Elisa Russo
Andrew Esiebo documenting Lagos: urban transformation and inequality
Navigating the urban labyrinth of Lagos: Andrew Esiebo's visual journey talks about the chaos, cultural richness, and struggles of Africa's hustling megacity
Alva Noto – how rough architecture could be translated into music
From Berlin to Italy, from landscape architecture to soundscapes. Alva Noto aka Carsten Nicolai: a fusion of art, science, and rough sound moved by curiosity and collaborations
Art, literature and activism. Ali Omar Ermes’ artwork as a tool for cultural diplomacy
Ali Omar Ermes art served as a bridge between these Libya and Europe, transcending walls of discord, and promoting a sense of mutual appreciation and respect
«People are resigned to social fatalism» – Hicham Benohoud’s work depicts Morocco
Acceptance of social fatalism. Hicham Benohoud’s images show the social abyss from which many Moroccans suffer, not in a miserabilist way but rather in a plastic or artistic way
«As a kid, I was into animatronics and wooden things» recalls Bethan Laura Wood
A Mexico residency for British designer Bethan Laura Wood: «It's brutalist architecture, but it also has a big conversation with the pre-Hispanic architectural detailing»
Consumerist culture attempts to turn humans into commodities. Filip Custic
As a former marketing student, Filip Custic questions the risks of capitalist culture, which argues that existence is more valuable if it can be monetized
Massimiliano Fuksas: «both the cities and the stadiums should be redesigned»
«Stadiums are elements completely detached from the cities. They should live each day and each week of the year» Massimiliano Fuksas reflects on sport buildings
Art as Social Activism – Thomas Hirschhorn: «I am an artist, a worker, a soldier»
«Art is a tool. As an artist I need to see with my own eyes, think with my own brain, in all circumstances even when global events affect me» –...
