by Lehlohonolo Diale | Sep 8, 2025 | Articles
As I stepped out of the airport in Siem Reap, Cambodia, I was immediately greeted by hot and dry air. I was drenched in sweat within 10 minutes. As I waited for my Grab taxi, meter taxi drivers approached me repeatedly, saying, “Bong! taxi, same price Grab!” I didn’t...
by Vladimir Mijatovic | Sep 8, 2025 | Articles
The Land of Ooo is a strange place. Candy people live in gingerbread castles, lemon-headed tyrants scream about betrayal, a talking dog plays the viola, and somewhere out there, the remnants of a nuclear war flicker beneath the surface. It’s a post-apocalyptic world:...
by Alice Butt | Sep 8, 2025 | Articles
A portrait of the arts in the UK over the past five years. Picture a theatre. Spectators fill the stands, the sound of their chatter rising upwards and bouncing back off the ceiling. The great velvet curtain is about to lift. Each person holds their breath, poised to...
by Alice Butt | Sep 8, 2025 | Articles
When I look back on my own childhood, I often think of shoeboxes. I spent a lot of my free time stockpiling these staples of school summer holidays, using them to create a variety of small, rectangular worlds. From green felt-tip pens to repurposed chairs and tables...
by Carolyn Thomas | Sep 1, 2025 | Articles
In an age where we feel more disconnected than ever, the need for third spaces has never been more important. On an Open Street, people traffic replaces car traffic, and streets are transformed into places where people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds can...
by Sophia Luongo | Sep 1, 2025 | Articles
Designed by Pixabay At a red light in a taxi on the Central Nautical Highway in Mandaue, Cebu, I noticed some leaves painted on the overpass above me (Figure 1). The day prior I had interviewed a local artist who mentioned that some of his work was somewhere in...
