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Dave Chung WWW.THECHUNG.COM

“Although those very designs that irritate me are also the ones i like most.. DAMNIT I’M SUCH A HYPOCRITE!!” What things inspire you most of all? Natural subject matter helps inspire me most when i’m working on art. I seem to be really fascinated by the mundane natural occurances that get played out within our daily lives. Such as when you’re talking to someone (more than likely an attractive member of the opposite sex) and then they tell a joke that you laugh at, but you don’t give one of those heartﬁlled “HAHAHAHAAAAAUGH!!” laughs because you don’t want to look like a geek, so you just give a short and blunt exhale of breath through your nose and then a dry booger that’s been hanging out in the back of your nostril shoots out like a bullet and bounces oﬀ her shirt. those types of natural instances amuse me. Well, that and food. What things in the modern tendencies of design irritate you most of all? And what things please you? I usually only get irritated at designs that i can tell are only being used because it’s supposedly trendy at the time. such as the whole dripping spray paint deal that you see on every hip television station. Sure it looks cool sometimes, but you can really tell when someone is only doing it because their boss is telling them to do it because “that’s what the kids can relate to”... and the ad is for Diapers with Attitude or something. Although those very designs that irritate me are also the ones i like most..DAMNIT I’M SUCH A HYPOCRITE!! but it’s more along the lines of GRAPHICS / THE CHUNG

just using really bright and vibrant colors that please me. I like color. How do you concern to criticism? I appreciate getting a good critique every now and then. I always listen to what people have to tell me as far as what they like and don’t like about my work and what i should try and stop doing. I don’t always necessarily do what they suggest, but i consider it. Like this one guy who told me i should just quit making art and die because he hated me and my work...i tried it for about a week. it didn’t work out. nice guy though, too bad i don’t remember his name. Who do you want to collaborate with? Oh man, there are so many artists that i want to collaborate with! Whether or not they’d ever want to collaborate with me is another story! Chris Mostyn and i have been talking about doing a project together for years now, just nothing has come out of it yet because of our schedules. plus he’s out living in Missouri with his wife fathering my baby. he doesn’t know it’s my baby yet though. But boy can his wife pound a bunch of Jager-bombs. What do you think about art, design in the future? It’ll be futuristic.

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Who are your favorite designers, illustrators? Way too many to speak of. I’ve always been a big fan of Edward Hopper and N.C. Wyeth... oldies but goodies. Then of course there’s H.R. Giger, the man that everybody falls in love with as a teenager. But in today’s contemporary list of artists i’d have to go with Brendan Monroe, Jeff Soto, Tim Biskup, PARSKID, everybody in the ArtDorks Collective and about 250 more artists that i’m not going to list because i’d bore the crap out of you and i’m really hungry right now. Who influenced you to choose the art? Who specifically? Probably my brother. He’s been a major influence in my life. directly and indirectly. Mainly it was his forbidden collection of comic books that i would always sneak into GRAPHICS / THE CHUNG

and read when he wasn’t home. Comics can be so beautifully drawn, and i never really realized you could draw for a career up until then. Have you ever been to Russia? Would you like to? You know what, i think i have been to Russia. When i was 3. For a family vacation. My mom bought me a keychain with a scorpion in it. it was awesome. I’d deﬁnitely like to go back to Russia, i think this time i’d remember more than a keychain. I’m all about traveling, i just need the money to do it, or atleast somebody to pay for my trips. Does this magazine have funding to ship artists out? Because i could come visit if you’d like. :) What about music? What kinds of music do help you in your art work?

I actually always try to avoid this question when i’m asked it. mainly because i’m not that big of a music listener as everybody else and their mother might be. it’s never really been a huge part in my life unfortunately. But i’m pretty open to listening and liking many types of music. anything between alternative rock that’s played on every “work-friendly” radio station to everything on “the Rhyme” Snoop Dogg’s XM radio station. Foshizzle. What way do you like to relax in? Well ever since i started stealing cable 2 years ago, all i do is watch tv. i love tv. it’s so good. then when i moved to my new apartment, i decided to PAY for cable and get On-Demand where i can watch all these great channels AND MOVIES...i don’t get much done nowadays.

