EDITOR'S PICK

Buried Alive: Atmospheres of Incarceration in Allen-Golder Carpenter’s Sojourn

Microclimates are localised climatic systems defined by distinct thermodynamic conditions in the landscape, terrain, and human or natural activities.   These extend into various modes of human production, from the more personal architecture of one’s own life to cultural institutions. Cultural theorists Giuseppe Maino and Umberto Lucia from the Polytechnic University of Turin, for example, […]

Ladji Diaby is hexing the art world from within

Originally published in Dazed MENA Issue 06 | Order Here As a kid, Ladji Diaby would watch his mother customise the furniture she brought home, adding fabrics, changing colours, and tweaking objects until they felt more personal. It was an ordinary domestic gesture that would later shape the logic of Diaby’s entire practice. Today, the 25-year-old Malian-French artist […]