Table of contents for Summer 2021 in Dazed & Confused

MARCO RIBEIRO Marco Ribeiro is not afraid to follow his instincts. He wasn’t afraid at 14 years old, when, after his parents divorced, he moved from his birthplace of Brazil to Argentina to spend time with his mum. “It was supposed to be just a holiday,” he explains from his sunny Parisian apartment, “but I wanted to experiment and do something new, to learn a new language.” To this day, Ribeiro considers Argentina his second home. “Even today, I speak more Spanish than Portuguese, even when I talk to my mum - even though she’s Brazilian.” And Ribeiro wasn’t afraid when, a few years later, he decided he needed to be in Paris to start his fashion label. “There were so many coincidences, so many things were calling me to…

BLACK GIRLS SURF, Cape Town Olympic hopefuls and casual gliders: Black Girls Surf’s new South African arm are riding the waves – and keying up youth culture on the Cape It’s a bright Sunday morning in Muizen- berg beach, Cape Town, and a story of hope is about to emerge. Standing at the ocean’s edge is a group of young Black girls tilled with anticipation. “WE ARE BLACK GIRLS SURF! WE ARE BLACK GIRLS SURF!” chant the girls, a mix of self-conscious teenagers and fidgety pre-teens, in unruly unison. An air of rhythmic chaos hangs over the scene as another chant, equally exuberant, goes up: “My name is Khadjou, Rhonda, Asiphe...” The excitement is evident, but there’s also a sense of anxiety. “You’re all in the beginning stages of becoming…

“We believe in Ghana, and that we deserve the same rights due every Ghanaian… We deserve to be heard” ACCRA, GHANA “How long till we’re persecuted? How long are we to cower because we’re queer? How long will it take to feel safe in a world that hates us?” These are some of the questions posed by Alex Kofi Donkor, founder of the recently closed LGBT+ Rights Centre in Accra, Ghana. Across many parts of Africa, the fight for LGBTQ+ rights is visceral. “While the world is focusing on the pandemic, I am coming from a place where human rights abuses are unchecked,” says Abdul-Wadud Mohammed, communications director of LGBT+ Rights Ghana, a non-profit activist group also established by Donkor. In Ghana, section 104 of the Criminal Offences Act prohibits sexual…

LOS ANGELES, USA Y’all wanna hear a story about how me and this bitch fell out? So goes the first in a thread of 148 tweets by Aziah ‘Zola’ King, a rollercoaster ride of a story involving strippers, sex trafficking, extortion and guns that went viral in 2015. King, who tweets as @_Zolarmoon, was a 20-year-old waitress working at Hooters. The thread caught fire on Black Twitter and her follower count ballooned. Within three days, Solange had shared it. A line of t-shirts emblazoned with Zola’s catchphrase, #HOEISM, was launched. The film rights were optioned. Bizarre, thrilling and darkly funny, Zola’s hyperlocal experience was seen for its global potential. The rapper Missy Elliot described reading the thread as like “watching a movie on Twitter”. The story was turned into a…

What makes a revolution? Revolution does not come about by chance. It’s an alchemy of time, place, people and circumstance. It also doesn’t happen overnight – but in the wake of last year’s End Sars uprising against police corruption, a new generation of activists and instigators boldly moved Nigeria into a more optimistic and inclusive future. Looking back in order to move forward, we examine the youth revolution that brought the establishment to its knees and ask: what’s next for Nigerian activism? LAGOS, NIGERIA “There was the scary realisation that I or my loved ones may be victims of oppression at any moment. Survival was my propeller” RINA ODUALA The First Wave The only accurate word to sum up the events that took place in Nigeria in the month of…

Good times and broken music: rave collective Gay are bringing anarchy to the dancefloor in a post-pandemic Saigon - and calling time on mental health taboos One minute, Cut Lon are pounding the stage with their high-octane thrash metal, the next they’re sharing the floor with a severed pig’s head. The pelter, whose tongue is protruding from his ‘bloodied’ mouth like Gene Simmons, surveys the scene from the mosh pit after launching the head like a fleshy hand grenade. Dressed in schoolgirl outfits and Pikachu-inspired knitted balaclavas, the four-piece band from Hanoi, Vietnam, are known for their playful antics, poking fun at everything and everyone - including themselves. “I came out of the show drenched in sweat and (fake) blood,” says one shellshocked reveller, after finding himself in the trajectory…

