II | ‘Flight’

“don’t be afraid if it has been done before, just do it your way.”

“You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.”
Friedrich Nietzsche

First Line | Infinity pool by Vona Groarke

What better to start than a poem

Infinity Pool

I had it in the night, the image,

but lacked the energy or will

to magic my body through

my own fourth wall and lower

myself, spit-spot, into the page.

But I saw, I just about recall,

a blue rectangle not quite blank

held up against blue sky, blue sea

so you weren’t supposed to tell

the edge, the stitching, or the seams.

And I am folding it now, this pool,

corner to corner, line to line,

so as to carry about with me

its deep blue scrap of  lie.

But carrying folded water

isn’t feasible. You know that.

by Vona Groarke

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Artist of the Week | Braxton Haugen

Braxton Haugen (b. 2000, United States) is a filmmaker, writer, and artist. He first gained recognition with his two volumes of short films, The Home Movies, which were shown at international festivals, including BendFilm, where he received the Future Filmmaker Award. In 2022, Haugen moved to Los Angeles, where he collaborated with Van Neistat on The Spirited Man.

His written work includes four collections of visual writings, encompassing a wide range of mediums and forms-including short stories, poetry, and sketches.

He is currently based in London and is producing a new series of short films.

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All works featured here are the original works of Braxton Haugen. Used here with his kind permission. All rights reserved.

“It was a song yesterday. It's a film today. It might be a painting tomorrow. I really don't think we are ever as in control of this thing as we'd like to believe. I think it takes you where it wants to take you.”

“Life isn't about getting to one place and staying there, anyway. Life is a mystery; a mystery that the act of creation only ever deepens. I think it's better kept that way. You set out into the world to make things and learn about yourself as you go along. That's the deal. You come to understand that every point of arrival is only ever just another point of departure.”

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Interview | Nick Veasey

Nick Veasey is a British artist who works with X-ray imaging to explore what lies beneath the surface. From flowers and clothing to vehicles and architecture, his work reveals the hidden structures of the world around us, blending science and art to make the invisible visible.

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All images featured here are the original works of Nick Veasey. Used here with his kind permission. All rights reserved.