futuro vol.II edition
MEET THE CONTRIBUTORS
CONNOR TINGLEY
IN CONVERSATION WITH VISHNU DASS
PHOTOGRAPHED BY JAMES MINCHIN
“When we look at symbolism around the world and mythologies and we’re like: how did this culture have a symbolic relationship to that culture 20,000 miles away? Because they were interested in that idea of what is beyond. I think that's within all of us. So, for me, it always comes down to being in a state of wonder.” Connor Tingley
LANDON ROSS
IN CONVERSATION WITH JESSE DAMIANI
“If you solve an equation, you have to ask, well, what does it mean? And that's a necessarily metaphorical and poetic step. The reason it's important to do art about this stuff is to move people. And I think people are moved by art and stories, not mere knowledge.”
THE LONELY ASTRONAUT
ARTIST KAREN JERZYK
MIME
"Antique civilizations inspire me and serve as my subjects, representing identities both universal and eternal in a contemporary context. Are these Greco-Roman statues and Egyptian sculptures really devoid of any flaws? How would they react in today's world? Through all these inspirations and my own experiences, I feel the need to confront and unite these two different worlds… On a simple sheet of paper, I found my solution: collage."
KWAME BRAKO
AKA artist DarkMythst
“When I decided to move to New York I saw my future in color vs. black and white.”
NASTPLAS
“If we were to pinpoint a primary inspiration, it would be the intersection of technology and nature.”