ELLIE PENNICK Guts Gallery “I believe change comes from a place of anger,” says Ellie Pennick, reflecting on the elitism of the art world. “We need to provide safe spaces, collective shouldering and a general support system to uphold each other.” The artist and gallerist’s anger stems in part from being unable to afford a place on an MA course after being rejected for a bursary. Instead of accepting her fate, Pennick set up Guts Gallery, a platform supporting underrepresented voices in the arts. The gallery offers advice, exhibition spaces, studio visits and more to its roster of artists, helping first-time buyers to access the exclusionary world of art collecting. Born into a working-class family in Yorkshire, Pennick’s love of art derives from days out to free museums, as well…

hair ALFIE SACKETT at LGA using AVEDA, make-up MEL ARTER at JULIAN WATSON AGENCY using DERMALOGICA, models LUCIEN CLARKE, CHARLIE BIRCH, AUSTIN BRISTOW and GABE HAZELL at PALACE SKATEBOARDS, photographic assistants MAX GLATZHOFER, styling assistants NADIA DAHAN, FLORENCE ARMSTRONG, digital operator SAMUEL HEARN…

hair YANNICK D’IS at MANAGEMENT + ARTISTS using ORIBE, make-up HIROMI UEDA at ART + COMMERCE using CHANEL LES BEIGES SUMMER LIGHT and HYDRA BEAUTY CAMELLIA GLOW CONCENTRATE, nails BÉATRICE ENI at SAINT GERMAIN, set design IBRAHIM NJOYA at MAGNET, models IBRAHIMA ALESSIO at ELITE, ADIT PRISCILLA at PREMIUM, METTA IREBE at WOMEN, SÉGOLÈNE SEPULCHRE at GIRL, MAEL JUHANT at SELECT MODEL, KIILIAN at REBEL, VINCENT H at ROCK MEN, GAELLE L at STUDIO PARIS, BILLIE C, DOURANE FALL and MYUNG SU JUNG at SUCCESS MODELS, ASH FOO at OUI MANAGEMENT, ELVIS JOUSSE-HAGGLUND, FELIX PARADZA, MARK MUTYAMBIZI, nurse PATRICIA ROSINEL, photographic assistants CLARA BELLEVILLE, CHIARA VITTORINI, CAROLINA BECCARI, styling assistants FELIX PARADZA, MARK MUTYAMBIZI, ANDRA-AMELIA BUHAI, AROUA AMMARI, hair assistants CHRISTOPHE PASTEL, LUKAS LALOUE, make-up assistants TAKAKO NOBORIO, AZUSA KUMAKURA,…

hair JONATHAN DE FRANCESCO at STREETERS, make-up MARLA BELT at STREETERS using SHISEIDO, nails MEI KAWAJIRI at 13 MARKET, set design ANDY HARMAN at LALALAND, models MILA GANAME and RYU AGUILAR at NEXT, LEX PECKHAM and EMILY KRAUSE at KOLLEKTIV, DUOT AJANG at MUSE NY, DEDE MANSRO at NEXT, CHLOE BLANCHARD and CRISTINA JUGO at THE LIONS, PERO SIMIC at NEW YORK MODELS, photographic assistants PETER DUONG, WILLIAM TAKAHASHI, WILL CUDD, styling assistants TAYLOR KIM, ALI MARINO, hair assistants NEVADA RAFFAELE, GINGER RYAN, make-up assistants YUI ISHIBASHI, ANNA KURIHARI, nails assistant ETSUKO, set design assistant KATHLEEN DYCAICO, production 360PM, casting MISCHA NOTCUTT…

hair FRANZISKA PRESCHE at THE TOGETHER COMPANY using ORIBE, make-up CRYSTABEL RILEY at JULIEN WATSON AGENCY using JILLIAN DEMPSEY, models ALICE COOPER at SELECT, ALI RIDGWAY at MILK, SHIVARUBY at STORM, FLORENCE BARSHALL, photographic assistants VASILIS KALEGIAS, DAN DOUGLASS, styling assistants NADIA DAHAN, HANNAH HETHERINGTON, FRANKIE CHARTSUWAN, hair assistants SATOKO IMY, CHLOE FRIEDA, make-up assistant KEVIN CORDO, production ARTISTRY LONDON, casting PEOPLE-FILE, special thanks A-Z ANIMALS…

hair BENJAMIN MULLER at MANAGEMENT + ARTISTS using DYSON products, make-up STEPHANE MARAIS at STUDIO 57, models ASH FOO at OUI MANAGEMENT, CHLOE at ELITE, HE CONG at IMG, photographic assistants CHRISTIAN BRAGG,’ AURELIEN NOBECOURT-ARRAS, MANON TERNES, styling assistants IOANA IVAN, CHRISTELLE OWONA NISIN, FERGUS O’REILLY, hair assistant MIWA MOROKI, make-up assistant NATACHA MAILLARD, digital operator LORENZO TOUZET at D-FACTORY, production FARAGO PROJECTS, post-production STUDIO RM, casting PIERGIORGIO DEL MORO at DM CASTING…

