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Volcanic brutalism and building with molten lava reshape architecture in a future Icelandic city

Building on the concept of lavaforming – harnessing volcanic eruptions to shape new architecture – American-Icelandic designer-director duo Sukanya Mukherjee and Arnar Skarphéðinsson imagine...

Artist Nana Yaa Asare-Boadu responds to an unfinished Brutalist building in Accra through movement

Shot in an unfinished brutalist building in Accra, the short movement film Liminal captures a space caught between use and abandonment, and what remains...

At Arles’ Villa Benkemoun, artists Gérard & Kelly find movement and memory in modernist architecture

For the short film On Time, American artist duo Gérard & Kelly respond to the modernist architecture of Villa Benkemoun in Arles, France, offering...

A lonely coyote walks LA in an animation on commodified architecture and the cost of progress

Presenting a critical urban analysis of Los Angeles through the lived experience of a coyote, Sukanya Mukherjee and Arnar Skarphedinsson explore the commodification of...

At Studio Sangath in India, architect Khushnu Panthaki Hoof honors grandfather B.V. Doshi’s practice

Based in Ahmedabad, India, Panthaki Hoof carries forward lessons from her grandfather at the practice he founded here, Studio Sangath – which she now...

Artist Frederik Heyman & performer Milou Van Duijnhoven explore grief as endurance in virtual space

Artist and director Frederik Heyman merges his digitally constructed universes with the physical performance practice of Milou Van Duijnhoven for the experimental short film,...

Swiss Surrealist artist Meret Oppenheim’s wit and spirit lives on through objects at Casa Costanza

Unchanged since her death in 1985, the Carona home of German-Swiss Surrealist artist Meret Oppenheim stands as a lasting artifact of her state of...

Photographer Christopher Payne frames U.S. factories and the skilled workers behind consumer goods

Documenting the inner workings of America’s manufacturing industry, architectural and industrial photographer Christopher Payne has dedicated his career to capturing the skilled workers and...

A visual essay on balance, as a stable force that connects spiders, skateboarding, and our thoughts

Constructing a visual essay around the concept of balance, director Nacho Errando reflects on four distinct elements that represent its influence for the short...