Art
The Beautiful Body: An Interview with Jamie Schofield Riva
"Even as a young girl, it was very obvious to me that my body - and the way people viewed my body - was going to be part of my experience as a human on this planet. "—Jamie Schofield Riva, in our interview on the power and scrutiny of beauty.
Mind + Emotion
Who Owns Your Memories? A review of Olga Bubich's photobook The Art of (Not) Forgetting
Olga Bubich’s self-published book, The Art of (Not) Forgetting, brings together emotionally potent memories of around thirty Belarussians, collected through interviews. Through personal stories, the author interrogates individual and collective memory.
Society
A Determination to Co-Produce: An Interview with Anthony Luvera
"What gives me the right to be able to do this? And, what gives me the right to be able to go about it in the way that I expect to go about it?"—Anthony Luvera, in our interview about about collaborative process and his co-created book, Frequently Asked Questions.
Work
The Means of Production: An Interview with Evan Baden Changing the equation on book publishing with DIY
"Having all the equipment means there's nothing that's farmed out—I do everything. That makes it quite financially feasible."—Evan Baden, on his DIY book press.
Sci-Tech
The AI Revolution: An Interview with Boris Eldagsen on Winning (and Refusing) the Sony World Photography Award
"I see the downsides of AI, I see the problems for democracies [...] but at the same time, as an artist taking this as a reality, it is something I just love doing."—Boris Eldagsen, in our interview on his winning (and refusing) a prize for his AI-generated art at the SWPA.
Inspiration
"Paying attention is the only thing that guarantees insight. It is the only real weapon we have against power, too. You can’t fight things you can’t actually see. The power a writer has is the power to make things visible, and they are the things that we don’t typically look at or think about. Telling a story about someone has enormous power."
- Michelle Dean, from The Art of Paying Attention
- Michelle Dean, from The Art of Paying Attention