California inspires me that light between smoke and wax dripping. Often we use the same thing to escape what has gotten us into it in the first place, like punching a face to stop it from bleeding. That’s also what California inspires me. I need to go there soon-

all images © Estevan Oriol

In haste, before the morning hour dissolves, a segment from The Image of Proust by Walter Benjamin and Chris Marker’s magical photo film La Jetée.

‘When we awake each morning, we hold in our hands, usually weakly and loosely, but a few fringes of the tapestry of lived life, as loomed for us by forgetting.’

Here’s is a small preview of a monograph of Miguel Villalobos and Graham Tabor’s work.

Miguel Villalobos

Graham Tabor

Incubi et Succubi is the first solo book by the photographer Lele Saveri. Shot between Europe and America, it is a collection of images that draws a path through religion, folklore, obsessions and phobias. This visual tale combines ancient religious festivals in Sicily, haunted houses in Staten Island, different species of snakes in New Jersey, and the hidden catacombs in the Roman underworld.

The title refers to the Succubus figure that guides the viewer throughout the jour- ney, like in the mythological belief that the demons Incubus and Succubus appear in men and women’s dreams to seduce them—and then to take their souls.

to present the book, Lele Saveri, together with the video-maker Giulia Maria Venturini, have produced a short film titled TO LIE UNDER. watch teaser here.

Lele Saveri will present the book at the NY Art Book Fair next week.

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If you get tired of clothes this fashion week

Flyer by Mike Kosmicki.

Best fashion series for as long as I can remember in this month’s Italian Vogue. Steven Meisel & Karl Templer make it pointless for anyone to bother trying another ‘Ethel Granger’ for the next decade or 2.

Tomorrow! Exhibition of our personal friend, faithful contributor and legendary graffiti writer turned photographer Joao Ribeiro and featuring an exclusive performance of legendary N.O. MC Big Freedia.