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Backstage at Kristian Aadnevik at London Fashion Week SS16
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Backstage at Fyodor Golan at London Fashion Week SS16
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Exclusive Video Premiere: Spirit of Orlando “Shooting Up”
Musician Lisa McGuire alias Spirit of Orlando wrote the song Shooting Up some time ago and put it aside for a while before realizing that there was much more to it than she had initially read into it.”I wrote Shooting Up about moving past a rough break up, and it was actually a song that I had tossed aside. But after time passed and I came back to it I realized it also really about something larger, a period of my life of really getting real with myself as an artist and a woman.”
So the song was re-born and for the video she happily collaborated with Grant Spanier (+ his prod. company, highqlty™), and Death to Stock (which funded the project through their Full Circle creative initiative).” I wanted to create a fun and trippy video that played with the transformation. It was so much fun working with this team to really go for that and push it to the strange and dark places. Collaborating with Death to Stock was in its own way busting out of the rules and playing with the boundaries of the music industry and its the exact kind of territory that I’m really drawn to be in as an artist and creator.” And director Grant Spanier adds to that: “When Lisa asked me to work with her on this video I was so, so excited—first, because Lisa is such a rad human/collaborator, and second, because the song is so fucking great…I listened to it once and I knew I had to direct this project. As I developed the concept/narrative for the video, it became clear how aligned Lisa and I were ideologically and creatively. The message and ideas of this video are important for me as a storyteller, and for Lisa as an artist, so bringing this thing to life was exhilarating for both of us. As the scope of the thing grew larger and more complicated, we were lucky to have a group of passionate and talented people that helped make this thing a reality. And since the video has become such a strong part of the single, it only made sense for me to do the artwork for the track, and to connect it so closely to the video. It’s collaborations and projects like this one that get me so fucking hyped about what I’ve chosen to devote my life/work to. What a treat.” And now enjoy the video permiere here on C-Heads, observing those moments that we all sometimes dream about of doing them in real life, don´t we?
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Exclusive: Cats and Girls by Sean Marc Lee
Well, I guess this post goes almost without any words or without saying that this is one of our favourite ones. Cats. And Girls. An unbeatable combination, isn´t it? Photographer Sean Marc Lee, to whom we spoke a while ago, just developed a new roll full of photographs he did of his girl and cats. Simply adorable – enjoy!
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ViEW – Lace Ft. LCMDF
When listening to the first sounds of the smooth, downtempo track “Lace”, the deep voice of Finnish musician View, whose real name is Juuso Ruohonen, immediately captures your attention in an almost hypnotic way. It chronicles a tale of depression and survival and is taken out of his forthcoming debut EP, ‘Avalon’ and will be released on 2nd October. This combination of View´s deep voice rapping part and the soft vocals from the electropop duo LCMDF are perfect for representing the illustration of “the emotional struggle between the lead character’s introspective dark side and his own self-image.”
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“If anybody could do it then everybody would.” A talk with Jai
“The most genuine, most passionate, and most talented people you meet have usually gone through the hardest of times to get to where they are. Look at it as a test of will. If anybody could do it then everybody would.”
We had an incredible interesting and open chat to British but L.A. based photographer JAI about admirers and criticizm, about not minding covering up nips and lady gardens on social networks and about not chasing numbers or followers but instead keep working hard. And what about his work? That doesn´t need a lot of words – it speaks for itself with an incredible strong sensuality paired with coolness and: It is highly addictive.
The story behind your artist name JAI – or is that actually your real name?
Yes, Jai is my real name. It’s actually a Sanskrit name, when translated it means ‘victorious’. I always liked the uniqueness of my name so I choose to use it as my artist name.
You are British but based in Los Angeles, CA. Tell us something that is typically British about you and one thing that you have inherited from the Californian culture so far.
Since living in southern California, I am able to spend most of my time outside shooting, surfing, or exercising. The weather is so perfect for everything outdoors. In England, it rains the majority of the time and you are forced to stay inside. I have definitely adopted that “California sunny disposition” because of this. I am still very English in many of my ways though; I like to watch football (the real one where you use players use their feet not hands), I like drinking stella (I know it’s a Belgian beer), and I still swear too much (my dad says).
