Dichōtomi mag

07/12/2021

it has been a necessarily long and arduous wait— we are thrilled [and relieved] to announce that dichōtomi edition 04 will be launching tonight wed 8th !!!!

this edition was made possible with the support of the scanlon foundation: african australian creative media grant.

this is the last publication for 2021. thank you to everyone who has continued to build relationships with us through a really difficult and fatiguing year 🤎
image description: for the launch of dichōtomi edition four, a brown tile with the number 04 in big, bold, beige font in the centre.

01/07/2021

edition 03 'ijale + song for the mute collaboration'
image description: black and white photograph of ijale posing in-front of a rocky background

01/07/2021

'the authentic writer self: habits + ideas' conversation with khalid warsame for edition 03
image description: portrait photograph of khalid. he's standing of front of the side of a house, wearing a plaid shirt, a yellow beanie, looking into the camera.

30/06/2021

edition 03, 'sometimes' sounds by kye. listen now on dichotomimag.com✨
image description: photograph of kye sitting on a bed in a beautiful ruffled pink off the shoulder gown, arms stretched out with long pink gloves at her side, head titled and looking at the camera. there is a landscape painting of water and tress on the wall behind kye and different coloured pillows spread around.

30/06/2021

edition 03 'sura ya kwanza: ngwetereire' words by mbūgua wa kīhara✨
image description: up close portrait photograph of mbūgua in-front of a yellow and green background. mbūgua has ear length deadlocks cascading forward, some adorned with gold coloured hair jewellery, they are wearing black rimmed glasses and a black shirt.

30/06/2021

edition 03, 'flora final' play by nkosi ndlovu✨
image description: collage of intertwined brown bodies with arms and hands wrapping around and holding the bodies. there is a green plant sprouting from the neck.

30/06/2021

edition 03 'blood memory' visuals by deniz pasha✨
image description: black and white side profile photograph of deniz looking away from the camera solemnly. deniz has dark hair and a dark top.

30/06/2021

edition 03 'friendship + unapologetic black girlhood' play by lil' ceebs.
image description: digital illustration of leigh and betiel. they both have long braids and are standing in-front of a brown leafy background.

30/06/2021

edition 03, 'friendship + unapologetic black girlhood' play by lil' ceebs.
image description:image description: a light brown coloured tile with a diagonal line through the centre, on the top left corner is the text, dichōtomi (the name of the publication) on the top end of the line is the text, play (the publication stream) and on the bottom end of the line the name lil' ceebs (the featured artists) at the centre of the image in light brown coloured text is the quote "i realised, no! i'm gonna just write roles for my damn self. i'm going to write incredible characters who i can see myself in, who i recognise in my friends and in my community."

30/06/2021

edition 03 'meaning of our love' sounds by mariam sawires, now up on dichōtomi✨
image description: up close photograph of mariam looking straight at the camera. mariam is wearing a green top and has curly light coloured hair.

30/06/2021

edition 03 'healing as a woman in a south sudanese home' words by achut thuc, now up on dichōtomi mag✨
image description: up close portrait of achut digitally illustrated. achut has braids and is softly and radiantly smiling.

30/06/2021

essay reflection by achut thuc, edition 03.
image description: a light brown coloured background with a vertical line through the centre,
on the top left corner is the text, dichōtomi (the name of the publication) on the top end of the line is the text, words (the publication stream) and on the bottom end of the line the name achut (the featured artist). at the centre of the image in light brown coloured text is the quote "I have come to realise that while apologies are nice, they don’t necessarily offer permanent closure, I’ve learned to live without them."

30/06/2021

edition 03 'peace in isolation' visuals by allwell dagogo.
image description: photograph of a brown skinned woman, with braids, wearing an elaborately patterned white and brown dress, standing in-front of a ragged rock face by the ocean.

30/06/2021

dichōtomi edition 03 is supported by yarra city arts! the edition is now live at dichotomimag.com ✨

05/05/2021

'speechless' by akosia, listen now on dichotomimag.com ✨

image description: side profile of akosia posed in front of a grey brick wall, smiling at the camera with a pink flower over their shoulder, akosia has dark brown skin and is wearing a blue-greyish satin dress with a low back.

05/05/2021

listen to 'speechless' by akosia now on dichotomimag.com✨

image description: a brown coloured background with a diagonal line through the centre, on the top end of the line is the word, sounds (the publication stream) and on the bottom end the name akosia (the featured artist). on the top left corner are the words, dichōtomi (the name of the publication). at the centre of the image in light brown coloured text are the words 'i wrote speechless at a time when i was seduced by love. i felt untouchable, like the world was completely open to me and i wanted to share this feeling in a way people can connect to. speechless is seductive. it pulls you back to the moment you first felt the intoxication of love'

05/05/2021

visuals by kobla photography, 'men do not cry'

now up on dichotomimag.com✨

image description: close up of two black people not wearing tops, their backs against each other, eyes closed and heads tilted back on each other's shoulder. one person is wearing a black durag, a cold chain with a round pendent and an earring in the shape of a cross, the other has a high top hair style.

03/05/2021

play by guled abdulwasi, 'the block' is an architectural exploration of the inner-city housing estates.

image description: a double exposure black and white photography of an outside wall of a housing estate building with rows of windows.

19/04/2021

visuals by oroma for edition 02 ✨

19/04/2021

'i am woken from my daze by harsh tugging on my wrist. the same thing holding my admiration is commanding its freedom. it no longer want to remain tethered.' visuals by oroma.

