Judith Haase fashions a unique architectural language rooted in austerity

Judith Haase is sitting in the laid-back, understated far office in the Gonzalez Haase Atelier Architecture Studio. Over her shoulder, weighty-looking books line a utilitarian shelving construct. Manila folders with top secret, unpublishable prospective projects rest on the table in front of her. Somewhat disarmingly, a half-finished oil painting, bright in character and color sits … Read More

Link List #145: Sun simulation, South Sudan, and a fond farewell to John Baldessari

Link List #145: Sun simulation, South Sudan, and a fond farewell to John Baldessari Hopefully you enjoyed the reads from this week’s Link List, but if you’ve still got an internet itch to scratch, you can find more here. Also, be sure to check out FvF Mixtapes for some tracks selected by our friends and … Read More

Karin Krapfenbauer & Markus Hausleitner

They met each other as the two Austrians studied at the University of Applied Arts. Fundamental themes during their studies: gender discourses and cross-dressing. It was out of this that a label, with a very long name, was born: “House of the Very Island’s club division middlesex klassenkampf but the question is where are you, now?” … Read More

Transdisciplinary artist Grada Kilomba reminds us of the severity of social oppression

Born and raised in Lisbon, Portugal with Angolan, Sao Toman, and Portuguese roots, Berlin-based artist and writer Grada Kilomba finds it conflicting to say that she belongs to any specific place. In fact, she condemns patriotic notions of identity and nationality. To her, they solely promote a “very old and dangerous concept linked to conservative … Read More

Fluffer Everyday founder Sotiris Trechas on finding eroticism in the everyday

Does catching sight of your local bodega owner’s buff biceps make you sweat? Or have you ever done a double take after seeing a gorgeous stranger on your daily commute? According to Sotiris Trechas, founder of the magazine Fluffer Everyday, there’s a term for that. “A ‘fluffer’ is a person in the porn industry who … Read More

In Bolivia, Mixtura keeps cultural values alive

Used for weddings, births and other cultural celebrations, Mixtura (confetti) is a key part of daily life in the city of El Alto, the second-largest city in Bolivia. Max Siñani, a visual artist currently living and working in El Alto, uses Mixtura as a key part of his practice, and to explore concepts surrounding documentation, … Read More

Artist Azuma Makoto Creates a Floral Inferno Deep Inside a Cave

The installation “Burning Flower”,  began with a performance in which Azuma arranged dahlias, gloriosas and Celosia argenteas—adding ritualistic connotations to the piece. Through this mimicking of the organic life cycle, perhaps the artist was lamenting the fleetingness of beauty, youth and potency. For more on the artist behind the ferocious flames from below ground, go here. Images: … Read More

Matthew John Atkinson

In a small, typically quaint English house in the town of Gravesend, Kent, lives artist Matthew John Atkinson. It is a quiet place for someone who needs a dedicated space to lock into the creative process. His paintings have been described as “ethereal, eerily constructed and ambiguous” and aim to explore the moral and finite … Read More

The Periodic Journal pays tribute to locality and Auckland’s under-the-radar creative scene

Created by writer and editor Yasmine Ganley, graphic designer Natasha Mead, and photographer Greta van der Star, the free publication perpetuates the romance associated with print while encouraging a peaceful co-existence with the digital cosmos. Locality is the nexus that connects all of The Periodic’s topics and protagonists, as the trio promulgates Auckland as a … Read More

FvF Mixtape #93

Titled “Love is Blind” by its composers, it gives you time to gather your thoughts. As a bit of musical meditation, directing your mood and informing your emotions, it’s perfect to put on while focussing on work or at the gym. Playing it after hours, or while walking through the city, allows you to delve … Read More