This excerpt is pulled from Mirage Magazine’s recently published issue, “Taboo.” Editor-in-chief Olivia Gianettino describes the team’s setbacks due to COVID-19 and how they persevered to get a digital version of the issue completed on time. View the full issue on Issuu’s website or below.
When the theme “Taboo” was proposed for this semester’s issue, the entire Mirage team and I fell in love. We are constantly looking for ways to push boundaries and try something new, and we knew the possibilities were endless with taking on this theme.
Our growing staff of writers, photographers and thinkers had countless ideas and after a few weeks into the working process, we knew we were working with our best, most exciting issue yet.
We had no idea what was in store for us.
When talk began of COVID-19 making its way to the U.S., we as a team knew it could possibly affect our process; none of us thought it would make such an impact on our precious final product. Mirage Magazine’s sixth issue, which will be released on May 15th during a pandemic and country-wide lockdown, is full of at-home photoshoots, stunning art and thoughtful articles. We had to learn how to collaborate and create in new ways we never thought we’d have to. It is the most “taboo” thing I have ever been a part of.
“Taboo” is really a testament of just how hard brilliant, young creatives are willing to work, and it is my pleasure to get to share it with the world.
xoxo,
Olivia Gianettino