SILK DUST
DANA DANA
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Matthew
ART DIRECTION
Matthew Costello
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Matthew Costello
SILK DUST
SHE’S NOTYOURTYPICALMUSE.
MEETDANA—THEAUSSIE QUEENWITH DIRTUNDER HER NAILSAND FIRE IN HER EYES. BYDAYSHEWORKS DEEPINTHE MINES, RUNNINGWITHTHE BOYS, OUTLASTINGTHEMALL. BYNIGHTSHE’S BAREFOOTIN BALI, HAIR SALTY, SKIN KISSED BYTHE SUNANDTHE DUST.THERE’S SOMETHING MAGNETICABOUTHER — THATEDGE,THATDARKSIDE. SHE’S GOTTHE KIND OFBEAUTYTHATDOESN’TASK FORATTENTION; ITDEMANDS IT.
THIS ISSUE OFSILKDUSTISABOUTDUALITY—THE SOFTNESSANDTHE GRIT,THE WILD HEARTANDTHE STEADYHAND. IT’SABOUTWOMENWHO DON’TFITNEATLY INTO BOXES.WOMEN LIKE DANA—WHO LIVE HARD, LOVE HARD,AND DON’T APOLOGISE FOR EITHER.
WELCOMETO SILKDUST—WHERE RAWMEETS RARE.
BEHIND THE LENS MATT COSTELLO
I DON’T JUST TAKE PHOTOS I CHASE FEELINGS. THE GRAIN, THE BLUR, THE MISSED FOCUS,THEY’RE NOT FLAWS, THEY’RE FRAGMENTS OF TRUTH. I SHOOT ON INSTINCT. ON BREATH.
MOST OF THE TIME, I’M DRAWN TO WHAT CAN’T BE STAGED THE SILENCE BETWEEN POSES, THE SOFTNESS JUST BEFORE SOMEONE LOOKS AWAY. THIS WORK ISN’T ABOUT PERFECTION IT’S ABOUT HONESTY.
AND IF YOU’RE HERE, READING THIS, THEN MAYBE YOU FEEL IT TOO.
MATT