Your work contains a lot of pretty woman. And a lot of nude elements. You must have a lot of admirers but also people criticizing the way you take photographs of woman, right? Does it bother you and how do you deal with it?
A nude woman is one the most beautiful things in this world. There isn’t a single great fashion or portrait photographer that hasn’t or doesn’t shoot women in their birthday suit at one time or another. To me it’s completely natural. To be able to direct and capture a model in authentic way is an art form that is intimate and organic. I believe anybody can take a good image; but to make a recognizable stylistic image is what photography is all about.
When it comes to criticism I am just happy people notice my shit. To be honest, I am just trying my hardest not to talk shit about a lot of the really bad work that is out there and people think is good. I think a lot of photographers take themselves and their work way to seriously especially in the social media realm. I´ve spent my whole life being different and doing shit the way I want to do. Basically, if your not paying me, I don’t give a shit what you think. I make imagery that I like and I plan on continuing to make work that I like.
“I believe anybody can take a good image; but to make a recognizable stylistic image is what photography is all about.”
How do you feel about this censorship on Instagram and Facebook regarding nude images?
It is what it is. Its for the best, instagram and facebook would be covered in proper sketchy stuff else. I personally don’t mind covering up nips and lady gardens. Yes it kills the romance of an image but I would rather censor or crop my work than have to pose models in dodgy implied nude type poses.
Do you see social networks as a blessing or a curse for art and people? Or a bit of both?
It’s a bit of both. It’s a great way to build an audience but I can see how it has affected people’s reality. Just because someone has a lot of followers and gets a lot interaction with their posts doesn’t mean anything in actuality. Just because you are popular, doesn’t mean you are producing good work. It just means that you are popular.
On the other hand maybe nobody knows who you are or what you do, and you work gets little interaction. This doesn’t mean that what you are producing is not good. You have to remember that social media is just a point’s game, where there never is a winner as the points just keep going up. Don’t chase numbers and focus on your work. Keep producing new work all the time rather than getting stuck on and in your phone.
“You have to remember that social media is just a point’s game, where there never is a winner as the points just keep going up. Don’t chase numbers and focus on your work. Keep producing new work all the time rather than getting stuck on and in your phone.”
I spoke about this topic with another photographer recently as well and he told me it´s a lot harder to make a selection of what to publish as we are flooded by images –so it´s a lot harder to stand out even with good work and to actually sometimes even realize yourself what the good images are. How do you select what you publish?
I try to create and select work that I like. It took thousands of hours of practice and taking photos to make imagery that I actually started to like. I try to make and choose stylistic images that have narrative and something thought provoking to them. I believe anybody can take a one good photo, but to make imagery that is authentic and has a visual style takes a lot of time and hard work.
Let´s face it –being an artist is never that easy. What keeps you motivated; what drives you to do what you are doing?
You have to love it; If you don’t love it you wont do it. I believe it takes around ten to fifteen years to become an over night success. I don’t really know why I chose to be a photographer. I just know that when I make imagery, it feels very natural to me. It’s the only thing I have ever stuck with and it has become my profession. I have struggled and I have sacrificed a lot of time for it.
I believe you have to go though hard times to become the artist or person that you can be. The most genuine, most passionate, and most talented people you meet have usually gone through the hardest of times to get to where they are. Look at it as a test of will. If anybody could do it then everybody would. Sometimes you have to pay your dues to get to where you want to be. If you never give up you will never fail.
“A nude woman is one the most beautiful things in this world. There isn’t a single great fashion or portrait photographer that hasn’t or doesn’t shoot women in their birthday suit at one time or another.”
Beauty is reflected in…?
I would say true beauty is projected and not reflected. You can find beauty in anything if you connect with its energy.
The most important thing in life for you is?
Health, family, friends, happiness, love, art. Standard things. I can’t choose one over the other as they are all one and the same thing. If I had to give a clever answer, I would say the most important thing in life is the sun. Without it there would be no life.
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www.instagram.com/jai.photo
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Summer Romance by Jen Senn for C-Heads
They are more than just a summer romance. It’s times like these – a comfortable silence. Walking hand in hand. Magic. And everything else disappears.