Especially when there’s a “Dirty Jobs” marathon on. Tell us about your proximate plans for the future. Well i’m moving to LA in June 2007 and getting myself a kick ass job that’ll pay for my eating habits. well, i’m already in a buttload of shows right now, so i hope to be able to keep that up. what else am i planning...i don’t know, probably get married, buy a dog, eat some food, start a clothing company, maybe create my own cartoon show, have some kids, do some art, remember to feed my kids, kill a cyclopes, drink some beer...watch tv?

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Douglas Kolk

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Ben Frost WWW.BENFROSTISDEAD.COM

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Elza Jo WWW.ELZAJO.COM

“Memories mostly seem more romantic than the experience itsself.” What things inspire you most of all? I’m always intensely inspired by something for a period of time. At the moment I’m very much caught by things from my childhood. As a little girl I would faint when I got a new My Little Pony. Still I get that funny feeling when I see, hear, smell things from my past. Memories mostly seem more romantic than the experience itsself. That feeling of associative

memory is exciting to me, I want to explore that... How do you concern to criticism? I found out lately that sometimes I like it when poeple hate my work. It depends on the person of course, but a deep hate against my work by certain people makes gives me the feeling that I succeed in not making any concessions...

Where did you study art? What have you learnt there? I studied at Royal Artschool in The Hague, a town in Holland. I started learning afterwards... Are there all your photos in your works? A lot of my photo’s end up in mixed-mediaprojects. I love photography but ﬁnd it sometimes boring to just make photo’s. I love the structure and new stories I can tell with other materials. What about music? What kinds of music do help you in your art work? I’m a Dolly Parton fan. Her lyrics are often used in my work. I need loud music all day, not only for work. It can be anything as long as it’s being played loud.

What way do you like to relax in? Playing patience behind the computer... Tell us about your proximate plans for the future. To combine work and baking applepies at the same time. I want to be relaxed in everything I do and make nice things. I think it really approves my work when I do it having fun. That’s efficent. In this way the people I work with, and I, put more effort in a project. It also makes me capable of making more stuff because I need less spare time.

Have you ever been to Russia? Would you like to organize an exhibition in Moscow? I have never been to Russia. I dreamt of being in Russia once, if that counts. It would be my great honour to be in an exhibition in your homecountry. GRAPHICS / ELZA JO

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Mark Todd WWW.MARKTODDILLUSTRATION.COM

Mark Todd graduated with honors from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California in 1993. He then moved to New York City, working with clients such as Mtv, CocaCola, Sony Music, The New Yorker and The MTA. In 2003, he moved back to southern California with his wife and fellow artist, Esther Pearl Watson and their 5 year old daughter Lili, an avid artist herself. Mark also co-teaches with Esther at Art Center College of Design. Their latest book for teens, “Whatcha mean, What’s A Zine?” about creating zines and mini-comics, published by Houghton Miﬄin, was recently released.

What things inspire you most of all? Lots of things i guess. its hard to say anything in particular. Traveling is inspiring. Getting lost in the streets of venice. Driving across the united states. Getting out of the studio for a while always makes us want to return to it refreshed GRAPHICS / MARK TODD

art center college of design and our students often have to listen to our critiques of the work they bring in. Those that know how to take advice from others and use what they think is valid always are the better students. Being open minded is important. What things do you use in your art work? Lots of things. If you men what mediums we work in, etc. Acrylic mostly. House paint, lately, mark has been doing more work with spray paint, enamels, xerox, wood stains and anything else around the studio. Esthers work is

mostly acrylic on wood panels. For commercial work, mark uses the computer a lot. Scanning in ink drawings and adding color with scanned papers and using photoshop. What do you think about art, design in the future? I think it will continue to become more and more interesting. Whats nice about the future is not knowing what’s coming next. Although if you pay close attention, its not that diﬃcult to see the trends coming. There is so much digital work out there lately, not a surprise.

