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I have become invisible : Anonymous Women by Patty Carroll

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…

Illustrations Inspired by The #BlackLivesMatter Movement – In Solidarity with George Floyd

"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…

Artist Miyabi Matsuyama Talks About Art and Censorship in China during COVID-19

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…

An Interview With French Darkwave Act VIOT

Meet the French cold wave singer and songwriter Adrien Viot. Together with Alexandre Armengol Aremy, they have been forming the dark electronic duo VIOT since 2013.  Their sound is intense, hypnotic, intimate, somber, but above all, danceable, especially when seen live. With his lyrics filled with angst, he crafts a gloomy universe where past and present painfully collide, but also…

Interview with Valerie Phillips about “Another Girl Another Planet”

Valerie Phillips' ninth photobook "Another Girl Another Planet," published by Rizzoli, is a compilation of Phillips' favourite photographs. For fifteen years, Phillips has captured the girl experience through vibrant, candid and bold photographs of young women. In her volume "Another Girl Another Planet," the photographer revisits her earlier work comprised of images from self-published books, editorials, advertising, and album covers.…

Q&A with James Bagshaw from Temples

Originally from Kettering, England, the psychedelic rock band Temples was born in 2012 when the singer James Edward Bagshaw met the bassist Thomas Warmsley. Temples is now considered one of the best British formations. We did an interview with James Bagshaw about the band’s second album "Volcano," their influences, and writing more personal lyrics.