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FRONT COVER SPAIN photography: David Rodríguez make-up & hair: Virginia Diaz wardrobe styling: David Rodríguez assistant: Yaiza Rodríguez models: Virginia Diaz Felipe & Miguel Garcia
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IN THIS ISSUE
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Features 16 40
Photography: Lights in the Shadow Photography: SEIGAR: Tales of a City Interview by Vivien Hoang; Photography by Seigar
Editorials 3 Beauty: Pompom 10 Beauty: The Mystic Dream: Samhaim 24 Candy Aisle 32 Bathers 48 DarkRoom 56 Grey City Siren
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VEUX Magazine - Issue 41 - Book 2 STAFF Vivien Hoang Editor-In-Chief/Layout Design editorial@veuxmag.com Ada Adams Editor editorial@veuxmag.com Wales Wong Regular Contributor wales@veuxmag.com Yawen Chan Web Producer
CONTRIBUTORS Vivien Hoang, Seigar PUBLISHER VEUX Magazine is published every two months by AVW Publishing Inc. The views and opinions expressed in this magazine are solely those of the original author and other contributors. These views and opinions do not necessarily represent those of VEUX Magazine, AVW Publishing Inc., any of its staff, and/or any/all contributors to this magazine. CONTACT www.veuxmag.com editorial@veuxmag.com FOLLOW www.facebook.com/veuxmag www.twitter.com/VeuxMag www.google.com/+Veuxmag
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Pompom
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Skin: BECCA First Light Priming Filter MAC Pro Longwear Concealer BECCA “Opal” Shimmering Skin Perfector BECCA “Hyacinth” Mineral Blush
Eyes: TheBalm Mad Lash Mascara GOSH “Ocean Mist” Eye Pencil Lips: MAC “Plumful” Lipstick
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Skin: BECCA First Light Priming Filter MAC Pro Longwear Concealer BECCA “Opal” Shimmering Skin Perfector BECCA “Hyacinth” Mineral Blush Eyes: TheBalm Mad Lash Mascara GOSH “Ocean Mist” Eye Pencil MAC “Sushi Flower” Eye Shadow Lips: TheBalm “Sentimental”
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Skin: BECCA First Light Priming Filter MAC Pro Longwear Concealer BECCA “Opal” Shimmering Skin Perfector BECCA “Hyacinth” Mineral Blush Eyes: TheBalm Mad Lash Mascara Lips: TheBalm “Sentimental”
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UKRAINE photography: Arsenii Gerasymenko (@arsenii_photography) make-up & hair: Nastya Kryvoruchko model: Liubasha P (Intermodels Ukraine) ISSUE 41 - Book 2 | VEUX | 9
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The Mystic Dream: Samhain CANADA photography: Beni Cufi make-up & hair: Vesa Lamaxhema model: Vesa Lamaxhema
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Lights In The Shadow CANADA photography: Tiziano Mammana wardrobe styling: Chickcadee Boutique model: Eva Schubert
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On Kristin: Leg Avenue Glow Two-Tone Long Curly Wig, Neon Blue/Aqua Van Halen Concert Crop Top SACASUSA Shiny Stretchy Metallic Mini Shorts Hot Pants in Royal Blue Crazy Skates Disco Roller Skates with LED Light Up Flashing Star 24 | VEUX | ISSUE 41 - Book 2
Candy Aisle UNITED STATES photography: Jason Schlosberg make-up: Kristin Mastrangelo & Courtney McCormick models: Elyse Ho, Kristin Mastangelo & Scarlett Loria
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On Scarlett: Matte Frosted Frame Reflective Colored Mirror Lens Horn Rimmed Sunglasses 54mm - Frost / Green Mirror Yoki White & Light Brown Faux Fur Bomber Jacket iHeartRaves Metallic Rave Booty Dance Shorts Pleaser SED3000/S/PU Women’s Boot, Silver Stretch Faux Leather
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On Elyse: LUCKY-GIRL Synthetic Straight Short Hair Bob Natural White Wigs 11.5� Yoki White & Light Brown Faux Fur Bomber Jacket LHS Charmer Hollow Latex Jumpsuit/Catsuit
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Bathers
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SPAIN photography: David Rodríguez make-up & hair: Virginia Diaz wardrobe styling: David Rodríguez assistant: Yaiza Rodríguez models: Virginia Diaz Felipe & Miguel Garcia
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Foundation: Lancome Teint Miracle Eyeliner: Stylo Yeux Waterproof Cheeks: Chanel Lips: MAC 36 | VEUX | ISSUE 41 - Book 2
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SEIGAR: Tales of a City Interview by Vivien Hoang Photography by Seigar
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How did you start? Do you remember the first time you picked up a camera and thought “This is for me?� I have had a creative mind since I was a child, attracted to music, cinema and art. I remember buying myself magazines instead of children stuff. I still love reading and collecting mags. At home, I would look through all the encyclopedias, always looking at the art entries to see the images; I am a visual person. I was always a lover of music, music videos and lists. All those audio and visual worlds formed me. I also loved learning languages and communication. All these bonds created what Seigar is today. As a curious and imaginative person, I finally focused myself in photography as a result of my love towards travelling. The thing I like most about life is travelling; visual stimulus brings happiness to my life. Then, add to this 42 | VEUX | ISSUE 41 - Book 2
my inner willingness to be a contemporary recorder or a visual journalist. I always try to testify every single event I experience my way. All this curiosity made me the street and social photographer I am today. As soon as I got my first salary as a teacher, I started travelling, and this provoked the connection to photography to spark. I felt the need to record all my trips with a camera. Once home, I used to show the photos to my friends and family, and they seemed to be impressed with them. However, they also missed the typical postcards and the stereotypical images of the places I was visiting. I’m interested in showing my own visions of the places, using my personal filter. Little by little, I realized the subjects were once and once again there in my photos and the vision was mine. These repetitions became my pop fetishism. My style was being formed almost unconsciously, just being intuitive and loyal to myself.
