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Who Really Lives in New York

by Johanna Karlqvist

Lasciatemi stare

Exclusive interview with Laura Birn

There’s something magnetic about Laura Birn. It’s not loud, not performative—just deeply real. Whether she’s inhabiting a futuristic world on Apple TV+’s Foundation or bringing a quiet intensity to art-house roles, she moves through her characters with a kind of emotional precision that lingers long after the screen fades to black. With the third season of Foundation releasing on July 11th, Laura returns to a role that’s grown in complexity—and recognition. Her work is reaching new global audiences, yet she remains unmistakably rooted: thoughtful, instinctive, and tuned into the parts of storytelling that live below the surface.

Rituals of Restraint

"Rituals of Restraint" is a photographic series rooted in the visual language of power dressing. Structured silhouettes, sharp tailoring, and monochrome styling evoke control—but the tension lies in their undoing. Beneath the composed surface, the images pulse with quiet sensuality...

Enough

Swipe left on that one

state of youth

violent repose

tight up

"Tight up - tightened boundaries" explores the tension between restraint and freedom. Each piece symbolizes the feeling of being 'tied up'—trapped by expectations, yet resilient enough to push through. Mesh fabric clings to the head, hair falling over the eyes, a subtle veil of concealment. She has been locked away for a while, but now, piece by piece, she emerges, revealing herself once more, slowly but with undeniable power.

Contrasting simplicity

“Restless” sheds light on the typical symptoms associated with ADHD, particularly the challenges in sustaining focus, the tendency for excessivemovement, and impulsive behavior.

Underground

Battalion

brothers in arms

As brothers, we dream together, laugh together, eat together, and even fight together. Every shared moment, from quiet conversations to fierce arguments, only strengthens our connection. Through every challenge and triumph, the bond between brothers in arms is unshakable. In times of hardship, we lean on each other, drawing strength from the unbreakable trust that binds us...

escape room

the hidden light

esercizio di stile

STILE s. m. [lat. stĭlus „stilo“]. Esercizio di stile, a conceptual project aimed at proposing and analysing one or more stylistic solutions. It serves as inspiration for a future project, adopting a new stylistic direction...

EXPOSED

The school play

waiting for a miracle

Wandering in an empty space, a white, noisy, void. In garments unaware of the coming weather. Still we walk out, in the April snow...

Paradoxal soul

L'inetto

Out of the Archives

"Out of the Archives" is a fashion editorial exploring the theme of youth emerging from the shadows of conformity. It portrays individuals who have long hidden within their metaphorical shells, embodying a culture that often silences its most vibrant characters...

Echoes of Rebellion

celeste yuan

tiring city life

"In this edito, I wanted to express the tiring and stressful side of the city, by playing on exaggerated attitudes and expressions. through the model’s emotions, I wanted to express how hard it is to live in the city...

IGOR

„This project is one of my personal attempts to go back to basics and do things my way. After shooting some unusual and over the top ideas i wanted to focus again on the main subject. The subject being fashion and male model, no destructions, just clear vision and non-complicated form.“

De-re-unconstructing fashion: Nicola Bacchilega

Restless

KEEPER

Out of water

Trying to inhale and feel at home among strangers while strolling the city streets looking for air to breathe, but there’s no air, just emptiness. Constant feeling of discomfort you can’t hide from. Those streets are overloaded with someone else’s steps, but they are breathless, lifeless, dehydrated. I’m completely out of my element.

It's not a phase

Barbarism begins at home

touch the screen

Autopsy of a soul

Omero

It is already late in the morning when I wake up beside two naked bodies. Two lean, white, tattooed bodies stuck together as if to imitate the gears of some sodomite contraption…

Fractured Symmetry

THE FRAILTY OF GLASS