STUDY Magazine / Fashionsnap | April 7, 2023

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Article from Fashionsnap: www.fashionsnap.com/article/portraits-of-wm-vol1/

すばらしき音楽家たちの肖像　Vol.1：AURORA from Norway

FASHION すばらしき音楽家たちの肖像

2023.04.07 Fri. - 19:00 JST



国外ミュージシャンのファッションポートレートを日本独自で撮り下ろす新連載「すばらしき音楽家たちの肖像（Portraits of Fabulous Musicians）」。初回には、ノルウェー出身のポップシンガー、オーロラ（AURORA）が登場。神話のモチーフを用いながらジェンダーや政治の問題に切り込んでいくリリックは、時に怒りや悲しみに満ち溢れているが、そのサウンドはというと、白昼夢のようでありながら同時に大地の力強さを感じさせるもの。今年2月に豊洲PITで行われたライブでは、「Cure For Me」（性的指向を矯正しようとする転向療法に対してノーを叩きつける曲）など数々のアンセムをおおらかに歌い上げ、合間のMCでは「みんなはそのままで十分美しい」と日本語で主張する姿が印象的だった。彼女は世代の声を代弁し、包み込み、世界に反響させる。









Shirt, Oology Lace Robe, Shell Ring, Hearing Aid (LR Silver)×2, Hearing Aid (Mineral Pink Amethyst) by HATRA
*Contact: [e-mail]（HATRA）

オーロラに聞く8つの質問

ーAsk Aurora, question by questionー

Q1.もし別の時代に生きられるとしたら、何年代のどの国がいいですか？
　女性にとっては、過去のどんな時代よりも今の方が環境的に良いと思います。だから今がベストですね。

Q2.スタイリッシュだと思う人は？（身近な友人でも見知らぬ有名人でも）
　特定のスタイルよりも、みんながそれぞれの格好をしている、そのことに何よりも刺激を受けます。

Q3.自分の考えに影響を与えた格言や詩や本、あるいは映画を教えてください。
　「ソロモンの指輪」（旧約偽典の『ソロモンの遺訓』に記述された話）。

Q4.今という時代をどのように捉えていますか？
　行き過ぎた資本主義や、女性とLGBTQへの抑圧に反対するために、若い人たちが国家という単位を超えて繋がり始めていることはすばらしいと思います。

Q5.SNSとの向き合い方を教えてください。
　SNSの中ではTiKTokが一番好き。そこに出てくる人たちがみんなナチュラルにみえるから。インスタグラムは……そうですね……わかるでしょ（笑）。

Q6.何をしている時が一番「安心」しますか？
　一人で音楽を作っている時。

Q7.自分のルーツと断言できる音楽は？
　スピリチュアルミュージック。

Q8.一緒に仕事をして心から信頼できると思った人は？
　お金に固執せず、ものづくりにソウルをこめられる人。

Photography：Kazuki Iwabuchi
Styling：Yosuke Shoji
Direction＆Edit：Hiroaki Nagahata （STUDY Magazine）
Management：Mina Jokoji、Asuka Furukata（FASHIONSNAP）
Photographic Assistance：Joshua Helius
Styling Assistance：Hana Fukumoto

Google translation:

Portraits of Wonderful Musicians Vol.1: AURORA from Norway


FASHION portraits of great musicians

2023.04.07 Fri.-19:00 JST

A new series "Portraits of Fabulous Musicians" that shoots fashion portraits of foreign musicians in Japan. For the first time, Norwegian pop singer Aurora will appear. The lyrics, which use mythological motifs to cut into issues of gender and politics, are sometimes full of anger and sadness, but the sound is like a daydream and at the same time, you can feel the power of the earth. thing. At the live performance held at Toyosu PIT in February this year, he generously sang a number of anthems such as "Cure For Me" (a song that slams no to conversion therapy that tries to correct sexual orientation), and during the interval MC It was impressive to see him claiming in Japanese, "Everyone is beautiful just the way they are." She speaks for generations, embraces them, and reverberates around the world.

Shirt, Oology Lace Robe , Shell Ring, Hearing Aid (LR Silver)×2, Hearing Aid (Mineral Pink Amethyst) by HATRA
*Contact: [e-mail] (HATRA)

8 questions to ask Aurora

-Ask Aurora, question by question-

Q1. If you could live in another era, which country and what era would you prefer?
　For women, I think the environment is better now than at any time in the past. So now is the best time.

Q2. Who do you think is stylish? (whether it's a close friend or a stranger celebrity)
　More than any particular style, I am inspired by the fact that everyone is dressed in their own way.

Q3.Tell us about a quote, poem, book, or movie that has influenced your thinking.
　"Solomon's Ring" (a story described in the Old Testament Pseudonym "Solomon's Testament").

