I am
I am is a digital art project by Ethiopian artist Lidiya Zelke that explores the surreal process of self-discovery and self-understanding
Matcha Adventure
Livia Fālcaru’s whimsical and quirky illustrations describe her warm, comforting relationship with green tea
All of that Damned Alice Imagery
A love poem colored by Alice in Wonderland. With art by Marina Alaeva
Finding Bright
Are you really where you hoped you’d be? “Finding Bright” is a haunting series of how complex trauma becomes an ankle weight as the artist Jaina Cipriano transitions from childhood to adulthood
Sorry to Bother You: Reflecting on Modern Capitalism and Satirical Black Cinema
As part of our new "b-roll" film column, Vamika Sinha revisits Boots Riley's Afro-surrealist Sorry to Bother You, and why it offers important commentary on the intersections of race and late-stage capitalism in 2020.
The World is a Great and Perfect Animal
“Sometimes I imagine myself as the piece of her womb that made her crazy” – new in fiction, a haunting short story by Samantha Neugebauer written from the perspective of a sea urchin.
Cork
Surreal fiction by Amal Al Shamsi.
Petit Prince
Paris-based artist Sandra Paris shares the surrealist collages that pulled her out of a major creative rut:
Unfeeling Fortunato
“Bumps that you didn’t ask for, ink that you did” – Amal Al Shamsi takes a step back to look at the human body in new, quirky ways.
Fever Drain
A dark, magically realist tale about a woman and her male partner.
An Interview with Artist Thomas Derksen
Zoe Jane Patterson talks to Canadian visual artist Thomas Derksen.
Gatherings, Questions, and the Reply: I Don’t Know
An existential poem by Arthur De Oliveira.
Frida
Zoe Jane Patterson wanders through the streets, playing out her life in a Frida Kahlo lens.
stump of a silver lining
New in poetry, by Amal Al Shamsi.