New Releases
Mar 24, 2010
kachay//"specialsauce"
Kachay’s latest is making us think we need an offshoot of ISM specifically devoted to all manner of culinary delights. So many of our Artists see the natural connection between food and the body, so we’ve pretty much got a full four-course menu (and wine!) to offer.
photos | Reload
Mar 24, 2010
talulaH//"guts"
TalulaH's got guts, and we're talking on the literal and figurative planes here. It ain't easy to get up the chutzpah to expose yourself (and your anatomically-disjointed friend) from the inside-out, but having each other there for moral support seems to have put them both at peace.
photos | Primary
Mar 23, 2010
kelley//"autumnhush"
Autumn is the hush before winter. Here at the HQ we're just coming up on that hush, and it's nice to have Kelley guide us into it - it gives the whole thing a much nicer connotation and helps us forget, if only temporarily, the tempestuous time ahead. If only we could just stop things right here for awhile...
photos | overload
Mar 23, 2010
vesna//"magnum_opus"
This is the culmination of Vesna's lifetime of artistic creation - all of the colours, textures and qualities of light she's been inspired by for so long are explored in this rare opportunity to insert her living self into her artwork. We think she oughta use this medium more often.
photos | Primary
Mar 22, 2010
fifi_p//"lucky_dip"
When your rental doesn't come with a pool and you wouldn't be caught dead at that terrible gawking ground that is the community aquatic centre, you've got to be inventive. Fifi_P is the only patron at her backyard water hole, which means she never has to share the pool toys. Smart girl.
photos | Primary
Mar 22, 2010
reika//"menace"
Reika has been working on her bad girl image, and is ready to test it here. What do you think? Do consider the damage those heels could do to someone (un)fortunate enough to fall underneath them before you go feeling unthreatened.
photos | Reload
Mar 21, 2010
naima & Alexia_LaRo//"sandscapes_2"
Not sure how these two managed to get sand there, but you can certainly imagine the contortions which might have occurred. It takes a certain level of comfort to let a friend photograph you so, um, intimately, but these ladies have been at various levels of mischief for years.
photos | Duet
Mar 21, 2010
zilly//"blushed"
This is a 'wow' folio, one that combines its various elements so seamlessly as to leave its viewer awestruck. Zilly is luxuriously pink and plush in and of herself, but she brings a few shapeshiftings and textural juxtapositions into the scene that emphasize that blush to the nth degree. It'll put a rosy filter on pretty much everything that passes your line of sight.
photos | Primary
Mar 20, 2010
susanna//"greenbelt"
While Susanna can handle a bit of city bustle, she generally can't wait to get back out of the grid and feast her tired eyes upon something a little less geometrically predictable. She shares a small corner of this land to which she's so tied, and even that is enough to understand why she'll always be a greenbelt girl.
photos | Primary
Mar 20, 2010
meercat//"afire"
When you're so ginger you're practically fluorescent, you're bound to turn a few heads, and that's when you're still wearing clothes. Meercat certainly had a few people swooning upon her debut, and if you were one of them you'll be glad to see a bit more of that sweet but edgy goodness she contains.
photos | Reload
Mar 19, 2010
effy//"creepycrawly"
There's not much Effy could have done to not burst brightly onto the ISM scene - even the most subdued set would have rendered her the cutest thing we'd seen in awhile, so we're glad she decided to just be herself and let her lightheartedness shine for her first set.
photos | Primary
Mar 19, 2010
lilbrownbird//"succulent"
It's a rare but provocative thing to hear a woman describe herself as 'succulent', and as soon as we made the association, we viewed Lilbrownbird's debut in a whole different light. Every curve and flush of her flesh is a thing of savorable viscerality.
photos | overload
Mar 18, 2010
kara_d//"flores"
50 years down the track and she hasn't changed a bit - ISM's 'heirloom' is back in a more here-and-now sort of form, catching a few rays in just the right ways - see 057 for that perfect confluence of light, body, and lens. Nice to see that she's aged so well, eh?
photos | Reload
Mar 18, 2010
violet_lash//"39_lashes"
We feel whipped right into shape by this deft display of familiarity with colour, light, and movement. The alignment of sexuality with creation that appears to inform Violet_Lash's work gives form to some of the most painfully erotic stuff we've seen - love and fury bathed in an amber glow.
photos | Primary
Mar 17, 2010
janise//"hot2handle" Video
While 'gee, it's hot in here' is often just an excuse, Janise is actually being quite literal - if you've ever experienced an Australian 40-degree day, you'll understand where's she's coming from. And probably think she's nuts for coming out of the aircon.
video | Primary
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