Wound Magazine - Glitter & Doom

Wound Magazine exists at the intersection of cutting edge modern culture, where the music, fashion, architecture and art worlds collide. Showcasing pioneers and leaders in their respective fields within a broad quarterly theme, Wound targets the reader with a thirst for knowledge beyond the merely trendy; a thinker armed with a discerning appreciation of beauty and deep respect for artistic integrity.

A few pages from Wound Magazine 1 - Nov 2007

The first issue of Wound Magazine was published in November 2007, and established the magazine as a distinctive and eclectic fusion of unusual delights. The issue centres around a theme of "Glitter & Doom", interpreted in the broadest sense, and brings together architecture, fashion, art and music with a series of fascinating articles and interviews. The photography and artwork truly makes this publication much more than a "read and discard" magazine, and many readers will, I suspect, find room for it on their bookshelves.

The magazine takes its name from a quote from Robert Frost: “It is absurd to think that the only way to tell if a poem is lasting is to wait and see if it lasts. The right reader of a good poem can tell the moment it strikes him that he has taken an immortal wound, that he will never get over it.” And much of the magazine's content is chosen for its approach to that immortal quality. Cast your eye across the contents and you will see what I mean:

The Music section includes: Uniform, The Sixteens, Cult With No Name, U R Penetrators, Ulterior, The Music Axis, Babygod, HTRK, Top 10 from Flatline, Kitten, Erik Stein, Tim Riley, Ben McGregor and DJ1982, "PastPresentFuturePerfect", Future Brain, and Porl King's project "miserylab".

The Fashion section features: Hot on the Heels of Love photographed by Mark Kean; Le Scandale! and Solitaire by Ssam Sung Un Kim; Appassionata photographed by Peter Zownir; Showcase and Twist in my Sobriety by Nari K; All Fall Down by Derrick Santini; Modern Classics by Takashi Kamei; The Hedonists photographed by Frederic Aranda; a feature article "Icons of Fashion: Thierry Mugler and Azzedine Alaia" by Laurent Dombrowicz; Mimosa by Charles Adesanya; "Notes from the Fashion Frontline" by Detmar Von Swichbach; Yu’s World; Vanguard: Kristian Aadnevik; Nightvision photographed by Ognyan Yordanov; Shanghai Gothic byLynn Wahab-Winter; Skin I'm In, photographed by Desmond Muckian; Liar Liar by George Bamford; Face It by Don & Bronson; a shopping feature about Pokit and Kokon to Zai; and The Spy by Tamer Wilde.

The Art section covers a number of artists with commentary, examples of their work, and interviews with artists. The introductory article, "Anita mon amour" (the Anita being Anita Berber) is followed by sections featuring Espira, Jennifer Martin, Karen Tang, Danny Sangra, Yutaka Inagawa, Kyu-Sung Jo and Sue de Beer. Ken Pratt reviews an installation by Norwegian artist Børre Sæthre and Michael Benson writes about an Iranian art exhibition. Finally, a film review entitled "Snails, Downs Syndrome and Razor Blades" considers the controversial film "What is it?" by Crispin Hellion Glover.

In the Architecture section the commentary traces the Glitter & Doom theme through modern architecture, Kevin Flanagan writes about the Church of San Carlino at the Four Fountains in Rome under the title "Space in Time", and Kirian Hacker considers perspective.

Issue 2 of Wound Magazine is due out in early 2008.