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1 SARAH FORBES BONETTA “Sarah Forbes Bonetta (born Omoba Aina) was an Egbado princess from Nigeria in the mid-19th century, orphaned during a war with the Kingdom of Dahomey and brought to its court as a slave. She’s important because she shows that, historically, there were clear institutions and systems in place in Nigeria. She was brought to the UK and was favoured because of her etiquette and mannerisms. [Bonetta was offered to Queen Victoria as ‘a gift’ when Captain Frederick E Forbes arrived at the Kingdom of Dahomey to negotiate its withdrawal from the Atlantic slave trade, and was later raised as a goddaughter by the queen, who was impressed by her intelligence.] For someone of her status to be given equal recognition in Britain does send a message.…

An astronaut, a slouching skater, a bunnyheaded man, a gothic glamazon in a black velvet dress – characters both fantastical and true to life idle in the same queue, moving towards a visor-wearing vaccinator, and, we hope, a whole new world. In the face of a global pandemic that amplified inequalities and spurred long-brewing social upheaval, local communities unified globally. We became creative in our resilience and found commonality across continents. The ongoing Covid-19 discourse is pocked by society’s most galling issues: we see how systemic racism and a lack of faith in institutional power has infected minority communities with vaccine hesitancy. Young people are pummelled by online misinformation and conspiracy. Governments across the world have leveraged the pandemic to roll back our right to protest their brutalities. This is…

“Do you wanna have some fun? And never, ever see anyone?” What does fun look like in 2021 and beyond? Where might hedonism be headed out of lockdown? From digi-drugs to Neurodungeons, amid the chaos and claustrophobia of Covid, people found groundbreaking ways to party, raise hell and find themselves online Pixellated youths bobbing around fantasy spaces. A goth kid hovering mid-air on a gigantic dragon. A stage that is quite literally made of rainbows. This is what you saw when you entered nu:cenosis festival, a 15-hour digital rave set within an online ‘metaverse’. Described by one awestruck reveller as the “best non-club club experience ever”, the event took place in April of last year, across five stages that resembled floating islands on 00s-era Super Smash Bros. Once inside, partygoers…

hair MIKA SAFRO and LU SAFRO at SDMGMT, make-up CAMILA DE ALEXANDRE, models SHAOLIN at KOZMOS, FAISKA and FUMASSA at VIVALDO MARQUES, ROSÁRIO at JOY MODELS, ENRICO CARDOSO at WAY MODEL, GUTO NKONWANA and WELL COSTA at SQUAD BRAZIL, ANA ELISA at A FENIX AGENCY, KIBBA, photographic assistants BRUNO BRALFPERR, RENATO MACHADO, GUSTAVO BARROS, styling assistants MARIANA FIOCCO, FERNANDA CORREIA, hair assistant JULIANAH OLUWAROTIMI, make-up assistant CAMILA ANH and CAMILA HAYASAKA, production DIEGO DOMINGOS at SDCEP, production assistant ANDRÉ GONÇALVES, retouching THIAGO AUGE, casting THAIS MENDES, casting assistants BIA ALCÂNTARA, CAMILA PEREIRA…

hair VIRGINIE MOREIRA at MANAGEMENT + ARTISTS, make-up AMMY DRAMMEH at BRYANT ARTISTS, models BECKY SKIRROW at THE FACE, PRISCILLIA RESSEM at GIRL, TESS BUITENHUIS at VIVA, MARIEME KANE at MAKERS, GINETTE MENDES at THE CLAW, photographic assistants FELIX TW, DANI BASTIDAS, styling assistants FELIX PARADZA, MARK MUTYAMBIZI, AROUA AMMARI, LAURA LY TRAN, ANGE HÉRAUT, hair assistants DAMIEN LACOUSADE, GABY PONDY BIAS, LAURIE NLATE, make-up assistants SUN SEO, EMILIE NSSOGA, ELOISE BOURGES, NATSUKI ONEMAYA, set design assistant ALICE JACOBS, digital operator PAUL ALLISTER at DTOUCH, production BRACHFELD, casting MISCHA NOTCUTT, casting assistant SARAH MARIA BOOTH…

