AutoErotic: Self-Love and Exploration of Identity
AutoErotic is a story of self-obsession; an inspiration to be one’s own lover, one’s own drug and one’s own muse. Queer identity, as well as the artist’s identity, is often defined by shame, addiction and self-deprecation. This story is about self-reflection and the deepest love of all; self-love. Tie yourself up, be your own freak. […]
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Light of Heavy: A Future Impacted by Climate Change
Light of Heavy is photographer Lucy Alcorn’s response to a future impacted by climate change. The editorial “explores the way we are all entangled and intertwined in this issue, with our feelings ranging from apathy and loss to total rejection of the situation. LED lights and electrical cords visually transport us into the future, with […]
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Wild at Heart: Velvet Volume’s Noa Lachmi Defies Expectations of Femininity
“Before girls even have a chance to define what it means to be female themselves, they are dragged through a narrowminded vision of femininity. Wild at Heart is a dreamy and distorted exploration of the expectations surrounding femininity that women are taught throughout their childhood.” – photographer Linda Ponchinda. The editorial was shot in Berlin by […]
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Mothership Festival: Welcome to the Female Reigning, Ass-Kickin’ Planet
Ever wish that you could just leave Earth for a day and fly to another planet? Well, now you can, without even having to leave California. Enter Mothership, a festival that leaves behind the patriarchal hierarchy on Earth, taking you to a space that celebrates womxn for the incredible beings they are. Mothership is a vital addition […]
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Chani Nicholas: Celestial Visionary and Queer Sage
I’ve always been fascinated by astrology, and even more so the science surrounding it, so needless to say I was very excited to have the opportunity to interview Chani Nicholas; astrology queen, passionate advocate and overall rad human. Not your run-of-the-mill-crumpled-up-in-the-old-Sunday-morning-paper astrologer, Chani is bringing the ancient celestial art to the forefront of the modern […]
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Meet TwoLips: the Radical Visionary Leading a New Wave of Activists
Multi-talented and multi-passionate, singer-songwriter Kianah AKA TwoLips’ electro-funk meets R&B addictive beats are circulating through our playlist. Releasing her EP Yellow Gold almost a year ago she has since been frequenting a collective of live music events, most recently performing at Echo Park Rising and soon will be hitting the stage at all-female event Mothership. A […]
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In Netti We Trust: Supporting Female Artists in the Alt Scene
Underground artist Netti is just a small handful of ragecore and trapmetal performers in Melbourne. Her interactive, high energy performances will immediately transport you into another world. Netti discusses her music background and the importance of supporting female artists in a male-dominated industry. How would you describe your performances? High energy. Anyone who’s been to […]
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BLCK LGHT CNDLS Presents the Power, Grace & Sensual Energy of Women
Toronto based brand BLCK LGHT CNDLS celebrates the creation of life itself. In their feature editorial BLCK LGHT CNDLS emphasizes the power, grace and sensual energy that women embody. Using red, purple and pink lights to represent these themes, the team built an environment that interacted with and was washed over with the subject’s energy. With more […]
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‘Game Girls’ Exposes the Harsh Life on Skid Row for a Lesbian Couple
The documentary film Game Girls directed by Alina Skrzeszewska, left me feeling pretty uneasy. The film explores the love story of a black lesbian couple on Skid Row; yes, the Skid Row of Los Angeles, California where the concentration of 7000 plus homeless people live on the streets. The director engages deeply in an angle where the […]
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No Sesso + Kelsey Lu’s Celestial Getty Fashion Performance
Visiting the Getty Museum for the first time, I was in awe. The incredible mountaintop setting that hovered in the clouds over the city of Los Angeles made it feel as though we were guests to the heavens; the towering curved stone structure that led into alcoves and garden oasis’ – a modern day Garden […]
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