Miniature Soldiers By Aude Osnowycz For the last six years, I have been documenting the militarization and recruitment of youth in the post-Soviet space, particularly in Ukraine and Russia. There are military schools of excellence, ultranationalist paramilitary camps, patriotic youth movements. It is not uncommon to see parents marveling at their children of barely 8 …
Tel Aviv Express By Alexander Bronfer “Tel Aviv express” was filmed during my evening walks in the Tel Aviv and Negev desert area. Of course, these places are completely different from each other, but for me they complement each other and I like to drive to the desert after noisy Tel Aviv just to stay alone …
Jelly Beans for Breakfast By Jenny Crawford My children are getting older, and I’ve been reflecting on Pablo Picasso’s comments, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” Lately I’ve felt thrown off balance as my understanding of the complexities of this world seems to have slipped from …
Room 32 By Michael Naify and Simone Cosac Naify This work is based on the alienation and disassociation stemming from a relationship that has ruptured under the strain of time while on vacation at a beach resort. The subjects are tied together intimately through bonds of time and shared life but are unable to confront …
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History of Life By Cai Dongdong Captured through the eyes of ordinary Chinese citizens before, during, and after the cultural revolution and curated by one of China’s most talented visual artists, “History of Life” presents a fascinating story on the determination of the human spirit. A collection of 415 restored photographs chronicling the history of modern China from …
“Hotpot Singapore” By Matthew Lam In 1819, the year when the British founded Singapore, the place was just an abandoned and unimportant piece of rock about 625 square metres in size at the tip of Malaya in Southeast Asia. There were only 150 inhabitants, including pirates. Since, the peninsula had magically transformed into a vibrant immigrant society. …
Afterdark: Consequences of War on Women in the Gaza Strip By Simona Ghizzoni ESSAY CONTAINS EXPLICIT CONTENT I reached the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the first time in 2010, on assignment with a friend journalist, to document the condition of Palestinian women in the Gaza Strip. At that time, we had the access to the …
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Layered Beauty By Tanja Houwerzijl Tanja evolved her visual style into analogue collage making. Her collages consist mostly of vintage Japanese materials, i.e. handmade paper, old photographs, schoolbooks and magazines. She collects from antique markets, bookstores and online sellers in Japan. Tanja likes to deconstruct materials and then cut or tear apart before layering and gluing …
KILOMBO By María Daniel Balcázar Kilombo is a tribute to the resilience and vitality of the African legacy in Brazil. During the Atlantic slave trade, approximately 4.8 million people from various regions of Africa were forcefully transported to Brazil, bringing with them only their memories. Through their oral history, in the remembrance of their …
Summer Holiday Dreams By Daniel Hinks China’s northeastern province of Shandong (A.K.A Friendly Shandong) is home to a little city called Rizhao. Its English translation is the sunshine city, and the locals are nicknamed “the sun shiners,” dating back thousands of years to the Dong Yi people during the Xia and Shang dynasties (2070-1046 BC) …
