Material Futures:
The June / July Issue

Material Futures:<br>The June / July Issue

Art offers a language that transcends noise. It is a tool of resistance and reflection – evoking questions,
generating conversation and making space for dialogue where there is division. In times of uncertainty,
art is our anchor. It is an invitation to imagine something else, something better. After all, artists are
barometers for change. They visualise the shifting undercurrents of our times, making visible what is
often hidden. Their work challenges apathy, reignites empathy and fuels collective imagination. Right
now, we need art more than ever – to witness our current moment, and move through it with intention.

Evoking Memory | Diane Hemingway’s dreamy image collection is a deeply personal, bittersweet reflection on how art and nature can help us navigate grief

Collaged Fragments | Anne Mason-Hoerter presents a fresh approach to the food photography genre, by cutting and pasting many pictures together from memories.

Sensory Experiment | Amsterdam’s Nxt Museum is a space dedicated to groundbreaking new media art. Its current show is full of large-scale and multi-sensory experiences.

Undersea Geometries | Diver and photographer Alexej Sachov showcases an underwater series, in which fluorescent shapes float against the darkness, far beneath the waves.

Staged Realities | Chou Ching-Hui’s intricate Animal Farm series comprises large-scale, diorama-like scenarios, holding up a mirror to contemporary society.

Shared Optimism | Balloons, origami butterflies, paper cranes and blooming flowers appear in Fares Micue’s self portraits, which are full of hopeful symbolism.

Spatial Immersion | The pioneering collective Squidsoup develops responsive, all-encompassing art installations that combine light, sound and new technology.

Image as Construct | As definitions of photography change, Felicity Hammond tracks relationships between data mining, image-making and machine learning.

Ethereal Landscapes | Shimmering white veils drop down from the sky in Reuben Wu’s latest body of work, creating the illusion of barriers, or curtains, between worlds.

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1. Fares Micue, Under the Same Moon, (2021). Image courtesy of the artist.

2. Diane Hemingway, Billow, (2022). From The Wild Cosmos. Image courtesy of the artist.

3. Anne Mason-Hoerter, Fig. Image courtesy of the artist.

4. Anne Mason-Hoerter, Peppers. Image courtesy of the artist.

5. Children of the Light, ALL-TOGETHERNOW, (2025). Installation, with sound by Sébastien Robert, engineering by Luuk Meints, electronics by Diederik Schoorl. Photo: Maarten Nauw.

6. Alexej Sachov, The Shape of Cosmos #2, (2025). Image courtesy of the artist.

7. Alexej Sachov, The Shape of Cosmos #3, (2025). Image courtesy of the artist.

8. Chou Ching Hui, Animal Farm No. 8, (2014). Image courtesy of the artist.

9. Fares Micue, The Venus Touch, (2019). Image courtesy of the artist.

10. Fares Micue, Pink Moon, (2022). Image courtesy of the artist.

11. Aeolian Light, (2014) by Squidsoup. Commissioned by Quays Culture. Photo: Joel Chester Fildes.

12. Felicity Hammond, Fragment 08, (2018), from Arcades. Image courtesy of the artist.

13. Felicity Hammond, Fragment 03, (2018), from Arcades. Image courtesy of the artist.

14. Image courtesy of Reuben Wu