How did you decide that this style of photography was for you? I’d describe my work as travel, urban, social and street photography. My images are full of reflections, saturated colors, shadows, abandoned objects, repetitions and pop references. I’ve become a fetishist of the plastic people I find in shop windows. They have become my main subject, and they help me to portray anthropological and sociological issues. Through these portraits, I reflect people’s lives, their beliefs, their costumes, body awareness and other traits. On the other hand, reflections permit me to create richer and complex layers without the need to use the retouch programs. I’m not afraid of pushing boundaries or breaking rules. I’m more interested in enjoying and producing effects, in the transmission of feelings and emotions. I want people to feel my images.
While travelling, I always carry my camera with me. I’m an anxious hunter. I put my camera on when I leave the hotel after breakfast, and I take it off just when I go back at night. I’m always craving to record something unusual, that something that calls my attention, what I call “the photo”. I would define my point of view as both realistic and pop. I look for beauty. I prefer to present my subject matter from its most beautiful side. I don’t like ugliness. I don’t even understand how artists can create ugliness. I love weird, but I hate the ugly aesthetics. If I have to capture garbage, believe me I will try to do it nicely. It may sound naïve, but that is me. My urban photography looks for beauty, realism with a pop filter. I’m interested in saturated colors, geometry, shadows, lines, balance, unusual angles and harmony. I try to get everything placed where I want it in the moment I shoot. ISSUE 41 - Book 2 | VEUX | 43
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What is the biggest reward? What is satisfying? Exhibiting connects artists. Exhibitions give me pleasure. I find enjoyment to see my works printed on the walls of a museum, gallery or any arty café. The main challenge may be found in the selection. My amount of works is vast; it is not easy to select, to choose what represents what I am doing. That is possibly my biggest challenge. Living in an island makes it a bit difficult to transport pictures to exhibit, or to get to new galleries. Though I wouldn’t say it is not possible, because with the Internet and social networks, we are all connected easily. The pleasure of showing my photography is bigger than any effort it may cost. In 2015, I showed “The Figurative Language of Figueras, reinterpreting Dalí” in FotoNoviembre, the photography biennal organised by the TEA museum. Some months later, Tales of a City, my project about London, was exhibited in a very prestigious institution with a great tradition which was curated in the 50s by Eduardo Westerdahl, in Puerto de la Cruz, big Canarian names exhibited there, so I can’t be more satisfied about this one. I was selected among 300 artists to be part of TEN-DIEZ Movement in 2016, a collective exhibition which has opened many doors into the world of art, and helped me get to know great artists. I have also had the chance to exhibit my works in Circulo de Bellas Artes frequently, and once, I even exhibit my works alongside Salvador Dalí, at an exhibition called “Naví- Dalí”, curated by Dulce Xerach. ISSUE 41 - Book 2 | VEUX | 45
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What would you advise to new photographers? I would say try to get your motives, your reasons, your themes. Once, you get them, most of the way is done. Then, try to convey something with them. I think the most important issue is to find your own voice, your style. Get a meaning and a name for your subject matters. Work hard, read, do research! I believe in being constant and making efforts. Never forget to be generous and kind. And remember, beauty is always a nice thing to show, world can be ugly, so what is the point of showing ugliness? Last but not least, start believing in yourself.
What is next for you? I’m working on the third series of the “Tales of a City” project. I’m in the selection and edition process, and I’m really enjoying this collection. Everything has become solid about my photographs taken in the UK. The UK really inspires me. In 2016 I took a cruise to Norway, and I also a short trip to Paris, and I have recently worked on and released the Norwegian and Parisian Plastic People, so I must continue with the street photography I shot during my time there. This last summer, I also visited some towns near Madrid. From these trips I got a series called “This Is Spain” that is still looking for a big place to be shown. It’s selected, edited and ready now. My next step is to make a photobook compiling my “Tales of a City”. I have come up with
three series from this project. So I think now it is a good moment to pause and show it to people in a book format. I also want to consider other places to explore and to document. I think Slovenia is possibly my next destination. I’m working on ideas for the next Summer Exhibition and right now my work is exhibited at different art cafés in my island. I want to try new formats in my future exhibitions. I’m interested in conceptual contemporary art in all its forms, I want to experiment mixing them and find new ways to express myself. There is always something going on in my world. I want to explore other mediums of expressions, video art and installations. I have the ideas, but I need to work with techniques and learn more to be able to channel what I have in my mind. (Interview has been edited for length.)
Photographer’s notes about the series: “Tales of a City II” is an urban series made of individual tales from London, 2017. Each image captures a photo-narrative. Most of them are spontaneous instants. They are linked because of the saturated colors, details and free compositions, far from rules. It is a continuation of a group of photos taken in 2014. This year, I went back to my favorite city and I realized I have captured the same motifs and elements that I took in the previous trip. In these tales, you find reflections, shop windows, plastic people, messages, words, abandoned objects, lines, geometry, shadows, lights, food and people. This is London for me. The old city becomes young in my tales; this is how I look at it. There is always something unexpected going on and here you have the proofs.
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Jacket by Georgine Pants by Carolina Sarria
Grey City Siren
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Turtleneck by Victoria Hayes Sequin Top by Cheng Huai Chuang Pants by Carolina Sarria 58 | VEUX | ISSUE 41 - Book 2
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Earrings by Victoria Hayes Dress by Carolina Sarria
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