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GUEST LISTBell Soto

Brooke CandyHans ErickssonHenrik PurienneJacee JuhaszLuke Behrndt

Mariano VivancoMinke Boot

Richard BakkerValentina Vos

SPECIAL THANKSYou

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Living in New York gives people real incentives to want things that nobody else wants— to want all the leftover things. There are so many people here to compete with that changing your tastes to what other people don’t want is your only hope of getting anything. For instance, on beautiful, sunny days in New York, it gets so crowd-ed outside you can’t even see Central Park through all the bodies. But very early on Sunday mornings in hor-rible rainy weather, when no one wants to get up and no one wants to get out even if they are up, you can go out and walk all over and have the streets to yourself and it’s wonderful.

If something is going to happen for you, it will, you can’t make it happen. And it never does happen until you’re past the point where you care whether it happens or not. I guess it’s for our own good that it always happens that way, because after you stop wanting things is when having them won’t make you go crazy.

Don’t work hard, work easy. Hide your sources because even if you think you are original, somebody else has done it. You may not know about it, but you will soon find yourself the guilty party when somebody points it out to you. So make sure you know where you are taking from and hide that idea in the coffin of a lover.

Empty space is never wasted space. An artist is some-body who produces things that people don’t need to have but that he — for some reason — thinks it would be a good idea to give them.

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LUKEBEHRNDT

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Smoking grizzlies and dancing turkeys are only a small portion of Luke Behrndt. Luke is going somewhere. In a small town it’s difficult to see what’s beyond the limited views of what you can experience there. Luke and I share a similar mind-set — that working hard is the easiest way to es-cape that trap. His art allows him and his viewers to escape all regular conventions and explore a world where a man doesn’t need a head for busi-ness and Ace Ventura animal escape is a reality.

Call it creepy, ethereal, or what have you, but this ain’t no pretentious seventeen year old trying to impress the world. Luke has had no previous ex-perience with art courses, or at home videos. This is what you’d call an artist in his salad days. Wher-ever it takes you, just don’t keep his age in mind when thinking about your own accomplishments,

because you’ll quickly find yourself with a one way ticket to self-pity city.“I like to show how connected everything in the world is using animals and people as ways of ex-plaining it,” tells Luke. Upon a deeper look, it truly becomes apparent how his drawings point out how everything works together. “The things I draw all have a story and a reason behind them. I stick with it because I can really focus on it and kind of forget about everything else that’s going on…”“Once you hit a certain age it seems like nothing is as exciting as it was when you where younger. I think this happens because you sort of figure out the world’s limitations. When I draw I try to recre-ate that fictional world that you lived in as a kid.” Whatever the reason, Luke Behrndt has discov-ered one of life’s mysteries and is bound to find success in translating it into art.

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Minke wears dress & leggings by People of the Labyrinths;Crown Famke Visser;

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Photography Richard Bakker;Styling Steven Dahlberg / Angelique Hoorn;Hair & Make-up Patricia van Heumen / Angelique Hoorn;Model Minke @ Micha Models;Styling Assistant Famke Visser;

this pageMinke wears dress by Angelos Bratis;Leather jacket Mattijs van bergen;Hat & necklace stylist’s own;opposite pageBlouse by Compagnia Italia;Beige overcoat Mattjis van bergen;Minke sports pants by Mada van Gaans;Hat by Famke Visser;Panty stylist’s own

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Mariano Vivanco just shot a fox. Megan Fox, that is, for the cover of Wonderland Magazine. Now, his work goes beyond hunter/gatherer. Mariano’s art exudes passion and beauty. A true artist is somebody that engraves a passion into their artwork, and Mariano does just that. It’s truly unique that we are both on planet earth in the same time frame, so I have come to appreciate his work. This legend needs no explanation, but for all of those who don’t have the time, I’ve stolen a snippet of his bio worthy of a read: regularly shooting for internationally renowned magazines such as Dazed & Confused, Vogue Nippon, Numéro, Another Magazine, L’Uomo Vogue & 10, Maria-no has worked with the biggest and best in the industry from Donatella Versace to David Gandy, Simon Nessman and Reid Prebenda. With a repetoire like that it’s hard not to get caught up in his creative “aura”. I think this man has something to say.

