BiancaSaunders’ new zine sees her team up with photographer JoshuaWoods and writer JessCole
, the focus of the project was to explore identity and the similarities and differences between people, visually illustrated by the twin models who appear – cast by Woods’ friend. Cole’s poetry appears alongside the images, which were shot in an abandoned monastery in New York, sometimes scribbled on the page and discussing the masks we all wear. “Some more adjustable like clothing, size, or age,” she writes. “Whereas race, racial characteristics are fixed.
Here, we speak to the trio about the trials of being black in fashion and the pressures of speaking out about race through your creative pursuits. Dominic Cadogan: Despite feeling incredibly poignant to the conversations about race happening around the world right now,doesn’t directly relate to race. How does it feel to have it launch at such a tumultuous time?I was having the same discussion yesterday and thinking about how the title of the zine might be thought of as a reference to the current climate, even though it wasn’t meant that way.
The past week and a half has been so stressful. As black people and people of colour, we’ve conditioned ourselves to be able to detach from having to think about racism in our everyday lives. If we were thinking about it every single minute of every single day, we wouldn’t even be able to get out of bed.We have to be able to step back from it all. It’s important for us to watch our health and make sure that we aren’t letting the system break us down mentally.
DC: Collaboration – particularly with people of colour – is something that is important to all of you, beyond just this project. Why is that?It’s great working with people who fully understand you and not having to explain your ideas all the way. Seeing Josh’s images, he really understands how to photograph black people and people of colour. That’s how you start friendships and create a small forum of creatives.
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