hair LUCAS WILSON at HOME AGENCY using ORIBE, make-up YUMI LEE at STREETERS using M.A.C, nails JIN SOON CHOI at HOME AGENCY using JINSOON, set design JULIA WAGNER at SECOND NAME, models ARIANNA MARTINEZ at DNA MODELS, OJI WELLS and DAISYA COLLINS at STATE MANAGEMENT, NAOMIE BROQUET at THE SOCIETY, TINDI MAR and BRIANA MICHELLE at THE INDUSTRY NYC, ALEX CARRANZA at APM MODELS, AVA FERGUSON at NO AGENCY, photographic assistants JAMES SAKALIAN, SAM DONG, NICK RAPAZ, styling assistants IMAAN SAYED, JADE BOULTON, JULI MOLNAR, COLE DURKEE, hair assistant D’ANGELO ALSTON, make-up assistants MISHA PARTI, ELKA HILATA, nails assistants LEANNE WOODLEY, BAGIR KHASANOV, production SECOND NAME, production assistants AHMED MOHAMED, RAFAEL MARTINEZ, retouching DTOUCH, casting ANITA BITTON at ESTABLISHMENT NEW YORK, special thanks CASA BELLA and DA NICO…

JOHN FM DETROIT, USA “We serve as a reality TV show for the rest of the world; that’s America’s place right now,” says John FM, sermonising with dark humour about the contradictions he wrestles with on his new house-rap-techno-noise outburst American Spirit. The EP’s five tracks had been gestating for several years, but, when 2020 unravelled into a televised spectacle of protest and disorder, they finally made sense together. Touching on gun violence, spiritual battles, vice, glamour and oppression, it’s a soulful epic of miniature proportions. “We do so many terrible and atrocious things,” FM continues, dialling in from Detroit’s Belle Isle Park, “and still we still hash out the same issues over and over, as a form of entertainment.” Born and raised in Detroit, the singer and producer is…

For this story, photographer Leslie Zhang highlights the multiculturalism emerging in Guangzhou, where the migration of workers from west and north Africa has changed the cultural make-up of the city. “The Black community is unfamiliar to a large part of Chinese society and stereotypical misunderstandings very much remain,” says Zhang. “There is a growing population of Black people in China, especially in places like Guangzhou. They live and work alongside other communities and their lives are woven into our social fabric. “Le Le and Hangxin are very typical of the youth in China with such exuberant energy – especially Le Le, a first-generation teenager who is an integral part of the streetwear scene in Guangzhou. It’s beautiful how they become protagonists in the romanticised version of this Chinese life.” hair…

hair VIRGINIE MOREIRA at MANAGEMENT + ARTISTS, make-up AMMY DRAMMEH at BRYANT ARTISTS, models ADIT PRISCILLA at PREMIUM, SARAH BONKAY at SILENT, GINETTE MENDES, DOUTA SIDIBE and FRANÇOIS DELACROIX at THE CLAW, PRISCILLIA RESSEM at GIRL, MARIEME KANE and SONA MARCIEL at MAKERS, RABINE FLORY, ABDOUL RAZAK and MAXENCE COLAUTTI at ROCKMEN, TESS BUITENHUIS at VIVA, BECKY SKIRROW at THE FACE, TYA GOHIN GAGNEUX at WOMEN360, JAOUEN NILS and JULIEN MASSELO at 16MEN, LAMINE DIOUF at M MGMT, LAURENS LANDRE at MARILYN, JEAN-LUC NDJOLI at SUCCESS, set design IBBY NJOYA, photographic assistants FELIX TW, DANI BASTIDAS, styling assistants FELIX PARADZA, MARK MUTYAMBIZI, AROUA AMMARI, LAURA LY TRAN, ANGE HÉRAUT, ANDRA-AMELIA BUHAI, hair assistants DAMIEN LACOUSADE, GABY PONDY BIAS, LAURIE NLATE, make-up assistants SUN SEO, EMILIE NSSOGA, ELOISE BOURGES, NATSUKI ONEMAYA,…