Curious about
their work,
not the moment.
Leila Antakly has spent over twenty years in conversation with artists, musicians, designers, filmmakers, and thinkers all over the world who are making work that matters. These are the conversations.
Interviews from the Archive
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A World Created, But Yet in the Shadow — Liang-Hsin Huang in Conversation
She builds the soundscape first. Then the image emerges from it. RCA London graduate Liang-Hsin Huang — Taichung, Taiwan — on animation as poetry, Szymborska's elegies, river of fireflies, and why her only job is to reveal.
The Darkness Between Night and Morning — Artist Matthew F. Fisher
He finds titles in dictionaries. He prefers drawings to photographs. He keeps the phone at home when he walks the dog. Matthew F. Fisher — Pollock-Krasner grantee, NYFA fellow, solo shows at Taymour Grahne, SHRINE and Ochi Projects — on painting, patience, and why humor is the life of living.
Colourful, Joyful, Dream-like — A Conversation with Artist Özlem Thompson
She completed a Master's in Botany, questioned the academic path, and ended up painting in the same London house as Piet Mondrian. Özlem Thompson on colour, imperfection, and why the universe we don't yet understand is the most interesting subject of all.
The Visible and the Apparently Visible — NSIRIES in Conversation
He grew up with the sounds of the Sicilian sea and always carries his camera. His signature: the face you can almost see. NSIRIES — Alessio Maria Ciacio, Bologna — on instinct, mystery, and the feeling that opens the doors of imagination
Only Flowers Were the Treasure — Maria Luneva in Conversation
She puts bells on her fingers because they fit like they were made for them. She puts sprouts behind her ear. A petal becomes an extension of the tongue. Maria Luneva, Moscow, 23 — on nature, transformation, and the adventure of finding beauty in the ordinary.
PHOTOGRAPHER YOUNES MOHAMMAD
He spent years as a refugee before photography gave him a language. He covered the war against ISIL, developed PTSD, then turned the camera on his own community. Younes Mohammad — Open Wounds, Erbil, Iraq — on sensegraphy, the human cost of conflict, and why beauty must be allowed to breathe.
I Find Inspiration Everywhere — A Conversation with Helin Bereket
Architecture student turned photographer. Istanbul to Berlin. Samsung, Nikon, Audi, Swatch. Helin Bereket on bucket lists, happy accidents, and why every person is their own icon.
The Material Speaks — A Conversation with IAAI KUTATELADZE
She doesn't plan the end result. She listens to what the material wants to say. IAAI — Ia Kutateladze, Georgian, Berlin-based — on intuition, meditation, and the excitement of surprising yourself with your own process.
The Beauty of the Search — Artist Alejo Palacios in Conversation
He began with furniture and materials in Buenos Aires. He arrived in Barcelona and found paper and ink. Alejo Palacios on craftsmanship, inherited knowledge, and the harmony that comes from simplicity.
“Visibility has never been our measure of significance. We seek out artists and inspiring individuals whose work sparks curiosity, challenges assumptions, and leaves a lasting impression.”