September 2017
TALKING WITH ARTIST EVANGELINE DAVIS ON EVERYTHING FROM TRUMP TO THE TABOO
This September I sat down for a quick chat with New Zealand film photographer (and girl idol) Evangeline Davis to talk everything from Trump to the taboo for Ramona Magazine.
Hi Evangeline! Recently I've been watching VICELAND's Needles & Pins with tattooist Grace Neutral, and Grace discusses how Tattooing has very much lost its status as a rebellious, outcasting act. Instead body alterations such as scarification and tongue slits are gaining underground popularity. Photographic Images of period blood, pubic hair, nipples, female masturbation and discharge taken by artists like Arvida Bystrom, Rupi Kaur, Petra Collins, Corrine Day (and also yourself) have popularised such imagery within the artistic community. What do you think is the new ‘scarification’ level on taboo within the photographic community? or are we still only just breaching the acceptability of period pics?
Evangeline: I think it comes down to how explicit the image is – for example, people react differently and it is seen to be much more taboo to see physical blood and bodily fluids rather than representations of it with fruit or glitter. Imagery is a powerful way to communicate ideas that create discussion around intersectionality, feminism and politics, so the less we shy away from the truth the easier it is to break cultural norms.
Interview now live on Ramona, click link below to read in full:
https://ramonamag.com/2017/09/artist-feature-evangeline-davis/
Text @aimeegreen
Image(s) @madamevangeline
November 2017
ALL THINGS RAMONA MAGAZINE FOR GIRLS
In May 2017 I joined the team at Ramona Magazine for Girls (ramonamag.com) as a ‘general intern’ where I primarily sourced and interviewed local artists — contributing to Ramona’s online presence. Soon after Freya Bennett, Ramona’s co-founder and director, allowed me the opportunity to further my creative involvement, and I advanced into the role of Ramona’s lead graphic designer for Ramona Magazine Volume Three (released November 2017). Additionally I generated the video work for Ramona's Kickstarter campaign, performed week-long Instagram ‘takeovers’ on @ramonaforgirls, and illustrated for a variety of articles featured in Ramona V3 (as well as it’s cover image).
Click below to buy Ramona Volume Three for $15 AUD:
https://ramonamag.com/product/ramona-volume-three-print/
November 2017
GROWING PAINS: RAMONA MAG FOR GIRLS MIXTAPE
I've always been really into mixtapes. Thinking back to when I still wore my hair in high pigtails with pink sparkly bobbles — I used to burn CD's onto my chunky white Mac laptop, haul my favourite tracks into an iTunes playlist, and then download my “super cool” mix onto my lime green Nano. Eventually, I splurged on a pack of blank CD’s and started making my playlists hard copy. If I had a boyfriend I would definitely have made him a gushy, angsty and “totally” romantic mix with a handmade CD cover of us decked out with heart stickers – because nothing screams eternal love like a collection of 8 Chris Isaac songs.
In November I sent out a call to Ramona's followers asking for some playlists submissions to feature within the mag. In the end, we published Sandy Hsü's Crushed: Songs For When A Crush Absolutely Obliterates Your Heart, Georgie Zuzek's Babe-list and my very own Growing Pains. Check out the list below detailing the tracks featured.
