I met Efron initially through Supreme filmmaker Bill Strobeck, who welcomed her into the roster of his new brand and skate team, Violet. Beyond the skate world, Danzig has walked a Marni show, starred in a Calvin Klein campaign, authored a poetry book, and showcased her work with the Daisies series in Paris, Biarritz, New York and Tokyo. Putting together this 20th anniversary issue with a special focus on New York, Danzig seemed an obvious choice to feature as the exciting and inspiring future of our hometown.
Order your copy here ]. I just started barbacking at a burlesque club; it makes me want to perform. I also assisted this photographer Jimi [Franklin] the other day, just trying to learn what I can from him. I met him on a shoot recently. His photos are really soft. ED — Yeah I know exactly what you mean. I want to shoot more like that.
How long have you been in this apartment? ED — Since April. Also cool to have space to make art. PS— It feels a bit like being in a Jarmusch apartment. I need to clean that couch. I just end up throwing things around and then leaving for the night. Been taking a lot of self-portraits here too.
Just setting up lamps and putting clothes over them to make the lighting certain colors. Tell me about the self-portraits. ED— [Showing some images on the computer]. This one I was experimenting with the lighting in the different rooms and the background and trying to see what silhouettes look good. I started taking self-portraits out of curiosity. Like, what do I even look like? What happens if I do this? Or that?
PS— I love him! She was pretty terrifying to speak with actually. I feel like I have a lot to learn from them. Tell me about where you grew up. Then my parents split.