She looked into his rearview mirror and saw the last remnants of the skyline fading into the horizon. The familiar drive upstate was returning home. Summer meant freedom and the open road, where it was never too early to take a swig in the back of his pick up truck. Enjoy an amazing C-Heads Exclusive photographed by Jen Senn starring Rebekah Underhill and Quetzal Saunders. Clothing by HomeCookedKarma.
Photography
Jen Senn www.jensenn.com @jenmsenn
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Rebekah Underhill @rxsweetlips
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Everybody wants to be a model. Nobody wants to be a role model.
“Everybody wants to be a model. Nobody wants to be a role model.” Ever since I read this sentence on Matt Adam´s instagram it has haunted me. We always show (off) ourselves, what we do, what we achieve, what we like, what we don´t. Each one of us is like the model of our own brand. And most interactions are almost just reduced to an exchange of those different “model lives.” But I wonder where have all the real role models gone? The ones where you know there is nothing fake behind, not trying to sell themselves for something they are not, or not constantly trying to “sell” themselves at all, the ones that you can look up to in the sense that they give you some wisdom along the way. Someone who doesn´t just follow but gives you a different view on something without trying to manipulate you. Someone who gives you some answers for life so you don´t have to make all the mistakes on your own. Or maybe we just don´t need anymore those ones, that we feel like we can look up to? Because we all have our opinions, make our own experiences and what we don´t know we look up on the internet. And maybe it is not worth anymore striving for being a role model yourself as values are disposable trends that come and go. Furthermore, there is a thin line between role model and manipulation and some role models are anyhow only injected on you with ulterior motives and for the benefit of something totally different than it appears.
Maybe the constant influence of commercials telling us how special, unique and perfect we are anyway and that we can be anything and anyone and the whole world is just waiting for our special abilities to be seen makes everyone wanting to be a model. No doubt we are all special and unique, but maybe having a few role models again instead of everyone wanting to be a model would also take away a lot of pressure of constantly branding oneself and leave some space and time for a profound progress of our abilites and after all everything else that we are or could be.
Thoughts by Sigrun Guggenberger
Image by Nishe
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“I photograph the moments right before it turns into kinetic.” A Talk with Claire Roche
“Right now my photography has been revolving around a deep contemplative moment I find in peoples eyes and looks. This is my passion. These looks can happen anywhere and at any time and it is so beautiful to me. The look is full of potential power I believe; a moment right before it turns into kinetic. I photograph these moments cinematically to sink deeper into this magic.”
Claire Roche is usually the woman behind the lens; however, her uniquely stunning look, eye-catching fashion getups, and unmatched gift for capturing extraordinary moments draw the spotlight onto her fit 5’6’’ frame, glowing green-yellow eyes, and cascading sandy curls. Most recently, you can find Claire in a published article in the British Vogue. Moreover, she moves beyond photography; her poised presence and innate creativity have landed her a dancing role in a New Balance commercial and opportunities to paint murals in various schools. Seemingly, her gifts know no bounds, explore all facets of life, and are irrevocably seen in everything she does.
Tell us about your upbringing. What was it like growing up in Lufkin, Texas?
Growing up in Lufkin was filled with Friday night football! Under those bright stadium lights I was on the Drill Team and we kicked and danced – it was some of the best four years of my life. Lufkin is a relatively small, southern everyone-knows-everyone town with around 35,000 folks. I danced every day my entire upbringing there… went to the local lake with family and friends and stayed in cabins and tubed, roasted marshmallows. Road trips were an all the time occasion. I lived four hours from Austin and only two from Houston so tripping out there was for shopping, ballets, dance competitions etc. I volunteered at the zoo for 3 years, working with the vet was quite the experience – I helped with surgery on an Eagles eye and a turkey’s chest! With the amount of yard work I did growing up I could run my own yard crew business now. Even though it was a fun childhood, I was always a little different from the typical southern belle….
How did you get into photography at the age of 11?
I think I liked taking my moms digital camera and shooting the rain and what the outside of my house looked like after the rain and self-portraits of me playing with makeup – that was actually black marker. The next year my family bought me a little point and shoot Kodak, that’s when I bought Photoshop and started setting up scenes that related to fantastical scenes I imagined such as flying or my general interest in what was around me while traveling with family.
What do you love about shooting with film?
I think for me it is more specific that I love shooting 4 x 5 black and white film because the actual film itself is so huge in your hand… the fact that there is so much detail in the negative. My favorite film is slide film because the colors are so intense and so heavy… lots of blues and reds and yellows… I love that.
