Mercedes Saya

Quién no se ha enfadado ya con el mundo entero, o una persona en concreto, pensando: gente de mierda. Quién no se ha quedado en leído o sin batería de fiesta. Situaciones cotidianas, costumbrismo millennial, son los ingredientes de las canciones del joven artista multidisciplinar Chenta Tsai. Quién, por cierto, ha estudiado en y sobrevivido a una facultad de arquitectura y un conservatorio, ambos euroblancos. Justo a tiemp...

Does he need a presentation? Many of you will know André Leon Talley for his iconic, larger-than-life persona, but there’s much more to his story to be told. He has always stood out, as he used to be a skinny, tall, flamboyant black man living in the south of the United States at the same time as the birth of the civil rights movement. But after a long and tough journey, he’s become one of the most venerated people in the fashion industry. And despite his tight schedule, we got a chance to me...

En tiempos excepcionales como los que estamos viviendo por la pandemia de COVID-19, tenemos muchas cosas en mente, de forma constante y en bucle. Es difícil desconectar, y mucha gente ni siquiera tiene el privilegio de hacerlo. Los sentimientos de agobio, frustración y preocupación claramente están muy presentes, pero también entendemos que ahora más que nunca la cultura y el entretenimiento ayudan a paliar, aunque sea momentáneamente, esta saturación emocional. Siendo di...

This time around, ModaLisboa showed us another side to the wonderful city of Lisbon. Their Spring/Summer 2020 edition took place in quite an unconventional venue, in what used to be the Army's Old General Uniform and Equipment Workshops. Although it no longer works as a factory, the site still belongs to the Portuguese army, which meant having to walk from fashion show to fashion show while being escorted by armed, uniformed soldiers. It just begs the question, how did they manage to pull thi...

If you haven’t checked out ModaLisboa – Lisbon Fashion Week, you’re truly missing out. It is a highly underrated city in the fashion world, but hopefully, after you read this, you’ll change your mind. There is a lot of talent out there in Lisbon, from young designers who might actually be based elsewhere but are lucky to be embraced in such a warm city, to even more established brands that sadly don’t get much attention outside Portugal. At least, I discovered many of them when I attended the...

It’s impossible to put this promising 20-year-old DJ into a box. Hell, she won’t even dare do that herself. If we had to describe her sound, we’d say that it’s sort of experimental electronic music that is catered to the most sensitive, creative, anxiety-ridden kind of people. So, if you fall into that category, read on.
Lyzza is somewhat of a hero or unofficial spokesperson for those who don’t fall into or decide not to follow the norm, and she’s really good at her job. However, don’t expect...

Bandanas, camisas rancheras, denim, cinturones de cuero, flecos, botas y gorras de cowboy; quizás sean prendas asociadas normalmente con actores de westerns, pero la moda cowboy de ahora no tiene nada que ver con eso. Artistas como Lil Nas X o Solange han puesto la figura del cowboy (o cowgirl) en primer plano, como no lo habíamos visto antes, reinventando el concepto por completo.
En cuestión de meses nos hemos encontrado con una mini revolución cowboy en la música y en la moda. Hace unos ve...

New York-based brand Kaimin designs for a future that will bring innovation and abundance in a culture where there will be no prejudices. This is why Kaimin creates extremely revealing bondage dresses and highly sculptural pieces that defy all looming possibilities in their construction process.

All whilst building powerful, sensual and inclusive imagery which can be seen in their campaign films and even runway shows that have been walked by club kid royalty like Amanda Lepore, Susanne Bartsc...

“¿Oye, y tú por qué no hablas? Es que eres igual que tu madre, siempre estás callada.”

“Kawaii” (可愛い) es una palabra que siempre me ha causado ternura a la vez que rechazo. Es una palabra, no, un concepto e incluso filosofía de vida que, entre otras cosas, describe personajes monos o cute, como los de Pikachu, Gudetama o Hello Kitty de la compañía Sanrio, la misma que creó el personaje de Aggretsuko. Para quien no la conozca, es un panda rojo millennial, oficinista u O...

Tierra Whack más que una rapera o cantante, es una artista de los pies a la cabeza que ha conseguido crear su propio imaginario con Whack World, un álbum visual que no atiende a géneros, en el que presenta quince temas de solo un minuto cada uno. Y es que con cada canción y vídeo, la mayoría absolutamente surrealistas y cargados de humor, construye mundos que constituyen un universo en el que se ve reflejado cómo funciona la preciosa y peculiar mente de Tierra, la siguiente artista revelación...

Japanese designer Seiran Tsuno has a very clear vision of an idea that may seem very vague: creating dresses that can communicate with an unseen world. Whether they achieve this goal or not is for you to decide, but you have to agree that these front-facing only, 3D pen-made, fluorescent designs are extremely captivating. Only the mind of a wacky, philosophical young woman – who used to be a nurse at a psychiatric hospital – could have come up with this overly complicated and ambitious projec...

Todos conocemos a Putochinomaricón, y para quien no le conozca, es ese personaje que está aquí para meter el dedo en la llaga, que ha venido a molestar, y mucho. Pero pocos conocen a la persona detrás de la figura, y ese es Chenta Tsai Tseng, disidente sexual y de género, de origen taiwanés que migró a Madrid con tan solo once meses. En esta entrevista hablamos con él de su carrera artística como músico, autor, arquitecto, diseñador gráfico, locutor de radio –bueno, como podéis ver, no le fal...

Exploring uncharted territories, ones that are usually forgotten and omitted from history. This is what drives Czech photographer Tereza Zelenkova. Her black and white photography looks into rich and profound subjects like dark folklore, the not-so-known spiritism, and even the inevitability of death, and shows them in a romantic, melancholic way. She’s walking the fine line between what’s considered beautiful and distasteful and leaves the rest to the viewer’s imagination. Now, and after rea...

Colour, vibrancy, freedom and a whole lot of fun. These are the weapons of choice of 21-year-old Myles Loftin’s images, used to counteract the usual darkness and gloom that are associated with the history of queer people of colour. In fact, we could even say that bringing a human touch and shedding a positive light on people belonging to these communities is Myles’ personal mission with his work. This has led him to photograph some of the most influential young people belonging to the New York art scene, with whom he has grown up with, being featured in publications like Paper Magazine, i-D or

This highly renowned Paris-based Japanese artist is known for her noticeably interesting approaches to photography. Yuki Onodera is known for exhibiting large-scale images, sometimes even reaching eight metres in size. But that’s not all. She’s very adamant in all of her work being tangible, which is why she cuts out photograms of lace by herself and superimposes them into her pictures. She has also used materials like specks of sand or marbles inside camera lenses, and even travelled to New ...