Natural Balance

In a new show, Vanessa Winship presents different shades of winter— from yellowing leaves on branches to snow-covered roads and frozen marshland.

Human Stories:
The April/May Issue

The new print issue of Aesthetica is all about human stories, and how we must never give up in the face of adversity. Dive in to our preview.

Images in Flux

At the Royal Photographic Society exhibition, we find a moment to think about where we are headed, and how we feel about the destination.  

Atmospheric Still Life

Telephones hovering in mid-air. Half full glasses of water. Clouds reflected in pitch-dark rooms. Zane Priede is a self-taught photographer based in Riga.

The Aesthetica Art Prize 2022:
Shortlist Announced

Spanning the globe, these creatives address some of the most pressing issues facing us right now: climate crisis, inequality and new technology among them.

Meaning and Melancholy

Samantha Cavet focuses on “portraying the human abyss, loneliness and melancholic feelings,” often depicting lone figures within expansive landscapes.

Collaborative Documentary

In 2019, a United Nations report stated that single parents have been hardest hit by austerity in the UK. Polly Braden highlights their stories.

The Thrill of Colour

Colourful vines growing from gallery walls. Woven blobs reaching towards the ceiling. These are works by iconic textile artist Sheila Hicks.

Future Now 2022:
Programme Announced

Artists Larry Achiampong and Sutapa Biswas join photographers Poulomi Basu, Hannah Starkey and Jamie Hawkesworth at our annual symposium.

Visual Interpretation

“An artist makes art, but they are also a spectator of art,” says Elina Brotherus, best known for crafting self portraits steeped in visual history.

Exploratory Techniques

German artist Natalie Truchsess has an extensive background in analogue documentary,  landscape and portrait  photography. In her current work she uses abstract photographs to explore the depiction of the subliminal, the unspeakable and the ephemeral.

Imagined Structures

Adriana Mora constructs 3D buildings within idyllic waterscapes. The visual language of Brutalism is counterpointed with memories of childhood.

Curating Reality

Clarissa Bonet pushes beyond the traditions of candid photography: producing staged works that complicate notions of representation and reality.

Global Creativity

It’s estimated that we will take 1.5 trillion images worldwide in 2022. The Sony World Photography Awards Open shortlist offers a snapshot of this.

Expanded Photography:
Collage and Cut Outs

Here are five artists who offer a fresh take on the collage tradition: cutting, pasting, crumpling and overlaying to create new configurations.

In the Moment

“My favourite moments are those which create coincidences and contradictions in the city,” says Berlin-based urban photographer Andrea Lohmann.

Neon Inspiration

Jyll Bradley’s latest sculpture is a space for rest, recuperation and inspiration, adding a sense of human warmth to the visual language of minimalism.

Emotive Performance

Los Angeles-based photographer Djeneba Aduayom’s mixed-media portraits see abstract forms cut and paste into new, eye-catching configurations.

Modes of Solitude

Rune Guneriussen inserts luminous objects – for the most part, lamps – into forest aisles, rocky slopes and creeks, stretches of coastlines and trees.

Rewriting the Archive

National Gallery of Victoria looks anew at one of the country’s major collections, uncovering myriad untold tales about queer identity through the ages.