Hannah Diamond and Arvida Byström are girls online
about 5 months ago (12/12/2023)
Hannah Diamond and Arvida Byström are girls online | Dazed â¬…ï¸ Left Arrow *ï¸âƒ£ Asterisk â Star Option Sliders âœ‰ï¸ Mail Exit Music PC Music Takeover As part of Dazed’s PC Music takeover, the pair discuss coming up in the Tumblr blogging era, the girl-coded internet, and how technology informs their work Text Kez Cochrane Illustration Walter Parenton Photography Hannah Diamond 12 December 2023 Welcome to Dazed’s PC Music takeover, a two-day guest edit celebrating 10 years of pop music’s most exhilarating label. Head here to check out exclusive mixes, an oral history, and in-depth profiles with some of its key players It’s a couple of days after Hannah Diamond ’s London show at Heaven in which she performed her recent new album Perfect Picture to a room full of adoring fans. “I have one show left tomorrow,” she says, as Swedish multi-disciplinary artist Arvida Byström asks her about the tour dates, “before I get to be my regular non-popstar self.” This comment on popstar performativity, and the performance spectacle in the context of femininity, speaks to a common thread that both explore within their work – in particular, the visage and experience of being a girl online.