and ready to work. Friends inspire us as well. So many people we know are so creative. How do you concern to criticism? Criticism is ﬁne. everyone has an opinion. As long as its not mean spirited. We also teach at MOLOKO+ MAGAZINE

And a push for strong drawing again, less painting. Seems like its a all about the line these days. A lot of artists have evolved more into graphic designer/illustrators. The great thing about teaching is that its easier to spot the trends of the future. We see a lot of students inﬂuenced by artists like James Jean and Tomer Hanuka. Who are your favorite designers, illustrators? GRAPHICS / MARK TODD

It’s always changing. these days we like Megan Whitmarsh, Geoﬀ Mcfetridge, Paperrad, Martha Rich, Chris Johanson. Have you ever been to Russia? No, is that an invite? What about music? What kinds of music do help you in your art work? We used to be more up the music scene. Well,

maybe not. Marks younger brother lets us know whats new and cool out there. Hes a photographer living in NY. And our friend/studio mate, souther salazar. We like little wings, radar brothers, kings of leon, barry white, belle and sebastian, biz markie, joy division, old michael jackson, m.i.a., the knife, lambchop, neil diamond, stevie wonder, modest mouse, snoop, sufjan stevens, velvet underground. (if esther was here she would most likely add more rap, coun-

try and world music). We get sick of stuff for a while, then get back into it, discover something new... Esther likes lady soverign, and this new guy but i can’t remember his name, he is good though. What way do you like to relax in? Red wine. Esther likes white as well. Just red for me. And coffee, we love coffee. Friends over for dinner and talk. We do that a lot. We just did MOLOKO+ MAGAZINE

that last night. We had a big easter dinner with fellow artists, Seonna Hong, joe Rocco, Martha Rich, others and the kids. Tell us some words about you and your wife’s book “Whatcha mean, What’s A Zine?” and about your proximate plans for the future. We had a great time with the book. It was the hardest thing we had ever done art-wise. It took a long time to gather the facts, hire the artists involved, design the book, sell the idea

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to the publisher and not crazy in the middle of it all. We are happy with how it came out. and it seems to be doing well and well liked. We want to do more books in the future for teens. Esther has been doing well with the gallery work. I have a new agent in ny who has been good for commercial work. We are going to chicago in may to lecture about the book. A few shows lined up. Hopefully more work, more books. We are so spur of the moment that we just go with the ﬂow and see where it leads us.

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Esther Pearl Watson WWW.ESTHERWATSON.COM

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Joseph Daniel Fiedler WWW.SCARYJOEY.COM

Joseph Daniel Fiedler, was born and raised in the Appalachian hill country of Western Pennsylvania. His work has appeared in numerous publications and exhibitions. He has illustrated three children’s books, received a Silver Medal from the New York Society of Illustrators. Joseph has lived in Tokyo, New Mexico, Michigan and now resides in Berkeley, CA. What things inspire you most of all? Let’s just say innovators, artists and scientists, OK? Pablo Picasso, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Andy Warhol, Sam Philips, Cosimo Matassa, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Howlin’ Wolf, Ike Turner, Pingting, E.O. Wilson, Tom Waits, Frida Kahlo, Jackson Pollock, Raymond Pettibon, Neo Rauch, David Hockney. Also, making pictures, illustration, the artworld, old soul music, history, beer, pickles, birds, lettuce, regional pies, my cats, authenticity, quintessence and paradigm shifts. Who inﬂuenced you to choose the art? Nobody. I was born with that capacity. Fortunately, its development was not discouraged. I attended a Catholic grade school so the images of the Christian story were my introduction to the world of art. What things in the modern tendencies of design irritate you most of all? And what things please you? I’m not sure if I can say what irritates me most. Assholes, I guess, but that’s kind of broad. Perhaps the promotion of blatant imitators by the leading professional journals bothers me most of all. I like making pictures. I like being published and to have peer recognition for my work. How do you concern to criticism? GRAPHICS / JOSEPH DANIEL FIEDLER

