Sepideh Ardalani: Family Stories The Run-UpSepideh Ardalani: Family StoriesShortly before the start of the Russian invasion into Ukraine, we received this text by Sepideh Ardalani. We publish it parallel to her essay on gardening at Massia.
Jimmy Grima: Explosive (Hi)Stories The Run-UpJimmy Grima: Explosive (Hi)StoriesThe production of fireworks has caught the eye of Jimmy Grima. In his essay, the Maltese artist-researcher provides insights into his research, which led him, among other places, into a “room of fire.”
Max-Philip Aschenbrenner: Practices of (Con)Solitude The Run-UpMax-Philip Aschenbrenner: Practices of (Con)SolitudeRecent developments seem to bring artistic and activist practices closer together – at times even refusing to acknowledge any difference between the two. We asked the German dramaturge and performer Max-Philip Aschenbrenner what ambivalences a socially engaged art might produce.
In Words The Run-UpIn WordsNew York-based writer Fiona Alison Duncan reflects on (in)dependencies and interdependencies, on intimacy and individuality, on in-and-out lists, on inclusivity and intentionality.
Re-Membering the Lost: Mapping Philippine Material Culture The Run-UpRe-Membering the Lost: Mapping Philippine Material CultureManila-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.”