A Curation of Modern Beauty: Part 4
A Curation of Modern Beauty Part IV Directed by Shengting Xiao & Jenn Xu May 2023 “There is nothing more beautiful and regal than a traditionally dressed bride, but our community has long placed emphasis on excessiveness as a symbol of status and value, it is time for a new reimagination of South Asian weddings […]
A Curation of Modern Beauty: Part 3
A Curation of Modern Beauty Part III Directed by Shengting Xiao & Jenn Xu May 2023 “There is nothing more beautiful and regal than a traditionally dressed bride, but our community has long placed emphasis on excessiveness as a symbol of status and value, it is time for a new reimagination of South Asian weddings […]
A Curation of Modern Beauty: Part 2
A Curation of Modern Beauty Part II Directed by Shengting Xiao & Jenn Xu May 2023 https://ajifa.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/APRIL-TING-VID-1.mp4 “There is nothing more beautiful and regal than a traditionally dressed bride, but our community has long placed emphasis on excessiveness as a symbol of status and value, it is time for a new reimagination of South Asian […]
A Curation of Modern Beauty: Part 1
A Curation of Modern Beauty Part I Directed by Shengting Xiao & Jenn Xu May 2023 https://ajifa.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/APRIL-TING-VID-2.mp4 “There is nothing more beautiful and regal than a traditionally dressed bride, but our community has long placed emphasis on excessiveness as a symbol of status and value, it is time for a new reimagination of South Asian […]
1|1: Part 2
1|1 Part 2 Illustrated by Flora Bai May 2023 Abyss Sometimes it is a relief to be invisible. Me the puppeteer, me the puppet too. Nature does not need me. Closer to the sky. Memories (photography) 1|1 is a project about a girl who has a mirror on her face. She has chosen to lose […]
1|1: Part 1
1|1 Part I Illustrated by Flora Bai May 2023 I live in a house full of mirrors. Labels are for jars not for people. Rumor kills. Rumor kills II I want to be different, like everybody else. Refine, not define. 1|1 is a project about a girl who has a mirror on her face. She […]
Recall
Recall A journey into my womanhood, in four parts. Part IV By Charmaine Adetola Shaw May 2023 Thumbnail illustration by Carole Maillard Thumbnail illustration by Carole Maillard RECALL “Bring (a fact, event, or situation) back into one’s mind; remember” “ ‘You seem different’ ‘I am’, she sighs with a coy smile I have been […]
Kindred: Part 2
Kindred Part II Karen Leong photographed by Reid Nguyen April 2023 Creative Direction & Photography — Reid Nguyen Assistant — Van Spiteri Styling — Reid Nguyen & Yuzhen Wang HMUA — Reid Nguyen Florist — Kat SFX Artist — Hannah Mcgrath SFX Assist — Lucy Howroyd Model — Karen Leong Clothing Skirt — John Galliano Necklaces & Face Jewels — Siren […]
Kindred: Part 1
Kindred Part I Karen Leong photographed by Reid Nguyen April 2023 Creative Direction & Photography — Reid Nguyen Assistant — Van Spiteri Styling — Reid Nguyen & Yuzhen Wang HMUA — Reid Nguyen Florist — Kat SFX Artist — Hannah Mcgrath SFX Assist — Lucy Howroyd Model — Karen Leong Clothing Look One: Earrings — MGN Look Two: Dress — aeie […]
NANA KWADWO
NANA KWADWO April 2023 Paths Cross A new era of discovery Cultural Legacy Accept the Past, Envision the Future, and Live in the Present Envisage African Giants Unleashed by Technology You can find more of Nana’s work here and here.