It depends whom it comes from I suppose. I guess that it requires a certain amount of qualification to be pertinent. As a public artist, a lot of criticism comes from those without substantial qualifications. What do you think about art, design in the future? I have no clear idea about the future at this time. Who are your favorite designers, illustrators? I haven’t really kept up with who’s who in design but I’d say Bruce Mau would be at the top. He’s doing something. Charles and Rae Eames. Wolfgang Wiengart, April Grieman. Illustrators: David Pohl, Jordan Isip, Brian Rea, Christopher Silas Neal, Jeffery Decoster, Erik Sandberg, Jason Holley, James Gordon Irving. Have you ever been to Russia? No. What about music? What kinds of music do help you in your art work? From Saigon to Hanoi [traditional songs from Vietnam], Jimmy Dawkins [Fast Fingers], Dark Holler [Dillard Chandler], U2 [I recently bought most of the catalogue] and Havana Cuba. ca. 1957, Rhythms and Songs for the Orishas [Smithsonian Folkways], Dusty Springfield MOLOKO+ MAGAZINE

[Dusty in Memphis]. Recently I’m on a Duende/ Sentimental jag; lot’s of really emotional Mexican or Bolero stuﬀ like Chavella Vargas, Lila Downs, and Martirio. I love Teresa Salgueiro from Madre Deus! Keep it Rootsy! Marc Ribot! Tom Waits! Also saw U2’s “Vertigo” Tour and Sinead’s Sly & Robbie “Throw Down Your Arms” Tour. Awesome!

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What way do you like to relax in? I like convivial restaurants, travel [especially for business], reading and the natural world. Tell us about your proximate plans for the future. I need to stay focused, creative and vital in my ﬁeld. That’s quite a challenge! I want to get more involved in gallery exhibitions too.

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Geraldine Georges WWW.MYSPACE.COM/GERALDINEGEORGES

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Adam Cvijanovic WWW.BELLWETHERGALLERY.COM/ARTISTSINDEX_01.CFM?FID=10

Love Poem (10 minutes after the end of gravity)

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Everything Must Go

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Linda Zacks

this business, so it’s good to gain perspective.

WWW.EXTRA-OOMPH.COM

“In another way, in a diﬀerent context... everything has the potential to be reborn.”

What things do you use in your art work? I love love love working by hand...the messyness, the unpredictability, the accidents, the smells, the textures, all the lovely wonderful goos&pastes,,,i usually use the computer as a kind of virtual gluestick- a place to combine hand-done elements and weave them together, but never as a place to originate pictures-- sometimes I don’t use the computer at all,,, it usually depends on whether the final piece needs to be delivered in a digital format--- I use the scanner tons,, I;ve scanned some giant things on my little trusty scanner then i tile them together and its a pain in the ass. A lot of times i take pictures and polaroids, all to be used, manipulated, creased, crumpled, roughed up---sometimes I find things on the street or hanging out of the trash- things deemed useless, but that can be reinvented into something else, in another way, in a differ-

What things inspire you most of all? EVERYTHING bits&pieces of things that i hear, that i see, random conversations, the news, the weather, signs, trash, music&lyics, the dictionary, the onslaught of visual and auditory photons on a daily basis, thinking thinking thinking about all of the strangeness of Life, love, hate, the struggle, the city and it’s decaying character, PEOPLE, noise. What things in the modern tendencies of design irritate you most of all? And what things please you? Things that irritate me: vacant styles, people who nitpick and think they are elitist, relying on the computer too much instead of your brain, the overload of visual clutter which blinds our eyeballs, the speed of technology, upgrading, upgrading all the time makes people feel like GRAPHICS / LINDA ZACKS

ent context...everything has the potential to be reborn. What do you think about art, design in the future? Art is here to stay. It’s a loud voice that will never shut up. Who are your favorite designers, illustrators? Ralph Steadman, Gerald Scarfe, Andrew Goldsworthy, Peter Beard, new york times op-ed illustrations, alan fletcher, there’s this lady that I LOVE, but I can’t remember her name aaaaaaaack; her stuff is amazing anyone who does amazing stuff with TYPOGRAPHY, because I am deeply in love with letters.