How was it like photographing fashion week?
Fashion Week was 130498107015 different kinds of experiences crushed into seven days. I loved how backstage and the Skylight at Moynihan Station kind of became this familiar home-like place. Backstage I think is more enlightening than watching the show particularly because its 2-3 hours of slowly watching how each look progresses to finality. Broadly thinking I loved seeing how designers were creating similarly – a lot of mesh and heavy patterns is what I noticed.
What would be your ultimate goal for photography?
I am not sure if I have one certain goal, I tend to have one goal and I work for that and once I achieve what I want I go on to the next one. Being able to photograph NYFW and NYFWM was a goal. I think being able to shoot campaign editorials would be right up my ally because I believe I have a new image to add to the general aesthetic of what the public is used to seeing in clothing adds. Shooting documentary for the New York Times is a dream.
And what story do you try to tell with your photography?
Right now my photography has been revolving around a deep contemplative moment I find in peoples eyes and looks. This is my passion. These looks can happen anywhere and at any time and it is so beautiful to me. The look is full of potential power I believe; a moment right before it turns into kinetic. I photograph these moments cinematically to sink deeper into this magic.
What is your perception about real love?
That is a huge question! Love is precious – there’s so much to believe about love. It’s THE most important aspect of how I live my life. I do what I love, if I love something I pursue it. I believe you should never initially hold yourself back from your love(s). Live a life of passion.
The moments you are lying in your bed.. which thoughts come up too you?
When I lie in bed each night is different. Usually I thank God for my blessings first. Most nights I think about what makes me weak – in a heart warming way. That always helps me seep into a deep sleep.
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C-Heads Exclusive: A Wave of Change Series – Rose photographed by Ola Ajani
Spreading Happiness. The last part of our wonderful Wave of Change Series starring model and actress Rose of models1 photographed by Ola Ajani and filmed by Beppe Gallo.
Model: of @models1curve and @models_1UK
Photography by Ola Ajani / @ajanisty - www.ajani.me
Video by Beppe Gallo I/ @16.9_video_productions
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Backstage at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Festival 2015 at Sydney Town Hall
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Festival came to town during the week and we got a backstage look at what it was like. Piercing model stares, legs that went for days, It was wild, frantic and full of sass.
They featured next seasons key looks and trends from the hottest Aussie designers, including Manning Cartell, Bec & Bridge, Kate Sylvester, Romance Was Born and Alice Mccal. Hopefully the world got to see Australian fashion ain’t dead.
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Lily by We Are Alive Agency for C-Heads
Model Lily is such a doll, isn´t she? Shot in London by We Are Alive Agency, this exclusive C-Heads story makes us happy with its nonchalant, natural atmosphere and cute Lily embodying everything that we would call a natural beauty. Art direction as well as the styling are also realized by We Are Alive Agency.
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Art direction: We Are Alive Agency
Styling: We Are Alive Agency
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Model: Lily
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“Bruna and Jaqueline” Nadia Bedzhanova´s intimate potraits of a young generation
Nadia Bedzhanova is a filmmaker from Moscow currently based in NYC, where she makes films and takes photographs focused on the universality of youth culture around the world. We have already featured her great short film Wasteland, shot on locations of Paris, Moscow and New York, and premiered a music video she made for Cologne. And next up is a story that is part of Bedzhanova’s Diary project, a series of intimate portraits and nudes, featuring young people from different countries with different background. This particular story portrays beautiful twin sisters Bruna and Jaqueline from Muse Models, who were born in Brazil and moved to New York a few years ago. The images sparkle off in such a beautiful way the sort of closeness only twins can have as well as some cool Dumbo, Brooklyn vibe, where the pictures were taken. “I fall in love with my subjects and through the lens I try to build this insecure connection with the delicate intimacy of a particular moment. No matter if it’s a girl or a boy, I find a piece of myself in every character,” tells us Nadia Bedzhanova about her personal project. Photo assistant is Leo Skvirskiy.
