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Pauline Batista: The body against the tyranny of optimisation

Ahead of her upcoming show in Mexico City, Rio-born multimedia artist Pauline Batista discusses her previous exhibition, ‘Methylene Blue Dreams’, and how her work blends medicine, fantasy, and the human form to challenge our constant drive towards self-optimisation.   Clelia Reka Frondaroli   A vial of methylene blue sits suspended […]

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Russian memoirs

In the introduction to an invaluable little collection of memoirs by Maxim Gorky (1868-1936), the South African writer, J. M. Coetzee, provides important information about the author and his uneasy relationship with fellow revolutionaries in Russia before and after the Bolshevik Revolution.   Sean Sheehan   The book, first published […]

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Butterflies and architecture for the memory of the conflict

A year of workshops and creative work has given rise to “House for Butterflies”, a project that culminates in an exhibition of architectural memorials created by children who are victims of the conflict. This initiative, unique in Colombia, transforms memory and pain into living spaces, proposing a unique way of thinking about peace from a child’s perspective.