interview by ALEPH MOLINARI self-portraits by ANOHNI English songwriter, visual artist, and lead singer of the band Anohni and the Johnsons fearlessly calls herself a modern witch, advocating for a radical ecofeminist perspective and queer activism. She views the endless fear and suppression of female power as the root cause of the dramatic ecocide we are facing today. ALEPH MOLINARI — This issue of Purple is about magic, about new ways of looking at the world and creating new possibilities for reality. And magic falls within that realm. I thought about you for this issue because of your music, which is tremendously beautiful but also calls us to act on behalf of nature. Your life and work have been informed by a communion with nature and transformation. Where does your conception of the magical come from? ANOHNI — Well, it certainly comes from landscapes and my childhood experiences…