This issue features the work of several pioneers, innovators and trailblazers 鈥 artists and curators that are building their own platforms and pushing the boundaries of their own practices.
Chirag Jindal is an artist and surveyor working at the intersection of documentary journalism, new media art and contemporary cartography. His聽Into the Underworld / Ng膩Mahi Rarowhenua聽series utilises Light Detection and Ranging technology to map Auckland鈥檚 subterranean landscapes carved out by lava.聽
Alexis Pichot re-establishes viewers with a sense of wonder and curiosity, tapping into the supremacy of theorganicworld and its astrological cycles. The聽厂茅濒茅苍茅听series makes reference to Greek mythology, specifically Selene (derived from 鈥渟elas鈥 meaning 鈥渂right鈥), who was a goddess of the full moon, celebrated with each lunar cycle.
Laura Bonnefous experiments with unique visual codes, where colour can be a source of abstraction, inspiration and calm simultaneously. Rolled paint, spilt ink, socks and curtains are manifestations of play, allure and experimentation.聽
The Beazley Designs of the Year returns, with ground-breaking projects that show how architects are turning to locale-responsive methods to deal with major social and environmental issues.聽
Evan Sheehan, our cover photographer, has a background in video and design 鈥 skills and experience deftly called upon in the planning and production of bold still images. These photographs 鈥 which seem at once spontaneous and deeply choreographed 鈥 call upon eye-popping primary colours and dynamic environments.
Think of a great street photographer: who springs to mind? Gulnara Samoilova is determined to spotlight women photographers, moving from an Instagram account to an international group exhibition, and now, to an eye-opening new publication with Prestel.
Malick Kebe, one of Abidjan鈥檚 rising talents, has a strong understanding of shape, colour and concept, producing evocative storytelling through minimal subjects and limited production.
Scintillating landscapes feature closely cropped structures, satisfying angles and large, open bodies of water stretching outwards towards the horizon. Salva L贸pez鈥檚 images provide a personal take on recognisable buildings, looking for what he defines as 鈥済lobal visual harmony.鈥澛
Brooke DiDonato鈥檚 work sits within a contemporary reading of聽The Uncanny聽in photography: images which are at once unsettling and alluring, set within familiar domestic locations.
Finally, MoMA dismantles the narrative of photographic history, focusing on an understudied chapter from the heart of S茫o Paulo in the mid-20thcentury: the聽Foto-Cine Clube Bandeirante.
Trailblazers: the February / March edition is available now.
Credits:
1. Evan Sheehan,聽笔别别办,听2017. Model: Caroline Woodford. Location: Los Angeles, CA. Courtesy of the artist.
2. Chirag Jindal,聽no.01 Shackleton Road,6500mm x 1220mm (crop). 2018.
3. Chirag Jindal,聽no.07 An膩 K艒iwi (Cave ofBones), 2500mm x 1500mm (crop). 2018.
4. Alexis Pichot, from the series聽厂茅濒茅苍茅.
5 & 6. The Blue Epic.聽Photographer: Laura Bonnefous. Collaboration:
Air Brigitte & Hugo Matha. Stylist: Fernando Damasceno. Make up: Laura Merle. Retouch: Processus. Model: Hawa Magassa. Assistant: Maud Lecompte.
7. L鈥橝rbre Blanc by Sou Fujimoto Architects, Nicolas Laisn茅, Dimitri Roussel and OXO Architectes.
8. Evan Sheehan,聽Dreaming Of ,聽2020.Collaboration with Alex Wallbaum. Location: Chicago, IL.
9. Evan Sheehan,聽Ghost Boys,聽2019. Models: Alex Wallbaum & Cody Guilfoyle. Location: New York.
10. Karolina Trapp,聽Squaring the Circle,聽Los Angeles, USA, 2017 漏 Karolina Trapp.
11. Malick Kebe,聽叠濒颈苍诲别诲.听Courtesy of the artist.
12. Malick Kebe,聽Orange is Trendy.聽Courtesy of the artist.
13 & 14. Salva L贸pez,聽Ricardo Bofill 鈥 Vision of Architecture,聽Gestalten 2019.
15. Brooke DiDonato,聽Wake Up Call, 2020. Courtesy of the artist.
16. Thomaz Farkas.聽Ministry of Education (Minist茅rio da Educa莽茫o) [Rio de Janeiro].c. 1945. Gelatin silver print, 12 13/16 脳 11 3/4 in. (32.6 脳 29.9 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the artist.
17. Roberto Yoshida.聽Skyscrapers (Arranha- c茅us). 1959. Gelatin silver print, 14 9/16 脳 11 9/16 in. (37 脳 29.3 cm). Collection Fernanda Feitosa and Heitor Martins. 漏 2020 Estate of Roberto Yoshida.
