2つのフォトエッセイは一際我々の目を惹き、セシリー・バンセンの核となるテーマに対し、瞑想的な役割を視覚的に担う。デンマークの「ルイジアナ近代美術館(Louisiana Museum of Modern Art)」では光について考察し、レストラン「ノーマ(Noma)」では夏の庭が展開する季節の移り変わりと花を通じて時の流れが解釈される。
フォトグラファーであるピア・リヴェローラ(Pia Riverola)はヒマラヤ山脈の高地へと旅立ち、本号のためにセシリー・バンセンのスタジオで特別にあつらえられた無二の「日常のクチュール(everyday couture)」を撮影。「ザ・ノース・フェイス(The North Face)」のアーカイヴを解体して再構築している。その広大な自然風景は、写真家ホンマタカシが写すアーバン・ライフから滲み出る映画のような目まぐるしい描写と対称をなすことだろう。
A Magazine curated by is pleased to announce that our 29th issue has been curated by CECILIE BAHNSEN. Over the past decade, Cecilie Bahnsen has redefined modern femininity through her Copenhagen-based label, bringing a sense of poetic sophistication to everyday life; Bahnsen has used the idea forever/everyday, to describe her work, which is grounded in timelessness, designed to be worn, cherished, and passed down — a sentiment that extends into her approach to this issue. At its heart, this publication is a celebration of women: their voices, perspectives, and relationships. A deeply moving conversation between Carla Sozzani and Sara Maino discuss the need to nurture creativity and the evolving connection between mother and daughter, while Cecilie herself appears alongside her young son in a series of images capturing his excitement on his first trip through Tokyo, photographed by Fumiko Imano. A story Brodie Sessions explores how music brings together family and community, first through a conversation with the mother and daughter team behind the concert space and music platform, and then one with musicians in the city’s scene, Ydegirl, CTM and Clarissa Connelly. Legendary model Freja Beha Erichsen, also, turns the camera on herself and her surroundings, offering a rare, introspective view of her world behind the lens.
Two striking photo essays serve as visual meditations on Cecilie’s core themes: light is explored at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, while the passage of time is interpreted through flowers and the shifting landscape in summer of the restaurant Noma’s garden.
Pia Riverola travels high into the Himalayas to capture ‘everyday couture’ looks bespoke created in the Cecilie Bahsen studios for this issue, deconstructing and reimagining pieces from The North Face archives. The vastness of the wild landscape contrasts the cinematic portrayal of urban life by iconic photographer Takashi Homma.
The issue also includes a thoughtful dialogue between Cecilie and curator Katy Hessel, reflecting on the innate power of feminine creativity and its curation. Along similar lines, gallerist Jacqueline Sullivan selects a personal collection of objects captured as still lifes by Brian Kanagaki.
Throughout the issue, what emerges is a language of shared experience through moments between parents, children, sisters, lovers and friends. A Magazine Curated By N°29 unfolds as a meditation on the beauty of the everyday, the unseen threads between generations and the formative experiences of youth and childhood that continue to shape creativity today.
About CECILIE BAHNSEN Cecilie Bahnsen is a Danish womenswear label that offers an unexpected and timeless expression of modern femininity. Drawing on a rich history of design quality, Cecilie Bahnsen combines sculptural silhouettes with couture techniques, reinterpreting this with a modern approach. Operating at the intersection of couture and ready-to-wear to create luxury clothing, shoes, bags, and accessories for everyday wear.
- Pages: 200 Size: 230 x 295 mm Softcover Color, black and white