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Davide Sorrenti’s journals document the origins of 90s heroin chic

Dazed Digital reports the release of Davide Sorrenti Journals 1994-1995, a collection of notebooks and photos that trace the origin of heroin chic.
The book compiles contact sheets, snapshots, prints, stickers, and Polaroids from two years of Sorrenti’s work in New York.
Francesca Sorrenti describes the notebooks as recording the beginnings of Davide’s creative language and a moment often misunderstood from the inside.
The journals illustrate Sorrenti’s urban immersion in New York City and a youth culture defined by raw, unposed moments.
Francesca Sorrenti notes that Davide’s work embodies vulnerability and authentic living over digital performance.
There is renewed interest in the 1990s, with the journals serving as archives of downtown energy.
The publication frames Sorrenti’s life as a window into a time before online culture.
The book is published by IDEA and available now, signaling institutional support for Sorrenti’s early work.
The journals include a mix of guerrilla stickers and street-level ephemera tied to Sorrenti’s NYC milieu.
The collection positions Sorrenti alongside peers shaping 1990s fashion photography and street culture.
The publication links the heroin chic aesthetic to its broader cultural context and media coverage from sources like New York Magazine and The New York Times.

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