Issue Six
SEPTEMBER 2024
Fiction by Adania Shibli, Théo Casciani and Agnes Lidbeck. A philosophical review of the EU’s AI Act. An exploration of the past, present and future of photography, a pilgrimage to Persepolis & a lament for German carpets. A new appreciation of Jane Austen’s handiwork & a new understanding of a fairytale witch’s intentions.
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The Barren Nothing-Place
On growing up in the creases of bilingual versions of T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land
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Needle & pen
Jane Austen valued fashion as an intrinsic part of one’s character — whether in her own life or in a novel.
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Word War
A story about destruction: « In a matter of minutes, the target is neutralised, the word is erased. »
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Am Boden
A story about eternity. « A fully glued-on carpet is an uncompromising rejection of the future, a denial of death. »
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The Mothers Grimm
What ties Gretel to her witch? Louise Glück’s poem Gretel in Darkness provides answers.
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Independence and/or Death
Brazilian artist Jaime Lauriano recreated the iconic painting Independence or Death (1822). A scorched earth remains in his own Independence and Death (2022).