Photographer: Nadia Bedzhanova
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Models: Bruna and Jaqueline Bueno @ Muse Models
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Photo assistant: Leo Skvirskiy @patriarh_kirill
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“Creativity must be trained in developing and applying the skill.” Ella Jazz by Viktor Vauthier for C-Heads
“I believe that creativity must be trained in developing and applying the skill. Also it’s important to have the courage to let it fly and put it out there. No fear allowed.” Artist and actress Ella Jazz speaks to us about if there is a shortcut to success, the reason for the lips reappearing in her collages and the ethics she lives by. And we have some stunning images to show shot by her photographer boyfriend Viktor Vauthier.
So many people call themselves artist or creative nowadays. What makes someone a real artist in your eyes?
Behind every great success and achievement there’s hard work, dedication and sacrifice. A real artist is someone whose work can be recognised before seeing any signature. There’s no shortcut to success.
Is creativity something we are born with or we pick it up from our upbringing?
Humans are born with the ability to be creative but we live in a world where often creativity is mostly discouraged. I believe that creativity must be trained in developing and applying the skill. Also it’s important to have the courage to let it fly and put it out there. No fear allowed. Your entourage it’s very important in my opinion, if you are surrounded by creative people there are more chances of being creative.
On all your collages there are lips appearing. Why?
I love doing collages since I’m a little girl but at the time I didn’t really find my style. One day I was working, my studio was an ocean of images, I cut a mouth and play with it on one of my favourites photos and created an abstract face. I loved it so I continued doing more and more and then it became my signature.
You show a lot of them upside down. Visual fun or a reason behind that?
The reason behind is to let people to play with their imagination when they see my collages. I see abstract faces everyday everywhere and its so much fun.
Favorite artist for you?
I don’t have one favourite artist only. The people I surround myself with are the ones who inspired me. I also have other artists that I admire but there are so many I can’t name them all :).
You also model. Amusement or real passion?
I don’t consider myself a model. I’m the muse of the photographer Viktor Vauthier since we met. But apart from my art work, my real passion is acting. I’ve been doing it from a very early age. I’ve always loved cinema. Not everybody knows that I was a child actor. I’ve stopped for few years but I’m back on acting.
Sometimes it´s an awkward feeling to see ourselves on images. Does a model feel like that as well sometimes?
As I said I’m not a model but an actress and yes, sometimes it’s awkward to see myself on the screen. As a child and teenager I was never watching myself but nowadays as I’m more mature it’s easier as I accept that it’s my job. However sometimes is still a little awkward :).
Are there any ethics you live by?
Think positive. Live in the moment. Be healthy. Be grateful. Be good to others. I’m a true believer of Karma.
Collages by Ella Jazz
Photography by Viktor Vauthier
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Meet me at Bestival Festival, Isle of Wight
Under slept and over cumbered, I tread carefully across a suspended footbridge; boarding the Isle of Wight catamaran. The low hum of the vessel’s engine coupled with gentle movement from the surrounding body of water sends me into a half-conscious state; my vision fixated on the horizon. Bestival is a highly anticipated 4 day festival held at Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight. Only accessible by boat, and deemed ‘The Last Festival of the Summer’ by UK residents; this festival boasts an impressive 60k+ attendance in recent years. Curated and Co-Founded by English DJ ‘Rob da Bank’ – this festival provides it’s attendees with an eclectic mix of artists; there’s something for everyone. We arrived at port, jumped into a pre-booked taxi (pre-booking is a must) and headed outbound towards Bestival. With the windows rolled down and the country air filling the people carrier, we all took a moment to unwind – but before we knew it; Bestival was upon us. Day one, and we’d spent an hour battling high winds to pitch our tents in the artist camping lot. The day passed quickly, and we were all pretty zapped from the outbound journey, so we drank into the evening and got some much needed sleep. Main stage hosted a solid lineup over the duration of the weekend, with acts such as: Charlie XCX, Duran Duran, Missy Elliott, Flying Lotus, House of Pain, The Chemical Brothers, The Jacksons and more. Bestival was Missy Elliott’s first UK show in 6 years. And needless to say; she nailed it. With a great stage production and an entourage of dancers dressed in full tracksuits and bucket hats; the performance was a real throwback to the Missy Elliott videos I remember watching back in school. Aside from the Main Stage, I found myself spending a lot of time at The Big Top watching artists like Tame Impala, Action Bronson & FKA Twigs. This tent also rocked a pretty solid artist area w/ a bar backstage. A great place to be after hours. The final day of the festival was just a downpour of rain. I felt sorry for the people who hadn’t brought wellies or a spare change of jeans – as the site turned into a mudslide by nightfall. We left the festival in no hurry the following day to avoid the astronomically long queues for the buses + taxis. I always leave Bestival on an unnatural high. This year was no exception. Pictures and words by Liam Simmons 
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Waves Vienna: Pulsing rhythms and thightly woven soundscapes – A talk with WARM GRAVES
There were rumours and conspiracy theories saying that according to ancient prophecies in fall 2015 the world will end. Once again. Lucky people of Vienna, that have the perfect soundtrack for this with German outfit Warm Graves playing live at the Waves Vienna festival. Warm Graves‘ music, often described as apocalyptic and dark, evokes a hypnotic atmosphere by using pulsing rhythms, thightly woven soundscapes with a lot of reverb and a distant choir instead of lead vocals.
