{"product_id":"petra-collins-star-9780847876310","title":"Petra Collins: STAR","description":"\u003cp\u003eFictional popstars and their fans - in tales of love and dangerous obsession - inspired by 2010's icons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFictional popstars and their fans — in tales of love and dangerous obsession — inspired by 2010’s icons.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by 16 years of shooting some of the biggest names in the music world, witnessing the rise and fall of pop icons, and watching descents into madness as they experience the backlash of fandoms, Collins created two fictional music groups exclusively for this publication. Collins pulls themes of identity and mental health through this compellingly realistic but narrative fiction—the solo star and pop group featured might remind readers of BLACKPINK and NewJeans, Olivia Rodrigo and Selena Gomez, and Y2K popstars. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a cinematic journey of the performers as seen through the eyes of their fans and stalkers, images of performances, rescues, and confrontations, interspersed with letters, conversations, and diary entries. The five chapters follow Ashley, a solo star, and Siren8, a teen idol group designed for bubblegum appeal. Ashley, once a quiet artistic student, is discovered at a school performance and pushed into pop stardom. She starts sincere and gentle, but fame twists her identity. Manipulated, isolated, and disassociated, she becomes a ghostlike figure to those who knew her before disappearing under mysterious circumstances. Siren8 contrasts with Ashley’s “dreamy-girl-next-door” image. They tour with Ashley before an unexplained falling-out. Vuyu, Ashley’s quiet, protective best friend, knew the real Ashley and reappears in anonymous forums to correct misinformation. Momo, a hardcore Ashley fan and obsessive researcher who created a viral timeline thread that’s a monument to Ashley’s erasure. B, a loner at Ashley’s school, fixates on Ashley as a symbol of truth. She writes dozens of letters, convinced she’s protecting Ashley, an obsession that slowly turns violent.\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780847876310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 24 Feb 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Rizzoli International Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: New York, United States\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 17.8(H)x25.9(L)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cb\u003ePetra Collins \u003c\/b\u003eis a multi-talented artist and director whose photography set the stylistic tone for much of the 2010s. Shooting since the age of 15, her work is fueled by self-discovery and a contemporary femininity which explore the complex intersection of life as a young woman online and off. Collins weaves through the worlds of art, fashion, film, and music. She is working on her first feature film.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e\"In her new book...Petra Collins, a photographer who helped shape the millennial aesthetic, lets us peek through her diffuse lens.\" —\u003cb\u003e NEW YORK TIMES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"My book \u003ci\u003eStar\u003c\/i\u003e, which comes out with Rizzoli this April. It’s one of the most cinematic works I’ve made. I shot it like a feature film. It moves through fictional pop stars, obsession, fandom, performance and the violence of being seen.\"\u003cb\u003e — PETRA COLLINS TO CHRISTIE'S\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"\u003cb\u003e — HYPEBEAST.COM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"The book is so stunning. It feels like such a true portrayal of what I perceive to be stardom and celebrity, but what I know to be fandom and the velocity of being a fan.\"\u003cb\u003e — JENNY TINGHUI ZHANG FOR VOGUE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"It was important for the book to not bear a singular perspective. “You aren’t sure who’s the author in this story,” she explains. “It could be told from the perspective of Ashley, the main pop star, but it could also be a fan making this up in their head, in their bedroom. That was intentional: I wanted the world to feel a little confusing, where you don’t know what the truth is. There’s an emphasis on the idea of no one authoring this story.'\"\u003cb\u003e — PETRA COLLINS TO W MAGAZINE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Collins returns to her filmmaking background to capture obsession turning to violence, admiration turning into surveillance and life in the public eye. This is a poignant exploration of how everything may not always be as it seems.\" \u003cb\u003e— HYPEBAE.COM\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Petra Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48745885794521,"sku":"9780847876310","price":120.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/81lp53svg7L._SL1500.jpg?v=1779869348","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/petra-collins-star-9780847876310","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}