Month: May 2011

pej behdarvand – bingwa

[slidepress gallery=’ejbehdarvand_bingwa’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls Pej Behdarvand Bingwa play this essay Bingwa is a Swahili word that translates not only as “expert” or “competent,” but also as “bodybuilder.” This project began when I stumbled across a website featuring African bodybuilding and was struck by the appeal that bodybuilding …

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katia roberts – your dark euphoria

[slidepress gallery=’katiaroberts_yourdarkeuphoria’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls ESSAY CONTAINS EXPLICIT CONTENT Katia Roberts Your Dark Euphoria play this essay They wanted to flower, and flowering is being beautiful. But we want to ripen, and that means being dark and taking pains. -Rainer Maria Rilke In 2004, I met a young …

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patrick hogan – solitary half mad

[slidepress gallery=’patrickhogan_solitaryhalfmad’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls Patrick Hogan Solitary, Half Mad play this essay A photographic short story. When I began this essay, I decided to move from the urban area where I had been living to a small cottage in rural Ireland.  I was interested in people who …

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