19/04/2021

'at its marrow, an acute and urgent pursuit of honesty' edition 02, listen to 'cellaphane' by LUATÈ. now up on dichotomimag.com

19/04/2021

18/04/2021

edition 02 • visuals • karen bravo • flourished blackness

'i use drawing, painting, textures, digital illustration and collage to represent black women and women of colour, the shape of their bodies, their hair and their style'

✨up on dichotomimag.com

image description: digital illustration of two black women in front of a purple background. they are both looking forward. one is wearing an off the shoulder top with brightly coloured flowers, big dangling earrings and a yellow head-wrap. the second has black hair, round gold earrings and only appears from the neck up.

18/04/2021

conversation with thabani tshuma for edition 02🚀

18/04/2021

edition 02, conversation feature: thabani tshuma, up on dichotomimag.com👌🏿

18/04/2021

"the core fear around public speaking is of perception. what are people going to think? how are they going to perceive me? am i going to make mistakes? we also don't practice it enough, we don't facilitate enough spaces to normalise it"

edition 02, conversation with thabani tshuma on poetry, play + performance, up on dichotomimag.com✨

image description: a brown coloured background with a vertical line through the centre, on the top end of the line is the word, conversations and on the bottom end the name, thabani. on the top left corner are the words, dichōtomi. at the centre of the image in light brown coloured text are the words "the core fear around public speaking is of perception. what are people going to think? how are they going to perceive me? am i going to make mistakes? we also don't practice it enough, we don't facilitate enough spaces to normalise it"

18/04/2021

edition 02, read 'na wewe' by fatma hussein.

image description: up close portrait of fatma wearing a brown t-shirt against a grey-brown plain background, looking into the camera, fatma has dark brown skin, short afro textured hair and three lip piercings.

18/04/2021

'i am a constant knowing of how i choose to live truth, deep inside of body, tainted and built up again and again, you can not fool a soul that learns to vine higher after each death'

edition 02, 'na wewe' by fatma hussein✨ dichotomimag.com

image description: a light brown coloured background with a vertical line in the centre, on the top end of the is the line is word, words and on the bottom end the name fatma. on the top left corner are the words dichōtomi. at the centre of the image in brown coloured text, are the words 'i am a constant knowing of how i choose to live truth, deep inside of body, tainted and built up again and again, you can not fool a soul that learns to vine higher after each death'

18/04/2021

edition 02, louis majiwa is exploring the relationship between freedom and play in 'echo boom party.'

image description: louis is seated on the stoop of a partially exposed old wooden door framed by brick wall and is looking straight at the camera. louis has dark skin, shoulder length black locs, a bright coloured shirt and dark pants, louis' hands a slightly crossed in front of him.

17/04/2021

edition 02 • sounds • jacki tut

listen to 'good for now' on dichotomimag.com✨

image description: side profile of jacki seated in a darkly lit space, she is wearing a dark green sweater and ripped jeans, there is a red light illuminating from the right of the image onto her shoulder length curly black hair. she's smiling softly, looking away from the camera and holding a purple mug on her lap.

17/04/2021

'so, i engage in my liminality. when they say it's too much in one place to address things from the root, i will search for others, increasing in illumination as i trek, until i find those that are ready to tend to things as they are'

edition 02 is up, liminality knows freedom by soretti kadir✨

image description: a brown coloured background with a vertical line through the centre, on the top end of the line is the word, words and on the bottom end the name soretti. on the top left corner are the words, dichōtomi. at the centre of the image in light brown coloured text are the words 'so, i engage in my liminality. when they say it's too much in one place to address things from the root, i will search for others, increasing in illumination as i trek, until i find those that are ready to tend to things as they are'

17/04/2021

edition 02 • soretti kadir • read 'liminality knows freedom' on dichotomimag.com✨

image description: up close portrait of soretti, wearing tortoise shell rimmed glasses, starring to the left of the camera, soretti has brown skin and short black locs.

17/04/2021

dichōtomi is back with our first publication of 2021, edition 02 is now up on dichotomimag.com ✨

11/12/2020

edition 01 • nynno • defeat
✨website is live✨
www.dichotomimag.com

image description: nynno is wearing a bright pink chiffon top and posed dreamily with their eyes closed, arms up over her slightly tilted head, a pink flower obscures part of nynno's face.

11/12/2020

edition 01 • huna amweero • community radio

image description: a brown coloured background with a vertical line through the centre, on the top end of the line is the word: conversations and on the bottom end the name: huna. on the top left corner are the words dichōtomi. at the centre of the image in light brown coloured text are the words 'it is so important to question the purpose of the community radio sector and make sure that it is still meeting that purpose. that purpose is to be accessible, to give people a voice, to give people jobs.'

11/12/2020

edition 01 • vonda keji • twenty twenty
✨website is live✨
www.dichotomimag.com

image description: vonda has brown skin and is posed in-front of a brown background, her eyes are closed, her dark brown braids cascade over one side of her body, she wears a top with hues of blue and grey. there is a vertical line across the image and vonda's signature in white graphics in the centre

11/12/2020

edition 01
image description: a light brown coloured background with a diagonal line through the centre, on the top end of the line is the word, conversations and on the bottom end the name, vonda. on the top left corner are the words dichōtomi. at the centre of the image in darker brown coloured text are the words 'inspired by conversations with visual artist h.mur, who proposed the question: if freedom can be practiced in small ways, in everyday life, how do you or would you practice freedom today?'

11/12/2020

edition 01 • pookie • tuesday
✨website is live✨
www.dichotomimag.com

image description: close up image of a side profile of pookie, looking away from the camera, wearing big square earrings, the image has a red tint, pookie has short cropped afro textured hair. there is a vertical line across the image.

11/12/2020

edition 01

image description: a brown coloured background with a diagonal line through the centre, on the top end of the line is the word, sounds and on the bottom end the word, pookie. on the top left corner are the words dichōtomi. at the centre of the image in light brown coloured text are the words 'this work offers a peek into the magic and exhilaration that is the life and music of pookie'