Ecological Disturbance
Ingrid Weyland’s collage compositions tap into the age of Anthropocentrism, with human hands literally altering ecosystems from the inside out.
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Ingrid Weyland’s collage compositions tap into the age of Anthropocentrism, with human hands literally altering ecosystems from the inside out.
Harriet Moutsopoulos (aka Lexicon Love) creates digital collages that manipulate the origins of images, unsettling the viewer.
Karen Constine subverts the LA landscape using an infrared camera. Deserted suburban streets are transfigured into surreal planes.
David Benjamin Sherry’s large-format images, shot in hyperreal monochrome, depict sites that were threatened during Trump’s administration.
William Mullan and Andrea A. Trabucco-Campos offer highly stylised portraits of apples: the fruit that has long symbolised knowledge and power.
Kate Theo places characters in their own surreal worlds. Concentric circles hover like ellipses alongside balloons and golden cages.
The American South has diverse and complex histories. What happens when 16 photographers are invited to picture the region over 25 years?
Kevin Krautgartner’s series captures large-scale tulip agriculture from above. Aerial shots depict rows of flowers like striped barcodes.
Foto/Industria biennale offers a provocative glimpse at what we eat, how it’s presented and its larger cultural impact, from field to the table.
Palaeoclimatology includes the study of ancient climates. Noémie Goudal foregrounds the larger narrative of Earth’s 4.543-billion-year lifespan.
In March 2021, Nadine Ijewere made history when she became the first woman of colour to shoot a Vogue cover in the magazine’s 125 year history.
Houda Bakkali is a multidisciplinary artist based in Spain. Her colourful, vibrant compositions are created using a variety of new digital illustration and graphic design techniques and reflect the optimism of their creator. Bakkali’s work has been exhibited at numerous art fairs and exhibitions around the world.
In July 2016, Japanese electronics company Funai Electric ceased production of videocassette recorders. Danil Tabacari is inspired by its legacy.
The Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation offers snapshots of everyday life in Europe and North America during the 1960s and 1970s.
The process of painting “on the spot” is said to have been pioneered in Britain by John Constable in the early 19th century. What does it look like today?
Montréal-based photographer Sean Mundy creates minimal, conceptual imagery in which groups of nameless figures gather – and break – formation.
A new publication from Pompidou Centre realigns the history of abstract art with a focus on the vital, and often overlooked, contributions of women.
During lockdown in New York, strolling in Central Park, Donavon Smallwood captured “candid portraits of Black people at ease in nature.”
The number of “megacities” – with over 10 million inhabitants – is projected to rise from 33 in 2018 to 43 in 2030. Five new artists capture urban spaces.