Archive – SWARM MAG – Page 26

A soft-toned photo series by Johana Kasalická leads us through a landscape where a mere passive existence might be perceived as a misplaced threat.

A jewellery and glasses collection by Slovak designer Mariana Berec took shape of protective shields and masks as a present-day armor, which will serve the purpose of protecting humans living on a new planet.

Who is she? Martin Lacko uncovers his pixelated muses, unbothered by your gaze.

A short fashion story about warriors, gods and wild tribes is embedded in the scenery of Soviet-era block housing, old mosaics and an abandoned brutalist palace of culture.

"Through the practice of wandering, I am attentive to the disruptions in our daily environments and ephemeral moments." Exclusive photo series by Czech born artist Julie Hrnčířová.

"I played cards against two French guys. They tried to trick me, but who is the fool now?" Editorial inspired by the main characters on the playing cards.

Having a dream about loneliness or waking up lonely. Where is everyone? A SWARM-inspired poem by Tomáš Roček that, in turn, inspired tailor-made illustrations by Nikolas Petrlík. Follow the Queen.

The collection from Wang He Yi draws inspiration from the cult movie "A Clockwork Orange". This reference influenced the approach to the poses and overall aesthetics of the photoshoot.

Are images our life? Are we being made into images by our habit of documenting life? Does our routine immersion in them dull our perception of reality or does it refine it?

Czech photographer Eva Neužilova introduces her "Dark Issues" series with the main motive of our roots and our bond with exotic nature.

Hamburg based illustrator Miro Tiebe aka MIRUEL draws the inspiration for his illustrations from an array of different sources, style-wise it's, for example, H.R. Giger or Moebius, as well Philippe Druillerts and the period of Art Deco.

The experimental collection from Kristína Dúhová is intended for the leisure activities of Gen Z. It was compiled based on of researched symptoms, which define the Z members.

Hamburg-based, Berlin-born artist Raman Djafari takes us through the beauty of confusion, power of insecurity, and colourful fragments of the human condition.

“Outcasts, pariahs, underdogs, rotten tomatoes, rejects, untouchables, oath-breakers, scapegoats, that's what we call them!”

Johanna Naukkarinen works with theories of feminist image research and currently, she is especially interested in women as objects of scientific gaze and how science has contributed to the very limited view of how women are being represented in media.

“Outcasts, pariahs, underdogs, rotten tomatoes, rejects, untouchables, oath-breakers, scapegoats, that's what we call them!”

"Alfa Dog and Zebrave" series are set in a violent and corrupt world, where people wear animal masks. Matteo's illustrations show ironic, funny and almost childish aspects that are in contrast with the adult topics (guns, violence, crimes).

“Outcasts, pariahs, underdogs, rotten tomatoes, rejects, untouchables, oath-breakers, scapegoats, that's what we call them!”

Together with Filip Slivka, we’ve published the Czechia zine that was initially only supposed to map the bizarreness we saw around us daily, in a slightly mocking way. At that time, the new official weirdo name for our country, Czechia, was being approved and it seemed to fit our project nicely. In the end, we realized that we actually love all those, at first sight, ridiculous things because they bring a little life into the ruin and routine we are living.

“Late evening, on the first of May – The twilit May – the time of love. Meltingly called the turtle-dove, Where rich and sweet pinewoods lay. Whispered of love the mosses frail, The flowering tree as sweetly lied, The rose's fragrant sigh replied to love-songs of the nightingale." Editorial inspired by the poem “May” from Karel Hynek Mácha.