But behind all the emotional weight and layered melancholy in their tracks, there is this really soaring, uplifting feeling that makes the music of Warm Graves so mesmerizing. Attracting a lot of attention with the release of their debut album „Ships will come“ a year ago on THIS CHARMING MAN RECORDS and by playing loads of gigs with Moonface, The Soft Moon, Crystal Stilts or Efterklang, the trio will be part of the Waves Festival Vienna, playing live on Friday the 2nd October at the Badeschiff. Don’t miss this as well as our talk with the band. You can also stream their whole album below. Apocalypse now!
Your sound is very hard to pin down genre-wise, what are the musical inspirations behind your productions?
Our main inspirations were taken from Science-Fiction literature and movies, much more than from any musical genre or band. Ever since we started out we’ve been trying to define a sound for ourselves much more than focussing on other productions. Obviously theres a lot of music that has inspired us throughout our lives, but it would feel rather strange to cut all these influences down to a list and a funny thing about true inspiration is the fact that most of the times you cannot define where it actually comes from.
There‘s the label „sci-fi-delic“ on your facebook profile, the title of your debut album is „Ships will come“ …where did this fascination for science-fiction come from?
What we find fascinating about science fiction is the way it bends our perspective on reality and very often sets up a distant view up on mankind. Weather it is a surreal twisted story or a precise futuristic idea, it feels like every good Science-Fiction work is questioning reality as we know it.
Your music is often described as post-apocalyptic and dystopic. There were ancient prophecies about september 2015, where according to those prophecies certain cycles would end and great changes would happen in the world. What is your feeling for the future? What will the oncoming ships bring?
We haven’t heard about that prophecy but remembering the “blood-moon” eclipse that just took place a few days ago, there definitely has to be a relation between those two things. It seems that all these prophecies are closely related to early observations of the night sky. Even back than in ancient times, stargazers added fiction to science. If you’re asking about ships, it was not our intention to give precise hints about the future, but to trigger peoples individual imagination. We don’t wanna line up with the crowd of pretentious fortune tellers. Not in public anyway…
„Ships will come“, conceived as an concept album, sounds really consistent in itself. What about the new material – is it laid out similarly?
We didn’t have much time to sit down and write new material yet. We toured a lot in the past year and just got back to our desks. And when it comes to new ideas, theres a quote that we think hits the spot.. “you know you should never talk about things you’re going to do. takes energy/impetus away..” – user18081971
So, what are you listening to at the moment?
Like right now? – Tom Waits – Live from Austin 1978
Apart from that, we are quite busy checking out new material from the bands we hang out with like Creams, White Wine, Sizarr and Stefkovic van Interesse.
What is the best piece of advice anyone has ever given to you?
“What we cannot speak about we must pass over in silence” – Ludwig Wittgenstein
Interview by Katja Schifferegger
Photo by Nick Scherer
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The World of Yesterday – Iceland by Engels
I travelled to the outskirts of Iceland to escape human’s footprints on our Earth. The beauty of the lagoons, the wildlife, the formations of mountains and valleys were heavenly. For most of the 7 billion people that inhabit our Earth, it is certain that the sights I’ve seen were unfathomable to many. I spent most of my journey struggling to understand that once, our all respective homes were once as such comparable beauty. Though the sights were devoid of human’s impact, however, the sad truth is hidden from sight, and could only be revealed in the form of time.
