Work + Craft
Enjoy the Silence A review of Jessica Backhaus's new photobook Papyrus
Papyrus is Jessica Backhaus’s third book in a series of abstract photographic works. It is a celebration of paper that demands us to view without trying to translate the visual language into words.
Body / Mind / Emotion
All the Rage: An Interview with Josh Cohen
“Anger just feels like the dominant color and flavor and aroma of the world we’re in, it feels very hard to move mentally or physically without coming into contact with anger […] and because it’s all around us, it’s also inside us all the time.” —Josh Cohen, in our interview on the pervasiveness of rage.
Society
The Artist-Mother Paradigm: An Interview with Hettie Judah
“There is no artist mother paradigm. So, when I, as a middle-aged woman, make art, people assume it’s my nice hobby. They don’t take me seriously because it’s not a paradigm that we celebrate or that’s particularly visible, culturally. But being an artist mother is an identity that, once it’s articulated, people feel very strongly.”—Hettie Judah, on the artist mother identity.
Sci-Tech
Unique and Similar: An Interview with Neuroscientist Rogier Mars
“Context is incredibly important to understand our brain and ourselves and how to help people who have a problem. Because, look, our brain is not an optimal solution. It is not something you would design that way.” —Rogier B. Mars, in our interview on the evolution of the brain.
Divinity
The Profane and the Divine: An Interview with Pierre Liebaert
“When you do something very important, you change deeply and it’s impossible to go back. Every cell in your body is changed. This is why you have to be prepared.”—Pierre Liebaert, in our interview on rituals.
Inspiration
- James Baldwin, from The Paris Review: James Baldwin, The Art of Fiction No. 78