they are running-while-giving-birth Things that please me: the blank page is still the wonderful and invigorating blank page, that will never change- the pure bliss of getting an idea out and seen / using the Brain, our most powerful gooey tool, the uncertainty and the diversity and the CHALLENGE, the wonders of technology, seeing what’s possible from amazing people that push the limits of what seems possible How do you react to criticism? Criticism.... well, it’s always great to get a reaction from people...good, bad, whatever- discussion and conversation usually leads to progress, whether it’s positive or negative / you’ve got to form a thick skin and take whatever is pelted your way; it’s not like we are saving babies in MOLOKO+ MAGAZINE

Have you ever been to Russia? Would you like to? I’ve never been to Russia... I would LOVE to go ! my neighbors are russian twins and they just went back to visit and had an amazing timethey say that so much has changed there in the past bunch of years— I am so intruiged by the language and it’s characters a-m-a—z—i—n-g! What about music? What kinds of music do

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help you in your art work? I love music, but I am actually a bit oﬀ of it right now- just got sick of everythiing for some reason, and have been listening to the sounds of the day- I live on a busy street in brooklyn and it is always BOOMING with all kinds of sounds. What way do you like to relax in? Long walks with my yummy boyfriend and awesome dog, zebedee.... eating ice-cream and doing exercise, playing pinball, and of course

wandering, exploring. Who inﬂuenced you to choose the art? Hmmm don’t really know....just kept making things my whole life and it led to where I am now, on a long and rather winding road of weirdness..i am deﬁnitely did not go art school route or was the star in art class in high school.

I hope to work with and meet interesting & creative people from all over the world, juggling ideas, brainstorming, evolving, de-evolving, I’d love to write a book but I’m not sure what kind, I’d love to dance more and learn how to cook the perfect cupcake and learn how to silkscreen.

Tell us about your proximate plans for the future.

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Ward Zwart WWW.WARDZWART.CARBONMADE.COM

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Masha Krasnova-Shabaeva WWW.MASHUSHKA.RU

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Whisky Dancings WHISKY_DANCINGS.LIVEJOURNAL.COM

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Dina Popova PEAZDEATH.LIVEJOURNAL.COM

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Kuzmichev Artem WWW.LIFEIDEAS.RU

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Patrick Tsai & Madi Ju WWW.MYLITTLEDEADDICK.COM

Two photographers from diďŹ&#x20AC;erent parts of the world fall in love. They quit their past lives to be together and start something new. My Little Dead Dick is a studio created by photographers Madi Ju and Patrick Tsai Patrick Tsai Born in LeHighton, Pennsylvania, US, 1981. B.F.A in Film/TV Production, Ticsh School of the Arts, New York University, 2003. Lived and worked in Taipei, Taiwan 2003-2006. Lives and works in Canton, China.

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Madi Ju Born in Wuhan, Hubei, China. 1983. BA in French Language and Literature, Guangdong University of Foreign Language, 2005. Chief Editor of online magazine <after 17> since 2001.

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What things inspire you most of all? Madi and I are very diﬀerent so I can’t speak for her on this matter, but I usually love literature, music, etc. which tell us that all the suﬀering and poverty you are going though is worth it if you are being honest to yourself and your art. How do you concern to criticism? We are open to criticism. Actually I would love our work to be closely analyzed, but most people are too polite on Flickr and on the net to say anything harsh. We mostly get nice comments or sick ones from perverts. Who are your favourite photographers? Right now famous photographers don’t excite me anymore like they used to. We are more interested in young, unknown photographers like Mike Brodie(USA), Michelle Arcila(USA), Peekabu(China), and K1973(China) whose work we feel is more honest, substantial, and fresh. (Google them!)

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Who inﬂuenced you to choose the photography? Madi was introduced to photography through her friends who run the online magazine Coldtea, which is very popular in China. She has learned her style very quickly and now, in my opinion, have surpassed her famous photographer friends. As for me, my older sister got me interested in photography because she took a course in high school when I was very young. I had always looked up to her, so I wanted to be just like her. She has stopped taking photos a long time ago, but, for me, I have taken it to my heart and can’t let go.