Trey Taylor: Can you please fill this out?Name: Mariano VivancoAge: 33Occupation: PhotographerCurrently Resides: London / NYCFavourite Song: Way too many… I really love mu-sic

Trey Taylor: Do you envision your art? And if so, what do you see beforehand?Mariano Vivanco: Mostly yes, like any other artist does (like a composer, film director, designer…) imagine their work beforehand. Sometimes the vi-sion is very nearly fulfilled, yet sometimes it takes a different path with unexpected yet happy out-comes. I leave room and opportunity for sponta-neity.

TT: You recently shot a gladiator style film for Qasimi featuring Marlon Teixeira. What was it like working with him? Where did you get the idea for the con-cept?MV: Marlon is great! I shot him for Custo and Dazed one year ago. He has grown up so much! Such a sweet guy! For this job I met the designer and we came up with the concept. He told be about the collection, showed me his mood board (which I loved) and we dreamt up the character. A post-apocalyptic boy walking through the desert of life, learning things about himself along the way.

TT: Do you find meaning in your work, or work in your meaning?MV: Maybe and maybe — sorry I don’t mean to be vague. I remember when I was younger I used to see the work of the great photographers in the pages of the great magazines and immediately be transfixed and taken into another world. There were so many great photographers, models, de-signers — who worked with real passion, not just for the money or fame — but for what I interpreted as a genuine love for the craft. I do not feel that anymore when I look at magazines. I guess for now the meaning in my work is finding that inner excite-ment (that I had when I was young and inquisitive

about fashion and photography) and applying it to my everyday work. Sometimes people tell me they feel something when they see my work and I find that such a compliment.

TT: How do you work? And by that I mean, what is your approach to a shoot or a film?MV: I always say, “The Fashion comes First”. Then I move my pieces carefully after I see the fashion.

TT: What’s the difference, according to you, be-tween shooting a film and doing a photo shoot?MV: They are quite similar actually, but in a pho-to shoot there is a bit more room for spontane-ity. Films have to be so much more planned out, because I am just beginning to take it more seri-ously, the crews are getting larger and larger.

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TT: If there was one thing you could improve about hu-man attitudes through your work, what would it be?MV: A general sense of well-being and inspiration.

TT: How do you prefer to spend your free time? MV: With my partner and his new dog!

TT: What makes you wake up in the morning?MV: All the things I have to do!

TT: Name five of your all time favourite films:MV:1. Mary Poppins 2. Two Women3. Rome Open City (Sooooo ahead of its time)4. Central Station (It makes you feel)5. The Devil Wears Prada (more fact than fiction)

TT: What do you like to see happen with your work?MV: You will see…

TT: Leave us with something that we’ll never forget.MV: I aim to do that [leaving us with something we’ll never forget] everyday by creating images that people will hopefully remember! g

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Hans Ericksson has stolen the Hedi Slimane aesthetic. His photography nabs moments in time that are a rare glimpse. They could be simply ordinary moments, but he transforms them into something magical. Hailing from Sweden, one of the most fashionable countries in the modern age, he truly shows us why life in the north is something to be sought after. He’s just finished a new project documenting young boys in a very raw state. His project teases us with, “Is it sexual? Is it sensual? Is it up to me or the public to decide?” Hans Ericksson is currently showing his project, entitled “Greetings from the Beautiful Boys of Stockholm Part II” at the Almänna gallery in Stock-holm. I’m not yet satisfied.

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TT: Greetings! I thought it would be cordial to start with why you became so fascinated with shooting young boys?HE: I’m interested in the way you see people. And women you see all the time in magazines, mov-ies and TV. That’s why I chose this time to portrait guys instead.

