NR Vol. 13 Growth · Spring Summer 2021
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Me + Mine

My body. My limbs. My hair. My nose. My skin. My heart. My lungs. My breath.

Much of what we are taught about ourselves as women is that our bodies are not ours. As if we are someone else’s to keep, to define, to use, take pleasure in, and to hurt.

Loving our bodies is not as simple as it sounds when we are still finding a home within us. When we’re alone in nothing but our skin.

While nudes have traditionally been used to display our bodies for the pleasure of the male viewer, these portraits of us are distinct in that they evoke the safety we feel when no one is looking. We do not produce images for the gaze of patriarchy or to compete with other women. We don’t seek to empower people — we know empowerment happens when we take control for ourselves.

Across many regions and cultures, though it doesn’t represent every kind of body and beauty out there, this project is us sending nudes to ourselves — not to be consumed but to be revered. Each woman has a unique, evolving relationship with her body. What we have in common is being alongside one another on the path to loving our bodies how we choose, despite the battles we may face.

So we dream along our journeys. We touch each hair, each fold, each wrinkle, and each scar, remembering that we belong to ourselves.

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Founded in London in 2016, NR is an independent bi-annual print publication dedicated to showcasing diverse content in the realms of art, culture, design, fashion, music and beyond. Based in Milan since 2021, NR aims at providing in print and online, an archive of features and conversations between emerging and established creatives with a focus on empowering voices. Through the exploration of themes that transcend boundaries, challenge norms, and inspire change, NR aims to elevate the cultural conversation and celebrate the beauty of creativity in all its forms.

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Mariana Berezovska
Andrea Bratta
Ellie Brown
Matthew Burgos
Kayla Curtis-Evans
Cassidy George
Billy De Luca
Juule Kay
Dara Khakpour
Arielle Lana LeJarde
Simone Lorusso
Lindsey Okubo
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Sara van Bussel

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Founded in London in 2016, NR is an independent bi-annual print publication dedicated to showcasing diverse content in the realms of art, culture, design, fashion, music and beyond. Based in Milan since 2021, NR aims at providing in print and online, an archive of features and conversations between emerging and established creatives with a focus on empowering voices. Through the exploration of themes that transcend boundaries, challenge norms, and inspire change, NR aims to elevate the cultural conversation and celebrate the beauty of creativity in all its forms.

Creative Director, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief
Jade Removille

Website Design
Querida

Print Art Direction
Countersubject

Print Graphic Design
Rachele Stagni

Contributing writers
Nicola Barrett
Mariana Berezovska
Andrea Bratta
Ellie Brown
Matthew Burgos
Kayla Curtis-Evans
Cassidy George
Billy De Luca
Juule Kay
Dara Khakpour
Arielle Lana LeJarde
Simone Lorusso
Lindsey Okubo
Lorenzo Ottone
Jade Removille
Federico Sargentone
Sara van Bussel

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