MFYG: ISSUE 02 “Adulting”

In our second issue, we interpret the theme of “𝐀𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠” as performing acts of care in our daily lives. Experiencing the lockdown globally has impacted the way we see the world and spend our time. Be it acts of mutual aid for local communities or taking stock of one’s life, the past two years have made us crave stability, genuine connection and wellness.

This issue contains:

▫️@fariha_roisin ‘s groundbreaking book Who is Wellness For? It is a call to arms: “It deeply concerns me that whiteness and capitalism has co-opted wellness, relegating caring for oneself as a privilege when wellness should be for all.”

▫️In @_xiayi ’s photo essay, she questions the stigmatisation of mental health.

▫️@sssoak ’s new photography book Rules for Photographing a Scoliotic Patient, made in collaboration with graphic designer Marcarius Eng, reframes the medical gaze.

▫️ Between the Self and the World by @rosiebroadhead_ takes a look at the relationship between skin microbiomes and textiles.

▫️Fashion researcher Daniela Monasterios Tan sits down with activist @noordinaryprotest to talk about communities of care within fashion in Singapore.

▫️ @gongjongong speaks to @thewhitepube on what it takes to continue creating unfiltered art criticism for the layman.

▫️In 退信, lawyer and activist @lexshuchan pens a fiction piece about family and acceptance.

▫️Artist and musician @lucindachua interprets her musical practice as the ultimate act of self love.

▫️@tij.flowers , known for their painstakingly crafted paper flowers, created still-lives with photographer @jimbiners and creative director @boahkimstudio. The pictures provide a fitting accompaniment for contemplations on love and mortality in Hymne.

▫️@valyuwehs shares On Comfort, a photo essay of her experience growing up in Taiwan.

▫️Fashion photographer @bakya_a_bedla explores her new obsession with Mixed Martial Arts in a fashion story titled 전사 (The Warrior) with garments inspired by anger from @sample.cm .