TT: Did you find Hedi Slimane to be an inspiration during the project? I find the style of the photos eerily similar to Hedi.HE: I would be lying to you if I said no. I know it sounds like a cliché, but I’m also very inspired by the old masters like Avedon and Penn. I remem-ber the books that my father had (he was also a photographer), and i loved to look in these books when I was young — long before I ever thought of becoming a photographer. I also did an exhibi-tion back in 2002 that mused on the same theme “Greetings from the Beautiful Boys of Stockholm Part I”.

TT: What do you think it is about young skinny men that has made the fashion world so interested in them?HE: It’s like rockstars. A young Keith Richards, or in these days, Pete Doherty, is much cooler than Meatloaf or a hunk.

TT: What do you hope to accomplish with this project?HE: First of all, I would like to show people beautiful

pictures and as you write in the text above, it’s up to the public to decide.

TT: Do you hope the reactions to your work will stir controversy or drama?HE: It doesn’t matter. The most important thing is that there is a reaction.

TT: I really like your work. The black and whites are simply flawless. When do you push the shutter button?HE: That’s the thing about being a photographer, everybody can learn the technical terms. But when to push the button is something your born with. The feeling in a picture is something that’s in your head, nothing you can learn. It’s not a technical thing.

TT: What do you find so magical about the mo-ments that you capture?HE: It’s that you freeze a sudden moment, 1/250 of a sec. Afterwards you can look and it’s fascinat-ing for hours, days, years, even decades. That’s magic.

TT: What would you say about Sweden? Is any part of it reflected in your work?HE: I live here and I love it. Of course it’s reflected my work, but I can’t say how. Maybe I have to move away from Sweden for a couple of years to answer that question. I’ll let you know then.

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TT: How did you come into photography? What was the procession like from child to now?HE: Like I mentioned before, my father was a photog-rapher. I had no plans to be a photographer when I was younger. My father has been a big inspiration for me and he has always supported me in this.

TT: What other artists, if any, do you find inspiring or stimulating?HE: Pablo Picasso and the photographers that I men-tioned above. I love the work of William Eggelstone.

TT: If you had to write down three truths on a piece of paper about you that nobody would ever know unless they inquired, what would they be?HE: I’m not a man of secrets, so I can’t come up with anything.

TT: Do you find a lot of work in Sweden, or do you feel pressure to move to America?HE: I like it in Sweden, so i don’t think I’m going to move from here and if I did I think I would stay in Europe. But you never know!

TT: What is your work good for?HE: I could live on something that was a hobby from the beginning. That’s good and few had that chance. Hopefully I can give people something nice to look at and think about. I love the idea that my pictures can invoke people’s feelings.

TT: Do you feel happy being a photographer? If you could change your career to anything with nothing to stand in your way, would you? If so, what career would you choose?HE: Yes, I am happy being a photographer. When I was a child I always wanted to be a farmer, so I would go for farmer.

TT: How cold is too cold?HE: It’s never too cold for me.

TT: Do you like photos with movement, or completely frozen in time?HE: I like them both.

TT: This is the part where you put down all your cards. What would be the best hand to win in life?HE: I have too give you a boring answer on that one, but I’ve got it already. My son and my lovely girlfriend. g

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Photography Hans Ericksson;Hair Sophia Ringberger / AgentBauer;Make-up Sophia Eriksen / AgentBauer;Models Linus, Dennis, Oskar @ Nisch Management;Olle, Jacob @ Kid of Tomorrow;Max, Martin, @ Anton;Rickard, Magnus @ Stockholms-gruppen;

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If you’re going to try, go all the way. Otherwise don’t even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives, jobs. And maybe your mind. It could mean not eating for three or four days. It could mean freezing on a park bench. It could mean jail. It could mean derision. It could mean mockery, isolation. Isolation is the gift. All the others are a test of your endurance. Of how much you really want to do it. And you’ll do it, despite rejection in the worst odds. And it will be better than any-thing else you can imagine. If you’re going to try, go all the way. There is no other feeling like that. You will be alone with the gods. And the nights will flame with fire. You will ride life straight to perfect laughter. It’s the only good fight there is…

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