Skip to main content
Illustration by Miles Chiarelli
Are You Human As facial recognition technology is being used more prominently as a tool of surveillance and control, people are playing with new make-up styles to bypass these technologies
Illustration by Miles Chiarelli
Prickly Spiked choker, an accessory signaling rebellion and nonconformity becoming an object of protection against street harassment and spread legs.
Illustration by Miles Chiarelli
Grillz Before Grillz became an expensive mainstream accessory, disenfranchised black communities in Brooklyn and the Bronx turned their only accessible form of dental care – cheap gold fillings, into a fashion statement. With its association with black counterculture movements like hip-hop and rap culture, a sign of poverty transformed into a form of black empowerment and cultural expression.
Illustration by Miles Chiarelli
Parasol Protest During the ‘Umbrella protests’ or ‘Umbrella movement’ in 2014 in Hong Kong, protesters used everyday household objects like umbrellas to protect themselves and others against pepper spray used to disperse crowds and sit-ins by Hong Kong police.
Illustration by Miles Chiarelli
Drag Queen Story Hour Drag queen story hour and representations of queer life can help young queer kids imagine futures for themselves.
Illustration by Miles Chiarelli
Emergency Eyewash Station Inspired by the practical uses of water bottles at protests and raves, comparing both for their shared use of community care and protection.

Loading