Banned. Magazine is a collection of interviews, research papers, ideas, tips and tricks in a comprehensive direction towards drug literacy. Conceptualised and created during the postgraduate programme at ELISAVA, Barcelona in collaboration with Andrea Terzian - the magazine was a component of a larger initiative and project called The FIX | Museum and Research Center for Drug Literacy developed as part of our course. The subject aims to deal with decriminalisation and destigmatizing of drug users and drug addiction by making it a health/medical issue, not a legal one. We pushed towards making the usage safe, making dos, donts and warnings accessible, and providing a knowledge base in an interactive and credible way for every user around the world. Digitalising information and ensuring its free and accessible were the most significant aspects conceptually and ethically, for us to push forward throughout the initiative.
Photographers featured: William Wegman, Cru Camara, Kelsey Mcclellan, Stephanie Blum, Bill Jacobson, Frances Berry, Anja Charbonneau (of floral arrangements by Amy Merrick), Jeremy Watts, Jonathan Nata, Natalia Roberts, Jamie Nelson, Mark Whalen, Alex Prager, Dutch Intervals, Katrin Korfmann, Raw Color
Writers featured: Leandra Malkovich, Lee Harris, Anastasia Welsh, Luna Hetswinkle, Harold Zhu, James Yeh, Rasmus Folehave Hansen, Tallulah Jenkins, Michelle Færsch, Gina Albarn, Raymond van Mil, Edward Shephard, Allison Tierney, Nicholas Lord, Louis Jensen, Giovanna Breu
Artworks by Trey Wright