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Self-harm in art about the Vietnam War: Gina Pane, Chris Burden, and Martin Scorsese

How did artists from the late 60s and 70s incorporate self-harm into art to comment on the Vietnam War? Continue reading Self-harm in art about the Vietnam War: Gina Pane, Chris Burden, and Martin Scorsese

Nina6 January 20267 January 2026
Arts & entertainment, Fashion, Movies & series, Visual arts

When self-injury makes the cover

When magazines put self-injury on their covers, the line between awareness and glamorization is often unclear. Continue reading When self-injury makes the cover

Nina16 October 202516 October 2025
Arts & entertainment, Books, Cultural perspectives, Interviews, Visual arts, World

Searching for a place to belong: Interview with photographer Kosuke Okahara

Photographer Kosuke Okahara documents the lives of girls who engage in self-injury in Japan. Continue reading Searching for a place to belong: Interview with photographer Kosuke Okahara

Nina7 January 202526 July 2025
Arts & entertainment, Cultural perspectives, Interviews, Visual arts, World

Raising awareness through cuteness: interview with Yami Kawaii artist Ryan

Yami Kawaii blends kawaii elements with mental illness imagery, to remind us that appearing cute doesn’t necessarily equate to being okay Continue reading Raising awareness through cuteness: interview with Yami Kawaii artist Ryan

Nina26 November 202426 July 2025
Arts & entertainment, Books, Cultural perspectives, Interviews, Visual arts, World

Lifting the stigma on self-injury in Japan: interview with photographer Lin Shihyen

Lin Shihyen made it her goal to bring self-injury to light. She released a photography book about those who have self-injured. Continue reading Lifting the stigma on self-injury in Japan: interview with photographer Lin Shihyen

Nina21 April 202426 July 2025
Arts & entertainment, Books, Cultural perspectives, Religion, Visual arts, World

Book review: ‘Ashura’ This Blood Spilled in My Veins, Jalal Toufic, 2005

Lebanese writer and artist Jalal Toufic photographed the graphic Shia festival of Ashura and the ceremony of Tatbir for his book Continue reading Book review: ‘Ashura’ This Blood Spilled in My Veins, Jalal Toufic, 2005

Nina7 August 202326 July 2025

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