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4 Apr

Inside rising photographer Gabriel Moses’ debut exhibition

Inside rising photographer Gabriel Moses’ debut exhibition
As his first exhibition Regina opens at 180 The Strand, Moses speaks with Dazed in regards to the ways by which memory – each individual and collective – inspired the show At 17 years old, Gabriel Moses spent his days making short movies about his friends on the football pitch. He would direct and shoot them according to his creative vision, after which upload them to YouTube where they'd get not more than 100 views. “That didn’t matter to me,” Moses tells Dazed. “There was a way of accomplishment in creating something that was in your head for the world to see.” Now, just three years...
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4 Apr

Gabriel Moses: “If kids can see themselves in my

Gabriel Moses: “If kids can see themselves in my
Working with gently diffused lighting from a single overhead source, skin tones are richly contrasted and colors appear dusky, embracing the shadows of sparsely lit sets to tackle a deeper, pulsating energy. It’s no surprise to listen to that Moses has long admired religious artwork and iconography. Not only are his sitters often illuminated by a celestial glow, their gravitas and powerful sense of character befit biblical paintings. In his film work, Moses’ evocative type of narrative is equally impressive. Directing his focus toward sport, his ability to pair the fantastic thing about athletic movement with emotionally arousing storytelling has seen him produce movies for each adidas and Nike. Ijó, the primary of the exhibition’s two movies, is a similar flex, following a group of...
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3 Nov

Betty Gabriel: The Unsung Black Scream Queen – Essence

Betty Gabriel: The Unsung Black Scream Queen – Essence
When the term “scream queen” is brought up annually around this time, images of white women narrowly escaping the clutches of a crazed killer or evil entity across film franchises or pivotal genre entries come to mind. Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode, locked in a 45-year-long battle against Michael Myers. Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott, opposing the varied murderers donning the famed Ghostface mask within the Scream franchise. Naomi Watts because the longsuffering mother fighting supernatural forces in The Ring and Shut-In, or scratching for survival in Funny Games or Goodnight Mommy. Less often mentioned are the contributions that Black women have made to the genre. Marlene Clark’s conflicted bloodthirst in 1973’s Ganja & Hess. Rachel True‘s vengeful teenage...
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