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SOPHIA CHANG X PUMA incl. video

one small seed — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 21:59:52 +0000

Designer-illustrator Sophia Chang collaborates with PUMA to create an exclusive Brooklyn-inspired collection. Watch the video! one small seed magazine / Issue 27 / Digital 02: “Big Brands and Famous Artists” Issue, in partnership with PUMA

Rebecca Handler’s The Couples: Behind The Scenes Videos

one small seed — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 13:31:08 +0000

Featured HERE, in the first digital edition of one small seed magazine — ‘The Irony of Reality’ Issue — New York photographer Rebecca Handler’s latest series, The Couples, portrays historic ‘duos’ set in contemporary times. Each of them is depicted in a cinematic scene, contrasting the lifestyle they are famed for having. The curtain has been dropped as Handler reveals the very probable situations these couples would face today.

one small seed magazine 26 | digital issue 01: ‘The Irony of Reality’ Issue is in partnership with PUMA.

Take a look at behind-the-scenes footage below and view her shoot in the magazine HERE.

Couple 01: Adam and Eve

Couple 02: Frida and Diego

Couple 03: Cleopatra and Caesar

Couple 04: Bonnie and Clyde

Credits:

Photography: Rebecca Handler
Stylist: Phil Gomez
Makeup: Ewa Perry
Hair: Joey Oso
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Oliver Barnett: Behind The Scenes

one small seed — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 13:20:59 +0000

Featured in the first digital issue of one small seed magazine — ‘The Irony of Reality’ Issue — Cape Town-based photographic artist Oliver Barnett’s aim is to ‘unite scientific and spiritual realms to invoke balance in the way humans interact with nature.’

The video below is a short ‘visual biography’ where Barnett shares his thoughts — ones that are intrinsically woven into his art, spiritual beliefs and lifestyle.

Lose yourself in the intricate and abstract photography of Oliver Barnett in his article featured in the magazine, entitled ‘Organic Surrealism’

CLICK HERE to check out the full one small seed magazine 26 | digital 01, in partnership PUMA..

JUST RELEASED | MR SAKITUMI’s SWEET & SOUR VOL. 2 NEW EP & VIDEO

one small seed — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 13:33:20 +0000

Friday — 7 July, 2014 — saw the official release of a brand new EP by MR SAKITUMI entitled Sweet & Sour Vol. 2.. It follows the release of Vol. 1 (in December 2013), which was the first in his Sweet & Sour Series.

The concept for the venture is about contrasts – a contrast in musical style to his normal signature Mr Sakitumi sound and a contrast of each track featuring two different versions. The ‘sour’ part of each song, consists of a bassier, grimier, harder and dancier version of the track, whilst the ‘sweet’ part being more intimate as a piano/orchestral version. Vol. 2 features newer, more banging tunes along with beautiful, gentler piano/orchestral versions to contrast. For the first time, one of the tracks – ‘Mr & Grrrl (Sour)’ also features The Grrrl on vocals with Mr Sakitumi.

I’m experimenting a bit more with the ‘sours’ in this one, pushing the envelope. It has my fastest track to date ‘Space Fortune Cookie (Sour)’ which clocks in at 180BPM! The ‘sweet’ versions are going to be such great contrasts once again.

VOL.2 still features Mr Sakitumi’s signature epic element which threads through – to a degree ‘Mr & Grrrl (Sour) feat. The Grrrl’ has a lyrical sense of humour. Mr Sakitumi found inspiration for the EP whilst being out at clubs and festivals, hearing friends and DJ’s playing much harder music to what he normally do. Mr Sakitumi always wanted to try a really fast track inspired by this genre, so this is how it came about. He drew on elements, but made it his own.

The EP was written over the last 3 months and mostly recorded in his own studio. He is currently in Berlin, and had to mix most of the EP on headphones, whilst being out of South Africa. Mastering was done by his friend and fellow Lark member, Simon ‘Fuzzy’ Ratcliffe (Sound & Motion Studios), who also mixed the 3 Sour tracks.

As always, I’m excited to put new music out there! This EP pushes me to think and create differently, both in the ‘sweet’ and the ‘sour’ tracks. Vol.2 just became a level up for me!

MR+GRRRL VIDEO

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MR+GRRRL from meme on Vimeo.

Credits: c/o RACHELLE CROUS PUBLICITY

Check out our video interview with MR SAKITUMI from 2011 on one small seed here.

Haezer’s Minted WINS Cannes Lions Award

one small seed — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 09:46:15 +0000

Wim Steytler, director of Haezer’s music video for Minted, won the Young Director (Silver) Award at the Cannes Lions Award Ceremony in France on Thursday.

Image: Screenshot

Cannes Lions is the world’s biggest celebration of creativity in communications. Benchmarking innovation in anything from mobile and billboards to design and branded content, it’s the home of the great ideas changing the ways brands interact with their customers. Their Awards champion the best work from the past year and the Festival’s inspirational learning programme points the way forward.

The video features the subject of Xenophobia which is still a huge problem in Johannesburg, especially in the buildings depicted in the video. Steytler chose to centre the story of the video on the oppression of the Somalian community in South Africa. Some South Africans feel threatened by Somalians economically and therefore target them in xenophobic attacks

“It’s a great honour for my work to get recognised on such a huge international platform. Music videos are a fantastic medium with which to push visual boundaries, exactly like I did with Haezer’s Minted music video, and I can’t wait to get the next project off the ground.” says Steytler.

“Wim had a very clear vision for the music video and managed to stylishly pull off a big and abstract idea. It was easy working with him and his producers because of this and their open mindedness and grace when it comes to the director/artist bridge. They were accommodating with any changes I wanted made and I think the final product marries the concept with the music beautifully.” – Haezer.

Image: Screenshot

James Frey takes on God, & the faithful on Darwin & The Satanic Verses.

one small seed — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:19:13 +0000

It’s always been my ambition to write the most influential, most widely read, most controversial book of all time – James Frey

Fresh from his battles with Oprah and Larry King, James Frey’s got a new target: God. In his new book, The Final Testament of the Holy Bible, Jesus Christ is alive and well. He lives in New York. Has sex with men. Impregnates women. And smokes pot.

Have a look at this intriguing video that asks Muslims outside a mosque their opinions on The Satanic Verses, Christians what they think of Darwin and MPs what they think about bills they haven’t even read. Does no one read anymore?

Sometimes you don’t really need to read into things, you just have to know about it.

There is no way every MP reads every bill that they’re voting on.

Words: Yusuf Laher