It took Samantha Casolari four days to shoot the four cycles of Richard Wagner’s “Der Ring des Nibelungen” (the Ring Cycle) at New York’s famed Metropolitan Opera. Using a Canon 5D Mark II, the Italian-born, New York-based photographer and filmmaker captured the full dress rehearsals with a discerning eye and surreal predisposition. Approximately seven days [...]
Category Archives: Interviews
Escapes From Paradise
May 7, 2013 – 12:58 am
At Dossier, we’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with Elle Muliarchyk a number of times on fashion editorials. Each time, the result has been a complex and highly saturated tale—both in color and character. So when Elle wrote me with news of her latest project, “Escapes from Paradise,” with a subject line reading: My most [...]
The New Guard
May 1, 2013 – 11:06 am
“I don’t think I exploded onto the scene. It’s definitely been hard work.” Christopher Esber is something of a rising star. While the expression appears a devastating, hopeless cliché, in Esber’s case it’s very much true – the 25-year-old designer grows more luminous with each collection. At just 23 he made his Mercedes Benz Australian [...]
Vandana Jain
April 29, 2013 – 2:45 pm
There are plenty of reasons to talk about Vandana Jain. Firmly entrenched in Brooklyn’s musical world, by way of India and London, Vandana Jain brings a new stimulus and plenty of head-bopping, outperforming most of the current wave of electronic-based artists. She was surrounded by music from an early age, absorbing everything from Bollywood hits, [...]
The Wild West
April 24, 2013 – 3:26 pm
Rachel Libeskind recently dreamed that her teeth were dissolving in her mouth, coming out every time she tried to breathe “life puffs of dust.” For those familiar with Rachel’s work, it should come as no surprise that she has anxiety-ridden dreams. In fact, it’s impossible to ignore the similarities between her dream and the title [...]
This is The End
April 19, 2013 – 11:21 am
Salt Lake City gets a bad rap. Weak beer, guns galore, Brigham Young and his many wives – you’ve heard the reports. Still, it’s a place that tends to produce some very interesting and talented people. I met Cody Comrie in the summer of 2008, and he introduced me to his brother Michael Comrie soon [...]
A Little Help From Her Friends
April 1, 2013 – 5:04 pm
Melissa Ferrick’s life has always been an open book. Throughout her twenty-year career, which began on Atlantic Records, she has chronicled all the ups and downs of her life in her songwriting, and in the process came to represent a new wave of female alt-rock musicians in the mid-nineties. Her career received an early boost [...]
Poet of Uncertainty
February 28, 2013 – 6:10 am
Just before noon on a Thursday morning, Milan was draped in a thin fog. The light coming in the room through the skylights was soft as if someone had covered the windows with a thin white curtain. Bronze sculptures of dogs sat in front of me, each depicted in a different position. One of them was [...]
Advanced Style Finds the Sun
February 22, 2013 – 7:24 am
Ari Seth Cohen’s street photography has been repeatedly (and rightfully) credited with debunking ageist perceptions of who constitutes a ‘tastemaker’ in the realm of fashion. Since launching his blog, Advanced Style, in 2008, the San Diego native has captured countless members of New York’s well-heeled senior set. Wrapped in fluorescent coats, wearing all-over plaids and [...]
Eyes Wide Wider
February 14, 2013 – 1:23 pm
We at Dossier are very pleased to premiere the music video Eyes Wide Wider (Baleriac Edit) by the band Tempers, here for you on Valentine’s Day. This video also signals the directorial debut for our friend Kalika Farmer, well-known for her work with the contemporary arts festival New/Age held once a year in the Berkshires. [...]
