#archival-photography

#archival-photography

Eli Erlick's journey "starts with my story being a trans girl who came out in 2003 - before we were supposed to have existed, according to the mainstream media right now," she tells PinkNews. A couple of years ago, frustrated with the "erasure of trans history" and continued anti-trans narratives, she began writing a history book. It spotlights underreported trans stories from 1850 to 1950, including some experiences that "haven't been told in 120 years".

The archival visual threads running through the magazine incluse "a squirting cucumber, an ancient Greek fertility statue, and a young Björn Borg looking at you excitedly, holding a small present," Merel says. The creative director collaborated with Kees de Klein for these odd yet cohesive images, pulled from his own personal archive, alongside Torbjørn Rødland's portfolio of images. Kees also shot portraits of Feeld members for the magazine's meet cute section, which he described as "like going on eight different dates", Merel says.