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Sara Pongrac, Romanian self-taught photographer based in Cluj-Napoca, made a new series of photographs depicting the intimate routine of her close friends. Characterized by the same blue flavour she previously caught our eyes with, Sara proceeds to continue her ongoing project – Blue Project / Kenopsia. Her new series delivers […]
Germany based photographer Martin Neuhof was born in 1984 and perhaps the stories of his grandfather Friedrich Gahlbeck (the youngest photographer of the former GDR) made him start this wild journey. I would describe his style as a surreal, conceptual one, whilst he sees it more like an act of […]
The double-troublemaker Young Valentine finally releases his debut album. Besides the fact that the whole project is a badass manifesto of limits pushing and bursts in free-speech expression, the electronic pop, boundaries-crushing project is a killer itself. Young Valentine uses Trouble-Trouble to stick it to the man, to prove himself […]
It requires a considerable amount of ambivalence to capture both violence and tenderness in the same vessel. Photoptarmosis is definitely one of these containers. Inquiringly, intriguing portraits and Baroque, Caravaggio-like silhouettes, unexpectedly intertwine with a vanilla gore atmosphere, a gentle approach on shibari and the beautiful art of restraining. Photoptarmosis […]
Manuel Cojocaru, Romanian young author and philosopher, has found a new way to express his ideas and disquietudes – stop motion short-films. His first experiment in this area was quite a success. Idol, his first stop-motion video tells a metaphorical story about “absurd, primitive and archetypal realm”. In the meantime, […]
[:en]Poland has its own dark conspiracy thriller show, and it’s called The Pact (or Pakt). Released in 2015, the series has up to this date two seasons of six episodes each. Produced by HBO Europe, Pakt is actually a remake of an older series called Mammon (2014). To be honest, […]
Rebellion sells and so does sex, so why don’t mix these two for a greater impact; yeah, these photos are beautifully majestic, daring and provoking. Actually, do we ever get sick of seeing how well teens do rave culture? I found myself staring at b.ela‘s (Isabela Garcia) kinky collection for […]
The trailer for Lemonade, the first feature independent drama of director Ioana Uricaru (The Witness, short-film, 2012) has just been released. The leading role is played by Malina Manovici (Graduation, 2016). The movie is produced by Cristian Mungiu, winner of Palme d’Or in 2007. About the film: “While working in the […]
Bad Galaxy, the latest album of New-York-based musician Alexis Pastuhov, is a soft, mind-clearing set of 10 tracks written and performed with only one apparent purpose in mind – to detoxify your spirit. After a first listen, the experimental, alternative album, gave me a good, optimistic vibe, suitable for a […]
I thought that if I was to start sharing my opinion on movies, at least I should do it with something I’m really into. What about Adam Nevill’s The Ritual? It’s got everything: cowardness, Norse mithology, dick measuring contest and redemption. The article is a huge spoiler, so, you’ve been […]