Lava Zine

Founder, Editor-In-Chief, & Creative Director — Julia Morgan / Contributors – Aleah Ann Nugent, Amber Lauder, Genre Z, Kate Murphy, Katie Chai, Lauren Gerrish, Laurence Guenoun, Mattie Drucker, Nancy Duer, Rikki Horvatic, Naydeline Mejia, Noelle Dillman, Sorina Condon, and Tabitha Carver

Lava’s debut issue uses the mirror as a lens to dissect beauty in contemporary culture. Although the mirror is a tool we use to decorate our faces and bodies, it also flattens us into two dimensions. Thanks to phones and computers, we look at ourselves more than ever, constantly self-optimizing. In the process, we trade our multi-dimensionality for a flat image. Discover a range of art, writing, and personal stories from over 45 contributors, all beautifully exploring beauty rituals, self-perception, and distortions in our hyper-visual culture.