We are curious about
their work,
not the moment.
Leila Antakly has been talking to the artists, designers, musicians and thinkers shaping culture since 2003. This is the archive of those conversations, and where they led.
Interviews from the Archive
Explore all our conversations
Deconstructing Hegemony: An Interview with Photographer Bettina Pittaluga on Authenticity
She studied sociology. She reported. Then she turned the lens on the people the media ignores — and built a practice that is as much activism as it is art. Bettina on presence, connection, and sharing love through photographs
ARTIST SARA ÖDMAN
She grew up between Swedish prairies and the ocean, in a family where art was simply how you expressed yourself. After a decade in Paris, time in Beijing, and years directing for luxury brands, Sara Ödman quit her art director role and returned to the one thing that had always been true: the empty canvas, and the energy that rises the moment she starts to fill it.
A CHAT WITH NEIL KRUG
He shot 169 versions of Djo's Grammy-nominated album cover. He took Tame Impala to an abandoned diamond mine in Namibia. Neil Krug on inspirations, the creative process, and why the reactionary art form will prove to have diminishing returns.
Aleksandar Bezinovic: The Circle, Black Geometry and Alchemy
He restored Baroque church altars for eight years. He painted film sets. For 20 years he sold almost nothing. Then in 2020 he went full-time — and everything changed. Aleksandar Bezinovic on the circle, the screwdriver, and starting always from the unknown
ISMAIL ZAIDY USES PHOTOGRAPHY TO EXPLORE NOTIONS OF SPACE AND FAMILY
Marrakech-born self-taught photographer Ismail Zaidy on growing up watching women in djellabas, shooting abstract minimalism on a Samsung S5, and publishing in GQ, Vogue Arabia and Dazed.
“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.”
Every project, image, and story is about framing a series of questions that are deeply important to me as a human being.- Shirin Neshat