Boys Who May One Day Be Monsters: An Interview with Elizabeth Clark Libert
“I didn’t set out to make this work with the mission for it to be therapeutic. It occurred organically, step-by-step. An awareness would hit me that I’ve got shit I need to deal with here, and then again here.”—Elizabeth Clark Libert, in our interview on raising boys as a woman.
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.
True Labor: An Interview with Lupita Carrasco
“A lot of the expression in my work comes from the isolation of motherhood. […] I’m bearing witness and I have a real desire to give those moments the same type of importance as a presidential portrait or a great war battle.”—Lupita Carrasco, in our interview on caregiving and creation.
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.
A Distinct Cut A Review of Martin Kollár's Photobook After
Martin Kollár’s new book After is autobiographical, collecting images made for a project-in-progress with his partner, Mária Rumanová, who ended her own life in 2019, and editing them together anew.
The Self-Absorption of Creation A Review of Patricia Townsend's book Creative States of Mind
In the book, Creative States of Mind: Psychoanalysis and the Artist’s Process, Patricia Townsend approaches the intersection of mind and creativity through psychoanalysis, focusing on the unconscious mind as responsible for our beliefs and behaviors.
Working Through Loss: An Interview with Photographer Alicja Dobrucka
“You have to be able to live with the work. Some images, if they reveal too much, you just don’t fancy living with them.”—Alicja Dobrucka, in our interview about her photobook, I like you, I like you a lot.
The Mindful Musician: An Interview with Vanessa Cornett
“When training is not just about the physical act but also about your goals and your point of focus and what you’re doing with your mind, I think a happy by-product of that is less anxiety and fewer dark issues of the soul, because it’s a proactive way of training.”—Vanessa Cornett, in our interview about new book The Mindful Musician.
Too Tired for Sunshine: An Interview with Tara Wray
“There are definitely days when I don’t have the energy, and today is a day I’m struggling. […] It really is fighting every day and the project gives me something to fight for in a productive way that’s bigger than myself, which seems to be good for me.”—Tara Wray, in our interview about the Too Tired Project.
Unprepossessed: Zanele Muholi’s self-ownership
In the photobook Somnyama Ngonyama, South African visual activist Zanele Muholi creates an identity, performs an identity, dismantles an identity, confronts with identity.