BOYO #9

BOYO zine Issue 9 – Collages and Combines is inspired by water. I grew up on an island surrounded by it – the ever presence of it in my life – the necessity of its hold in my every day. This issue was made over a period when my foot was in long healing from surgery. It was floating – moving – diving – swimming that I missed the most. This issue is my love letter to the one element that has consistently been there – never left me – and always will be – there for me.

Australian dancer Rhys Kosakowski embodies and helps illustrate my most loved traits of water in images shot by Jamie Heath. Captured on the shores of a Sydney beach – his strength – movement – fluidity and playfulness reflects the motion of the ocean behind him.

I wanted these collages to capture that same sense of movement. And the combines made with images of body builders, and that have taken on a ‘trophy’ like shape – reflect the power and strength.