The Cuba Archive by Tria Giovan

A rare look at the country's day-to-day during the '90s, captured by the photographer over 11 visits

NYC- and Sag Harbor-based photographer Tria Giovan traveled to Cuba 11 times during the severe economic depression of the ’90s, snapping over 25,000 images with a sense of urgency. Her photos reveal glimpses of perseverance and enduring spirit in one of the most unique places in the world, but the decades of isolation were bound to end. With President Obama announcing a restoration of full …

Matmos: Ultimate Care II Excerpt Five

Conceptual electronic duo Matmos have created a whole album from sounds sampled from the (now discontinued) Whirlpool Ultimate Care™ II washing machine in their Baltimore basement—and the results (industrial music meets musique concrète, with dance and drone sprinkled in) will have you considering dirty laundry (and spin cycles) in an entirely new light. The semi-psychedelic music video for “Ultimate Care II Excerpt Five” is a …

Axel Morin’s New York Photos

For his latests photo series “Once upon a time in America,” Axel Morin evokes the gritty summer atmosphere of Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx once portrayed in movies, music and magazines. The 29-year-old French photographer traveled through the boroughs during the summer of 2015, snapping a stunning set of images that harken back to a less gentrified New York. Speaking with Dazed, Morin explains, “I …