Eddo Hartmann has visited the Semipalatinsk Test Site multiple times, traversing radioactive grassland steppes, building sites and abandoned cities. 

This year, Aesthetica has profiled hundreds of artists from across the world. Here, we pick a selection of pictures from the six print issues released in 2023.

Chinese artist Li Feng works in his studios in Shanghai and Los Angeles, where he is inspired by the everyday: people, language and the poetic ironies of life. A painter and poet best known for his striking works on canvas, he works in acrylic, oil, coloured powder and mixed media techniques, often implementing collage in his painterly practice.

David van Dartel photographs singer-songwriter Froukje. The images show various sides to her, from quiet confidence to fearless vulnerability.

Textiles. Polystyrene cups. Television sets. Rubber. Lightbulbs. Rocks. This selection shows almost how anything can be a used as a material for expression.

Foam’s new show provides an impressive survey of Tina Modotti’s artistry and activism, reinstating her as a key figure in the history of lens-based art.

Sculpture is constantly evolving, with its definition widening as we move into an increasingly digital world. New technologies have provided different ways of making and…

Curator Casey Riley tells us about the major exhibition spanning 130 years of First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and Native American photography.

In 1960s Los Angeles, members of the Light and Space movement were experimenting. Today, their approach continues to resonate around the world.

Camara Oscura Galeria de Arte’s retrospective showcases Elina Brotherus’ compelling images, where she casts herself as creator and subject.

Photographer and educator Ryan Parra has spent 10 years researching the flora of the southwestern USA, combining visual art with scientific techniques.

Wong-Chung Wai’s photobook, published by GOST Books, sets out a farewell letter to the region, drawing on the artist’s experience of loss.

Tania Franco Klein, whose works are held by MoMA and Getty, holds a mirror up to the various effects of time spent online, such as disconnection, performative stress and media overstimulation.

Iranian-born, Melbourne based Hoda Afshar presents her first major solo show, reflecting on the injustices of governance and state responsibility.

Concrete is the second most-used substance in the world after water. Despite debate around sustainability, demand for the material is increasing.

Photographer and social practice artist Spandita Malik collaborates with women across North India to create empowering embroidered portraits.

In 2005, Grace Lau opened a “Chinese portrait studio” in the seaside town Hastings, and set about reversing the colonial gaze through photography.

Aesthetica brings together 20th century and contemporary structures united by their fundamental building material – brick.

Hangar Photo Art Center displays the work of 12 women photographers from Magnum who bridge the distance between artist, subject and viewer.

The desire to represent the world around us through pictures can be traced back more than 45,000 years. Now, artists are finding new ways to visualise land.