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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Bilha, Stories of my Sisters by Citlali Fabián
Growing up without role models can make it difficult to dream. Citlali Fabián's response was to create them — through collaboration, through portraiture, through embroidery stitched into photographs by her grandmother's hands. Named Photographer of the Year at the Sony World Photography Awards 2026, she is exactly the kind of artist this recognition was made for.
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.
“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.”