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Have you ever been to Russia? Would you like to? Of course! It’s an alien world to us and a new adventure! What about music? What are your favourite groups? Bob Dylan is the biggest inﬂuence on me for the past couple of years. I also like anything that makes me feel happy, feel like crying, feel like ﬁghting, or feel like dancing. Madi likes girly Asian music which I can’t stand. Haha.

Tell us some words about your studio My Little Dead Dick. How it has been created? And what is it used for? It’s a long story which I have told many times. It’s much easier to check it out from here: www.ﬂickr.com/photos/mylittledeaddick And tell us about your proximate plans for the future. Our future is always very unclear and unstable which makes our romantic story so interesting. Just keep paying attention and you will ﬁnd out.

What way do you like to relax in? I like to play with stray dogs. Madi likes to read books by Haruki Murakami, which makes her cry.

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Stephen Ledger-Lomas WWW.STEPHENLEDGERLOMAS.COM

Stephen Ledger-Lomas graduated from the Bournemouth Arts Instituteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new Foundation Degree in Professional Photography in July 2003 and immediately joined Photodebut; exhibiting as part of their debut show in Charlotte Road. He has since been published in the Observer Magazine, Creative Review and Diva and exhibited at the Truman Brewery in Brick Lane, the Home Gallery in Bethnal Green and the LCC in Elephant and Castle. His work is based around interpretations of portraiture and has focused recently on an investigation of identity and emotion. He has combined his own photographic practise with production for the Independent Photographers Group and Rankin Photography. Born in Liverpool he now lives in East London and continues to shoot both personal work and editorial commissions.

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Who inﬂuenced you to choose the photography? My grandfather was by biggest inspiration. He was a keen photographer and taught me all the basics. After that I really just began looking for photographers who I could learn from. I found the images of Tierney Gearon and Rineke Dijkstra when I was studying at Bournemouth and was really drawn to their aesthetic and approach. It really began as a substitute for drawing and developed into something else.

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For you what is on the top: beauty of the photo or meaning of the photo? It is of course a combination but I believe the intellectualization of certain genres of photography has been detrimental. There is meaning in simple beauty. It is wrong to add signiﬁcance to elements of an image after is has been taken when they were of no concern at the time. Jeanloup Sieﬀ once said: “There are two types of photographs: good ones and bad ones”, I think there is a lot to be said for not overcomplicating a beautifully simple procedure.

What things inspire you most of all? I’m usually inspired by a time of day, a certain light. I’m also drawn to people with interesting faces, something that warrants further investigation.

ment. The worst reaction is that of indiﬀerence, that is the most paralyzing.

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In your opinion what is the main tendency in photography nowadays? Photography has traveled through its polished and beautiful phase and become bored of the grungy snapshot and is now more open than ever. I wouldn’t say there is any one tendency in the commercial marketplace but the industry is crying out for originality. “Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink”. What cameras do you use? I shoot on a Hasselblad 6x6 ﬁlm camera. I had

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a digital camera but it broke and I don’t really miss it. Would you like to visit Russia one day? I would love to visit Russia. My friend has just moved to Moscow and tells me some interesting stories! What way do you like to relax in? I like to be with likeminded people, ideally in a park on a sunny day. I see a lot of exhibitions when I am in the mood and read when something really captivates me.

What about music? What are your favourite groups? I am in love with the Arcade Fire, the Kings of Leon and Willy Mason. That will do for now. Tell us about your proximate plans for the future. And can you give an advice to beginners-photographers. I want to continue to shoot short stories and build an overall story with my work. I think its important not to ‘force it’ when its not happening. I will always love taking portraits of

people I have never met before, I can always see something diﬀerent in a face when it is through a lens. My advice for beginner photographers is do it for the right reasons.Do it because you love to take photographs.

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Giacomo Brunelli WWW.GIACOMOBRUNELLI.COM

Giacomo Brunelli was born in Perugia in 1977 and began taking an interest in the medium of photography at the age of 24. In 2003 he graduated with a degree in international communication. Last December Giacomo had his work exhibited at Art 101 in Brooklyn. This is an example of his work on black and white animals, a project he has been working on for almost two years.