Coring Europa / induction rhetoric
byTwo new poems by Josh Allsop, whose research explores the experience of difficulty in the poetries of Geoffrey Hill and J.H. Prynne.
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Spoiled Waters Spilled
byPreviewing an exhibition exploring rivers, contamination and cross-border circulation. Part of Manifesta 13 Les Parallèles du Sud.
Pharmakeia
byThe Circe myth updated for the age of synthetic biology: disconcerting new writing by Erin Rogers, with accompanying art by John Stark.
Editorial: Rot
byEditor Julia Cavicchi introduces Rot, a section of The Learned Pig exploring multispecies creativity through modest tales of collaboration and coexistence.
In The Fray
by“Sewing is an act of care and kindness,” says artist Hana Wilde. “I look for the shared textures, colours and forms between the human and non-human.”
Petites Morts
byAn ongoing photographic collaboration between artist Nadège Meriau and mushrooms gathered from an ancient woodland in North London.
Redundant, Outdated, Trivial
byIn praise of decomposition, fermentation and transformation by Fin Jordão, the water and waste officer at the Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales.
Collaborations on the Corner
byCollaboratively produced paintings on cardboard by Phill Hopkins and Jadene Imbush – part of a larger project on the UK’s burgeoning homelessness crisis.
Canopic Jars: the Afterlife of Matter
byArtists Anna Walker and Genie Poretzky-Lee make use of glass jars as containers for an experimental process of growth and transformation.
Open Call: Rot
by*** Rot is currently closed for submissions. We will reopen again soon. You can sign up to our newsletter for updates. *** …