Vietnamese-Canadian electronic producer, filmmaker, and audiovisual artist Veron Xio, better known by the pseudonym x/o, lives and works between their native Vancouver and Berlin. Their inventive musical offering seeks to disrupt binaries through audiovisual storytelling. x/o’s brand new single, Red Alert, accompanied by a self-directed video paying homage to the Hong Kong neon-soaked romances of…
While the narrative around modernism remains largely focussed on Western histories, the reality of the movement’s emergence and evolution is perhaps more cross-pollinated that one might assume. An active dialogue between the East and West, in particular between Japan and Europe, is central to the movement’s compelling story. The transmission of cultural ideologies across continents…
Sandpaintings have an important place in the cultural history of numerous ethnic communities and religious groups around the world. These largely ephemeral works are often closely connected with rituals, from religious sacraments to healing ceremonies, as well as functioning as a means of storytelling. Among those who are known to traditionally practice the art form…
Central to the culture of Honduras, the contemporary artistic output of the country takes inspiration from not only the Mesoamericans, but the histories of African American slaves, the region’s climate and terrain, and its complex political standing, broaching these matters through rich visual art practices, writing, music, and film, among other channels. Reflecting the lives…
Historically, Brazil’s original capital city was Salvador but in 1763 Rio de Janeiro took its place, remaining the nation’s appointed political centre until 1960. During this period, resources tended to be centred in Brazil’s southeastern region, and most of the country’s population was concentrated near its Atlantic coast. Brazil’s first republican constitution, dated 1891, states…
Louis Korovilas, formerly of London dining staples Locatelli and Bancone, is set to open Noci in February 2022, a new neighbourhood pasta restaurant in the heart of Islington. Overlooking Islington Green, Noci, which translates to walnut in Italian, will draw inspiration from Korovilas’ travels across Italy and the rich, regional specialties of the country with…
Topophilia, derived from the Greek topos, “place,” and philia, “love of,” refers to the fondness for or emotional connections we have with a place or physical environment. A love letter to the compelling stories of India, from ancient as well as more recent times, Instagram archive @topophilia.india is a veritable treasure trove of knowledge on…
Mapped for the first time by Zurich-based ecologist Thomas Crowther, it is estimated that some three trillion trees are growing on the Earth’s surface as of 2015. In 1997, Canadian scientist Suzanne Simard made an incredible discovery that our planet’s trees communicate with each other through the use of a complex and very sensitive underground…