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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The Ritual Aspect — A Conversation with Visual Artist Alessia Rollo
She paints onto negatives. She perforates film. She takes three years to finish a project and knows it is done when she can no longer look at the images. Alessia Rollo — South Italy, EFTI Madrid, Photo London — on Parallel Eyes and the magical culture that ethnography tried to erase
There's Enough Space for Everyone — Ashleigh Kane in Conversation
Seven years at Dazed, youth workshops in West London, a newsletter spotlighting the best new image-makers. Ashleigh Kane doesn't look at CVs — she looks at the work.
Nothing is Missing — A Conversation with Sandra Lazzarini
She lives between the sea and the mountains in northern Italy and says nothing is missing. Sandra Lazzarini's photography begins with an image that surfaces fully formed — surrealist, instinctive, deeply personal.
The Space In Between By Margherita Chiarva
The darkroom as a creative womb. Photograms made with condoms. A soundscape by Toni Castells. Margherita Chiarva's The Space In Between — presented at ARCO 2020 Madrid — is an invitation to see something you weren't supposed to see, and to understand that what you see says everything about you. An interview from the fair.
Ansel Adams on Acid — Marco Walker's Hyper-Surrealism
He shoots Yosemite in infrared film. He photographed Burning Man sunrise parties. He once did a shoot in Joshua Tree involving snakes, heatstroke, four models and mushrooms. A reviewer called him "Ansel Adams on Acid." Marco Walker didn't disagree.
“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.”