Pia Riverola latest photobook “Flechazo Mexico” hits us like an arrow to the heart. In her words, it's “a photographic love letter to the country - its culture, people and spirit.” The photographer and art director from Barcelona, Spain, fell in love with Mexico on her first visit in 2012 and moved there a year later. Flechazo is therefore the…
The colour green has long been associated with nature, growth, and vitality. The use of the colour green in Roland Moreau's "Nu Vert", which translates to Green Nude, is particularly effective, creating a sense of vibrancy and energy. The reclining pose of the woman however also creates a sense of calm and relaxation. If I let my imagination run wild,…
For years all I wanted was to disappear. I wanted it so badly. To be forgotten entirely. Now that the world has paused, I sit on my bed, curtains closed. Everything has stopped. I have stopped. Stopped talking to people. Stopped going for walks. Stopped going to concerts. Stopped seeing friends. Stopped leaving the house altogether. Now I am not…
"I can't breathe. They're going to kill me." Those were George Floyd's last words. The death of the 46-year-old African American who died in Minneapolis after police officers handcuffed and immobilized him, placing his knee on his neck for more than 8 minutes, sparked a wave of outrage worldwide. Thousands of protesters took to the streets in cities across the…
Sara Shakeel, who was once a dentist, is now an award-winning crystal and visual artist. Sara adds a little extra sparkle to the world with her dazzling designs. She is well known on Instagram for her glitter stretch mark art and images, but in the current global situation she has turned her attention to adding some beauty to the hardship…
I don’t want this to be yet another literary-philosophical ‘I told you so’ about the perennial relevance of Camus’ La Peste. Forget the absurdity thesis for five minutes already. The book is first and foremost a beautiful and deeply relatable story about the way we fail to adapt to new realities. It is also deeply uncomfortable: our relationship to reality…
It is often at times of isolation that creative inspiration manifests itself. For some, loneliness can be terrifying and can lead to sadness or pain. But for others, there can be some kind of magic in loneliness. Stillness and loneliness can become a place where we can search within ourselves to find our own secret and silent truth. We talked…
In times of pandemic, freedom of speech is essential to survival. In China, government censorship has provoked a wave of public outrage, especially following the death of Dr. Li Wenliang, the COVID-19 whistleblower who subsequently died of the virus. Chinese citizens, especially the digitally savvy generation, have expressed concerns about the government’s banishment of the hashtag #WeWantFreedomOfSpeech behind the nation’s…
Everything can be made out of pizza in Cahill Wessel's trippy world. The illustrations of the Oakland-based artist will take you down a hallucinogenic and multicolored journey filled with unusual juxtapositions, where skulls and giant burger coexist creating a humorous and strange vision of heaven and hell.