Contemporary thought

The Odyssey and Its Scheming, Weaving Women

The trajectory of the Odyssey changes over and over, with the recurring image of a woman singing at her loom.

Finding Calm: Places Where Dubai Feels Smaller

New ideas are often born through these accidental encounters rather than formal meetings. Dubai has been quietly developing these creative pockets over the past decade.

In a Digital World, What Physical Things Are We Holding Onto ?

Between Access and Ownership A charm hanging from a handbag. A vintage jacket discovered in a flea market. A collection of postcards tucked into a drawer. Printed photographs pinned to a wall. A no...

A guide to Having Fun in Post-Doomscrolling Society

The irony lies in the way a post-scrolling society can be discussed online too.

Is It Performative? Dressing to Be Recognized

The word “performativity” is now a fixed part of our online vocabulary. Besides being a tongue-in-cheek thing, it has a lot to say about the hyper awareness we seem to have collectively gained in r...

Stealing Image: Notes on The Louvre Heist

A few weeks ago on 19 October, news broke about the Louvre heist. A crime so cartoonish that it’s funny to think it actually happened in 2025: a group of thieves climbed the side of the Louvre, cut...

Chronic Yearning: On using Retro Fashion in Contemporary Film

Fantasy and memory are two things that fashion designers and film makers really like to marinate their work in. The best recipe however is using retro elements to tell contemporary stories. The ret...

On Patinaed Bags and the Acquisition of Identity

If someone were to start using the internet for the first time today, by tomorrow they would become familiar with whimsical collectible charms and by the end of the year, they would become familiar...