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.

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.

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.

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.

She sketches in pen — so nothing can be erased — and paints women who carry secrets. Florine Imo's imperfect goddesses are terrifying, fragile, and hypnotically irresistible. The Vienna-based painter talks lockdowns, RuPaul, and why the art world still has a long way to go.