2wice “Rites of Spring” issue

This twice-yearly publication takes a different theme for each issue. Our audience is a particular one, interested in the intersection of performing and visual arts. The “Rites of Spring” issue followed a few especially dark topics, and the publisher wanted a deliberately brighter perspective. “Eye candy” is a disparaging term, but that was what we especially set out to address: things that look pretty, that are undeniably attractive. It also, obviously, coincided with the arrival of spring, so there was a sense of growth, renewal and an athletic sense of “springing.” The coordination of—and relationship between—several different photographic scenarios is complex.