Contents - Various Artists

I N F R A: Unveiling the Multisensory Presence of Sound in the Arts

Report

I N F R A: Unveiling the Multisensory Presence of Sound in the Arts

Guely Morató and Víctor Mazón Gardoqui, the two minds behind I N F R A, introduce their project in a multimedia report.

Against Order: An Interview with Sitara Abuzar Ghaznawi

Interview

Against Order: An Interview with Sitara Abuzar Ghaznawi

Artist Sitara Abuzar Ghaznawi in conversation with fellow artist Fid. Fischer—on bookshelves, office furniture and what to live for after all.

Giacometti, or The Ethnomusicology that Undermined the Regime

Essay

Giacometti, or The Ethnomusicology that Undermined the Regime

The ethnomusicologist Anne Caufriez tells the story of another ethnomusicologist, Michel Giacometti, who spread the words of resistance in Portugal during the 1960s and 70s while recording fishermen’s songs.

Relocating Asia: Independent Fashion Design

Roundtable

Relocating Asia: Independent Fashion Design

Culture critic and curator Jeppe Ugelvig met up with three independent fashion designers to talk about their practice, their roles, and the challenges they face: Indonesian musician Ican Harem, who also designs and produces clothes; Manila-based designer Carl Jan Cruz, and Yufei Liu who runs fashion house feyfey Worldwide.

10 Dance Tracks for a New Environment

Listicle

10 Dance Tracks for a New Environment

What does dance music sound like when it is produced during a time when nobody is dancing? Daniel Valle-Riestra aka Qoqeqa trawled through the adventurous Latinx scene to which he belongs and came up with the ten most exciting examples.

Petri Dish: On Launching V/A – Various Artists

Editors’ Note

Petri Dish: On Launching V/A – Various Artists

An introduction to V/A and the initial thematic focal point “Petri Dish” by the editors.

Re-Membering the Lost: Mapping Philippine Material Culture

The Run-Up

Re-Membering the Lost: Mapping Philippine Material Culture

Manila-based curator and writer Marian Pastor Roces started to post a series of photos and essayistic texts on Facebook in Fall 2020. In January 2021 a new platform was launched by scholar Cristina Martinez-Juan in London, including the objects shared by Roces and more like them in an online collection: “Mapping Philippine Material Culture.”

Intimacy and the Machine: Gamergirl Bathwater – or: “Is Hentai Art”?

Essay

Intimacy and the Machine: Gamergirl Bathwater – or: “Is Hentai Art”?

How is technology shaping our desires? What bodies and faces populate our screens? What’s left of the flesh in virtual spaces? Biz Sherbert addresses these and other questions in her essay, following human and non-human actors that reflect the state of our libidinal economy.

Publishing Beirut: Loose Systems

Report

Publishing Beirut: Loose Systems

How Lebanese independent publishers manage to keep making magazines in an environment of multiple crisis—Jana Al Obeidyine from a Dance Mag and Ibrahim Nehme from The Outpost provide first-hand insights into a highly fragile ecosystem.