Q4. How do you perceive the current era?
　I think it's great that young people are starting to connect across nations to fight the excesses of capitalism and the oppression of women and LGBTQ people.

Q5. Please tell me how to deal with SNS.
　Among SNS, I like TiKTok the most. Because all the people who appear there look natural. Instagram is... well... you know (laughs).

Q6. What do you do when you feel most “relieved”?
　When I'm making music by myself

Q7. What kind of music can you say is your roots?

　spiritual music.

Q8. Who do you think you can trust from the bottom of your heart after working together?
　A person who puts his soul into manufacturing without being obsessed with money.

Photography：Kazuki Iwabuchi
Styling：Yosuke Shoji
Direction＆Edit：Hiroaki Nagahata （STUDY Magazine）
Management：Mina Jokoji、Asuka Furukata（FASHIONSNAP）
Photographic Assistance：Joshua Helius
Styling Assistance：Hana Fukumoto

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Photos by photographer Kazuki Iwabuchi - 岩渕一輝 (@_iwabuchi) via STUDY Magazine (@magazinestudy)

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she looks like she is having a lot of fun, and it shows by how photogenic she is, just glowing.

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Photos by photographer Kazuki Iwabuchi - 岩渕一輝 (@_iwabuchi) via STUDY Magazine (@magazinestudy)

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[petermoth]

Apr 7, 2023 21:01:03 GMT phanner said:

she looks like she is having a lot of fun, and it shows by how photogenic she is, just glowing.

Let's face it, no matter whatever Aurora does, she will always give a good performance and impress the viewers.

As for "just glowing" probably the highly reflective makeup.

You may detect some negativity in my comments:

I am sure that I have read interviews where she has expressed a negative attitude to fashion, the fashion industry and its effect on people ...

[Fabrice]

Apr 8, 2023 13:32:16 GMT petermoth said:

I am sure that I have read interviews where she has expressed a negative attitude to fashion, the fashion industry and its effect on people ...

You sure ?

[phanner]

Apr 8, 2023 13:42:38 GMT Fabrice said:

Apr 8, 2023 13:32:16 GMT petermoth said:

I am sure that I have read interviews where she has expressed a negative attitude to fashion, the fashion industry and its effect on people ...

You sure ?

I’m sure she would be the first to say the same thing about the music industry at large but it doesn’t mean she hasn’t been able to find her place in it. We really know nothing about the people who make those clothes that she was modeling in Japan. They may be extra-conscious or different or outside the main stream of the industry.

I think I’ve seen enough Aurora to know when she’s faking it and to me she looks like she’s having a really good time in that shoot.

[Fabrice]

Apr 8, 2023 14:01:59 GMT phanner said:

I’m sure she would be the first to say the same thing about the music industry at large but it doesn’t mean she hasn’t been able to find her place in it. We really know nothing about the people who make those clothes that she was modeling in Japan. They may be extra-conscious or different or outside the main stream of the industry.

I think I’ve seen enough Aurora to know when she’s faking it and to me she looks like she’s having a really good time in that shoot.

Would you say the same thing about the Vuitton photoshoot (Wonderland magazine) ?

[phanner]

Apr 8, 2023 14:08:59 GMT Fabrice said:

Apr 8, 2023 14:01:59 GMT phanner said:

I’m sure she would be the first to say the same thing about the music industry at large but it doesn’t mean she hasn’t been able to find her place in it. We really know nothing about the people who make those clothes that she was modeling in Japan. They may be extra-conscious or different or outside the main stream of the industry.

I think I’ve seen enough Aurora to know when she’s faking it and to me she looks like she’s having a really good time in that shoot.

Would you say the same thing about the Vuitton photoshoot (Wonderland magazine) ?

don’t recall it

[petermoth]

Apr 8, 2023 18:54:17 GMT phanner said:

Apr 8, 2023 14:08:59 GMT Fabrice said:

Would you say the same thing about the Vuitton photoshoot (Wonderland magazine) ?

don’t recall it

Try here.

[phanner]

Apr 8, 2023 19:13:08 GMT petermoth said:

Apr 8, 2023 18:54:17 GMT phanner said:

don’t recall it

Try here.

not the same to me. That’s looks like a boring day at work

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Photos by photographer Kazuki Iwabuchi - 岩渕一輝 (@_iwabuchi) via FASHIONSNAP (@fashionsnapcom)

http://instagr.am/p/Cq4T47_sEnb

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Photo by photographer Kazuki Iwabuchi - 岩渕一輝 (@_iwabuchi) by 庄司洋介 _ Yosuke S͝h͏oji (@_yosuke_shoji_)

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