As I trek up the snow-ridden caps of Icelandic glaciers the emergence of time consumes me. With every year that passes by the glaciers recede by hundreds of meters, and it dawned on me that it is soon these sights will never been seen again. I was told that once these Icelandic glaciers stretched as far as my eye could see, spanning hundreds of kilometers. I trekked into a newly formed ice cave, the consequence of the melting glacier caps. The dazzling reflections as the fractured ice breaks rays of sun into thousands of glistening fragments is of unparalleled beauty.
Yet at the back of my mind, under all the awe and admiration, a little voice reminds me that all the beauty is short-lived.
Pictures and words by Lauren Engel and Jeremy Engel
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Modern Woman: Olympic Model Amy Pejkovic
Photography and Interview by Lauren Engel
Words byAmy Pejkovic
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The 21st century girl doesn’t pertain to any stereotype. She’s a chick of many talents, one moment she’s in Europe, the next she’s in Asia. She’s working on several artistic projects at once and killing at every single one. She’s a mix of races – picking up different cultures as she travels. She’s the mysterious girl at the party you want to know her life story who everyone has their eyes on. Here we have sat down and chatted for you.
I had the pleasure of meeting this Amy Pejkovic, an inspirational athlete who has gone through immense personal struggle and a battle with a brain tumor, to emerge on the other side stronger than ever. With Lauren Engel behind the lens, Angela Liang producing and styling, Emma Luciano doing makeup, shot at Darling Point Pad, Modern Woman brings you this Olympic hopeful
“Ever since I started high jumping at the age of 10 – it is an event I just fell in love with! My first ever state high jump competition I came equal first and third on count back with a state record. So I decided to stick with it – within a year I had won a junior national title and continued winning state and national titles throughout the years.
In 2009, at the age of 16, I was chosen to represent Australia at the World Youth Championships in Italy, where I placed 2nd with a jump of 1.85m.
A year later, I was lucky enough to represent Australia at the World Junior Championships in Monkton, Canada. I finished 7th, clearing the bar at 1.80.
I’m also a part-time model, represented by Chic management in Sydney. I’ve appeared on the cover of Russh and women’s fitness and on the Lorna Jane magazine. I modelled both locally and abroad. A few career highlights would have to be shooting the Paspaley pearls campaign, numerous Lorna Jane campaigns, the first face of the new country road active wear line. I have also done runway work for Australian Fashion Week, brands like Bec & Bridge, Alice McCall, We are handsome, Ellery, Alex Perry and I have walked for Chanel in 3 of the Australian shows.
In early 2012, I was hoping to qualify for the London Olympics, the World Junior Championships (in Spain), then depart to New York for a few months to pursue a career on the runway.
All of that came to a sudden, abrupt halt when I was diagnosed with a tumor located on my brain stem. It was something that changed my life forever, an event I never imagined happening, nor contemplated would ever affect me.
After a grueling bout of surgery, the tumor was successfully removed and I’m now dreaming to make the Australian team for the upcoming World Championships in Beijing and the 2016 Rio Olympics, and once again peruse a modelling career in Australia and abroad.”
Words by Amy Pejkovic
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Lizzie by Atisha Paulson for C-Heads
Lizzie has this stunning blend of fresh naturalness and a sweet shy deer.
Enjoy our latest C-Heads Exclusive by the always incredible Atisha Paulson featuring freckled beauty Lizzie of JE Models photographed in San Francisco, CA.
Atisha Paulson – atishapaulson.com – @atishapaulson
Model: Lizzie at @lizzieguns
Agency: JE Models
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The Kooks premiere “Creatures of Habit”
“Creatures of Habit” is a reflection of my times in L.A. and living a bit of the American Dream and the American nightmare syndrome. Being far away from home but also feeling at home.” the Kooks tell Nylon on their new music premiere.
Oh boy. What have we danced to The Kooks. Nights lived through. Heading through the city with strangers. Observing and absorbing all. And hell yes, the Kooks have promised new music and now they finally return with the brand new track “Creatures of Habit”. An incredibly good mood song. Feels as nice as in the good old days. Produced by Isom Innis, Foster The People and will be available worldwide this Friday on Spotify, Apple Music and other streaming sites.
photo courtesy of the kooks instagram
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