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A space dedicated to the quiet, unhurried experience of truly looking at something: the patience it takes, the unexpected connection that follows, the way a work of art can open a world that usually unfolds beyond our awareness.
Midnight Hunter · Mohéli, Comoros · © Pavlos Evangelidis / wantok.photos
Eyes in the Deep
On a night dive off Mohéli in the Comoros archipelago, Pavlos Evangelidis descended into water where human vision becomes almost useless. His light found a squid suspended in the dark, body semi-transparent, chromatophores scattered across the mantle like a map of something internal, a teal stripe running its length...
Danjiang Bridge · Tamsui River Estuary, New Taipei City, Taiwan · © Shirley Wung
Above the Cloudline
From Hardman Ridge on Guanyin Mountain, I watched the ultra-low advection fog arrive with the force of a weather event. It was not drifting, but surging, covering Taipei Port completely and pushing inland along the Tamsui River in waves...
ALHERD Pendant Lamp · Superstudio, Milan Design Week, Milan, Italy · © YET FAB
When Light Finds Its Own Way Out
There is a moment, standing inside the ALHERD installation at Super Playground, Superstudio, when the category of lamp stops being useful.
The objects range from table scale to columns that reach well above head height, and a pendant suspended horizontally from a red cable overhead...
Motherhood III · Atlantic Ocean, New York, USA · © Joanna L. Steidle
Motherhood
I have spent two years trying to get aerial photographs of dolphins that meet my standards. Two years of early mornings, dead ends, and days when the ocean offers nothing but its indifference. For this series, I flew from Montauk to Southampton over four days...
Butterfly Helmet · Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois, USA · © Nancy Yu
Before the Work Knew What It Was
There is a particular kind of attention that comes from having watched a work grow. Jiyong Lee, Professor of Art and Design at Southern Illinois University, served on Nancy Yu's thesis committee — which means he encountered Crowns of Glass not as a stranger walking into a gallery, but as someone who had...
Arrival · Kraft Azalea Garden, Winter Park, Florida, USA · © Fenqiang "Frank" Liu
Where Light Meets Wings
Each year, from late January to early February, Great Egrets gather at Kraft Azalea Garden in Central Florida, marking the beginning of their breeding season. Their timely return always fills me with excitement—it means I once again have the opportunity to capture fleeting, poetic moments in nature...