FOUR WALLS WITH NO ENTRANCE / P.16 ____LIGHT AND TRANSPARENCY / P.35 UNTITLED, SELF-EXPRESSION / P.53 A ROCOCO PORTRAIT / P.70 CODE:SWITCH / P.23 APPARITION / P.38 SIARGAO: AN ISLAND OF LETTING GO S/S 2020 / P.56 AFTER 12 / P.77 HOUSE OF PAWS / P.28 UNNAMED LANEWAY / P.46 FLAT PACK FURNITURE / P.67 THE NEANDERTHAL PARLIAMENT OF CANADA / P.84
HI—WE ARE RAD!
RADmag is more than the bi-annual magazines we produce or the online content we share. Over the years we have grown from a small team, to a collective of individuals who are unified by one goal — that is to create a platform for young creatives to feel represented in. The community of: faculty members, team member, students, sponsors, friends and family thatbelieve in and support RADMag is what pushes us to do better & be better. As individuals we are always changing. As an industry we are always changing. It only seems fit that RADmag is granted that same opportunity to change.The 2020 rebrand is meant to pay homage to the years of work put into RADmag in the past and also look forward smilingly on what is in the future for our platform. We are excited to continue to grow with our community and we hope you are too!
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THE TEAM
Editorial
Administrative
Incoming
Editor in Chief Maxine McCarthy
Publisher Ena Nikolic
Editor in Chief Kaylah Wilson
Managing Editor Connor Garel
Assistant Publisher Claire McCulloch
Managing Editor Abigail Chevalier
Photography Editor Lelya Godfrey
Sponsorship & Distribution Manager Alexandra Anisman
Photography Editor Yanlong Sha
Interior Design Editor Emily Allen
Marketing, Events Director Amelia Ball
Interior Design Editor Katie Regis
Fashion Editor Angelina Vaah
Marketing, Events Assistant Kaylah Wilson
Fashion Editor Mia Yaguchi-Chow
Copy Editor Danielle Howson
Social Media Coordinator Kaylah Wilson
Content Creator Aisling Gogan
Copy Editor Cheyenne Bholla
Social Media Graphic Designer Adrianna Madore
Content Creator Lauren Knowles
Content Creator Dominique DiLibero Content Creator Mia Yaguchi-Chow
Art
Pre-Press Manager Winnie Lee Publisher Amelia Ball
Art Director Alexander La
Vice President, Finance Avery Tarek-Kaminker
Pre-Press Manager Justin Chan
Admin Assistant Sabrina Yussuf
Graphic Designer Afrah Idrees
Marketing Manager Zerlina Lac
Graphic Designer Emmanuelle Cabaltungan
Marketing Assistant Marly Bromstein Events Manager Claire McCulloch Events Assistant Cory Pitman
EDITOR’S LETTER
ART GETS CUT FIRST. Art gets cut first. Ontario Premier, Doug Ford, defended his decision to make student fees optional on the basis of the “crazy Marxist nonsense student unions get up to.” When Publisher, Ena Nikolic, and I embarked on this journey of leading the RADmag team it was during a period of celebration. With our first publication together being the monumental Issue 10 and fifth anniversary magazine, there was a sense of overwhelming excitement. As we entered into production of Issue 11 we experienced the adverse…compelling fear. The RADmag team successfully launched a 114 page magazine, featuring twelve phenomenal student submissions and five in-house produced editorials. Then were faced with the harsh question: will we even have the funding to print a physical magazine for next issue? With the progression of the production calendar RADmag returned to our roots. Ryerson’s Art + Design Magazine was born to create a collection of student work showcasing top talent in Fashion, Photography and Interior Design. So, Issue 11 is just that. A body of student submissions. The current landscape which student groups are entering is one of survival. The unknowns outweigh the known, but the faculty at Ryerson is doing everything possible to maintain the communities outside of the classroom. But we all need your support. If you only gather one thing from reading this letter, please opt in for student unions. We must fight back against this administrations rhetoric. The plethora of opportunity provided by all Ontario student groups will be lost without peer support. They cannot win if we stand together.
PUBLISHER’S NOTE
Days before orientation, I stumbled upon RAD for the first time. As I held issue 03, I was captivated by the high quality visuals and the thought-provoking narratives put forward by students. I was determined to find my way in. While filtering through the available roles, I quickly became consumed by my own self-doubt. Do I know how to execute marketing campaigns and host events? Do I know how to balance budgets and generate cash flow? Fast forward eight issues and several roles, I have finally found the confidence I once lacked. Not only does RAD give a voice to artists, but it creates an opportunity for students to operate a business and drive their entrepreneurial spirit. We place confidence in our team members to find innovative solutions to optimize our channels. During my tenure as Publisher, I learned that it is easy to oversee the tremendous amount of work and effort that goes on behind the scenes. From accounting to distribution, our dedicated team members do it all. Thank you to each one of you for being a pillar of our publication and making my time with RAD so meaningful. As always, I hope issue 11 can be a source of inspiration to all our readers as it is for me.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOUR WALLS WITH NO ENTRANCE PG 16
IMA
APPARITION PG 38
FASHION CODE:SWTICH PG 23
SIXARGAO:AN ISLAND OF LETTING GO S/S 20 PG 56
INTERIO
HOUSE OF PAWS PG 28
UNNAMED LANEWAY PG 46
AGE ARTS UNTITLED, SELF-EXPRESSION PG 53
_______ LIGHT AND TRANSPARENCY PG 35
A ROCOCO PORTRAIT PG 70
AFTER 12 PG 77
THE NEANDERTHAL PARLIAMENT OF CANADA PG 84
FLAT PACK FURNITURE PG 67
OR DESIGN “IT’S OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY.” PG 11
RADMAG
RADMAG
“It’s okay to not be okay.”
Creative Director: Ena Nikolic Photography: Emmett Charuk & Alejandro Aguiar Make Up, Hair & Post Production: Nicole Weitzel Models: Maxine McCarthy, Clay Conrad, Faizan Sheikh, Tianna Stimpson, Anna Melendres & Dre Selassie 11
Explore your darkness and learn to navigate your sadness. It is not a sign of weakness; it’s a sign that you are human. Try to find the beauty in your pain and the resilience from your tears. It’s okay to not be okay.
IMAGE ARTS
Four Walls With No Entrance Leyla Godfrey
leylasgodfrey@gmail.com @leylagodfrey leylagodfrey.ca
Leyla Godfrey is a recent graduate of Photography Studies at Ryerson University. Her work consists of portraiture and still life images. 16
Artist Statement This series depicts the relationship between my grandmother and I. We have grown extremely close, and despite living together my entire life, she still has secrets that remain hidden. Through her portraits I have discovered that her secrets do not relate to our relationship. They are integral to the way she sees
herself, her uniqueness, and her ability to maintain her own independence. This series highlights the contrast between what I desire to know and what she wishes to share. The careful way she holds or reveals secrets and the tension it causes in our relationship is what I wish to capture on camera in response.
FASHION
Code:SWITCH Angelina Vaah
angelina.vaah@ryerson.ca @angelina.vaah
Angelina Vaah is a fashion student at Ryerson University who finds inspiration from her fractured West AfricanAmerican Diasporic culture. Through clothing, she finds purpose in telling the stories she observed on her mother’s lap as her hair was strung into tidy braids before school.
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