine you lock the top lock and floss between every tooth

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fuck them and set them free

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i will follow you

@materielsupply

@zposternak

@nomodestbear

@love.watts

@chloetgordon

@archivesofawesomeness

@simplicitycity

@no___duh

@stephanie_sarley

@c__l__o

@calebkilby

@louisrubi

@stef_mitchell

@louisa_s

keith sonnier

matisse

william eggleston

@stephanie_sarley

victor pasmore

@alieglenn

cĂŠline acne studios @nomodestbear

bruce nauman

andrea spotorno

dan flavin

@egealara

balenciaga

@archivesofawesomeness