Romain Slocombe, born 25 March 1953 in Paris, is a writer, director, translator, illustrator, cartoonist and French photographer. His works are mainly focused on Japan and bondage.
10 Experimental Movies of Shuji Terayama. Shuji Terayama was an avant-garde poet, dramatist, writer, film director and photographer born in Tokyo in 1935. He was one of the leading artists of the new avant-garde Japanese theatre movement in the 1970s.
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A delusional journey to the core of Tokyo Rumando.
After years of working in front of the camera as a model for photographers like Araki and Moriyama. She aimed to gain back a sense of control by using a camera herself; to explore a safe space where she could build a new sense of identity.
Listen to the solo Piano-set Liebestraum No. 3, played by the multifaceted piano player and model Minami Asanari. We also talk with her about creativity and inspiration in Tokyo.
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The musician, composer and producer Malthus, teamed up with the talented photographer Moritz Tibes to create an editorial exclusively for GATA Magazine.
With sounds that remind us of artists such as Cocorosie, Arca and James Blake; Malthus’ career has just begun.
Do not take your eyes off him.
20 años después del lanzamiento de su primer álbum Lujo Ibérico, hablamos con una de las pioneras del rap español María Rodríguez, aka Mala, la llamada ‘madre del hip hop español’.
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THE ELEPHANT is a select shop based in Tokyo, that showcases some of the most interesting brands and designs to come out in recent times. Opening its doors in 2018, THE ELEPHANT has consistently provided the Tokyo fashion scene with clothes that express a fun, laid back and even at times punk attitude.
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Coming from a deep history of dark times and thoughts, Canadian singer Dana Dentata is building up energy and strength right now. Her albums and live performances are powerful, and beautifully disturbing at the same time. Accompanied by a demon on stage an in her head Dana is never alone.
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Gata Magazine alongside fashion brand John Lawrence Sullivan explores the hauntingly beautiful craft of Argentinian, Tokyo-based artist Iilgaba through a video piece.
We invite you to her studio to explore the depths of her mind and watch as her masks come to life.
Please, come in
Together with a team of Tokyo Creatives, GATA Magazine presents an Editorial for Yohji Yamamoto called “Vanishing Vision”
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Caro Campobello, the Argentinian young photographer, has used photography as a way to express her perception of the world since very young age. By hiding the faces of her models under masks and curtains, she uses the body of her muses as canvases for the work of art.
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The Chinese artist Sasponella talks to GATA about her source of inspiration for her drawings and make-up. Using her face as a canvas and as a form of meditation to escape from the outer world, she is mostly influenced by her Chinese roots, demons among others. She tells us the reasons she needs art to conform to the rest of the universe.
This series, ‘The Quest’, expresses curiosity and illustrates the importance of questions. This story focuses on the following of ones instinct and the many emotions that can arise when we start questioning ourselves, all visible through the human body.
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The photographer Kento Nagoyoshi and the stylist Dominika Szmid exploring the emptiness of Tokyo during pandemic times
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There is something extremely intriguing when you observe a piece by Arcin Sagdic. Something beyond the image itself takes you to another level of understanding from the reality you see
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The word haemorrhage comes from the greek term haemorrhage, which roughly translates as "blood burst". While usually this would be a term that stirs up negative feelings, here the artist Charles Madd twists its definition; using it instead as a tool for expression.
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Crazy and spontaneous setups and peculiar people are things that you will find in her photography, and it’s her confidence and body language that have helped her approach others, hang out with influential people and shoot total strangers. This girl is unstoppable.
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Several years have passed since her first single “Ratxeta” was released, showing that with her very strong fan base, La Zowi is not just another single hit wonder.
In January 2020, the Madrid-based artist La Zowi released the mixtape “Elite”, which is her most ambitious work so far. It is a journey through her life and trajectory in the trap game, from a hoe to a boss. Everything about this new project shouts progression, and GATA is hooked.