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Renowned photographer and director Petra Collins is releasing a new book, STAR, with Rizzoli on April 14
\nThe project follows fictional pop icons and their obsessive fans
\nFor her most cinematic series to date, Collins has also confirmed an upcoming feature film in a recent interview<\/p>\n
Canadian photographer Petra Collins<\/a> has announced the release of STAR, her next photo book with Rizzoli, arriving on April 14.<\/p>\n Her most narrative project yet, the five-chapter journey follows two fictional pop icons, Ashley and Siren8, as they navigate the throes of fame and the fine line between fans and stalkers. Here, Collins taps into her filmmaking roots as she captures obsession turned to violence, admiration to surveillance and a life in the public eye proving that all that glitters is not gold.\n<\/p>\n For full cinematic effect, Collins and her partner, musician Jake Nadrich, will release a companion STAR soundtrack in May, marking her first foray into music.\n<\/p>\n Shot across two weeks in and out of Tokyo, STAR builds on Collins\u2019 fascination with the pop star figure, be it by lensing real-life songstresses, like Charli XCX<\/a> and Olivia Rodrigo<\/a>, the fictional J-POP group in her Idols<\/a> series or fangirl<\/a>, her first major museum show. The series situates itself within a lineage of works that explore the harsh realities of being a young woman on the world\u2019s stage, including Perfect Blue, Love and Pop, Lilya 4-ever and\u00a0All About Lily Chou-Chou.\n<\/p>\n @petracollins<\/a> #starbypetracollins<\/a> \u266c Met her on the internet \u2013 Peptobismuth<\/a> <\/p>\n The book also takes inspiration from Collins\u2019 own fangirl experience, a relationship that has since become complicated by her rise to stardom. In the last decade, the artist\u2019s dreamy aesthetic signature has lifted her to a cult figure, often credited to pioneering the \u201cfemale gaze<\/a>,\u201d with many of music and fashion\u2019s most beloved passing through her lens.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019ve observed how the public treats these women,\u201d she told W<\/a>. \u201cSTAR is very much what I\u2019ve observed the public be like for years \u2014 putting that into the storyline.\u201d\n<\/p>\n With an impressive collection of music videos, campaigns and short films under her belt, Collins has yet to premiere a feature though she\u2019s confirmed on is on the way. Additional details are yet to come, but she\u2019s ensured that STAR\u00a0is a \u201ctiny taste\u201d of what we can expect.\n<\/p>\n Priced at $47.50 USD, the book is now available for pre-order<\/a> via Rizzoli.<\/p>\n