by Lilly Yang “Reveries brings to light an aesthetics of psychology.” (Bachelard, 57) “The language of alchemy as a language of reverie, the mother tongue of cosmic reveries… this language must be learned as it has been dreamed, in solitude..” (Bachelard, 71)  “The metaphor is then an origin, the origin of an image which acts […]

a place of total calm; where children tell us of the olden days. Before our time, before i phones. in that land the people and animals spoke the same language and all gathered around the sacred fire to sing together and thank the gods. there was much to be thankful for. the stars, the fruit, […]

I had to think a lot about rockets lately. About leaving the safe atmosphere of our planet and heading out into unknown territory. Astronauts say that god was cruel because he made it possible to reach space but he made it so difficult that it was barely possible without breaking physical and chemical rules. In […]

I always thought that while I walk I can be a spectator or an actor. I can choose to participate in the crowd , or stay and watch how the crowd is manifesting. While I was walking in my hometown I felt that everyone could have been an observer, because I was familiar with their […]

U 2 MAFAZINE Cheng Yang ONE Dunhuang Murals Research Northern Wei ( from 386 to 534 AD ), mural, Dunhuang Cave 254, Prince Sattva Bensheng Bensheng – It refers to the various deeds of Buddha Shakyamuni when he was a bodhisattva in his previous life. Those who use this kind of story as the subject […]

Today I want to talk about “Parasite”, which is a milestone in the history of Korean cinema and even in the history of world cinema. It became the first non-English language film to win Best Picture in Oscar history, and the first film to win both Best Picture and Best International Film. The film is […]

During this time I am even more fascinated by the sound because due to the virus I often walk alone and this silence allows me to listen and process sounds that otherwise I would not hear from the crowds.I can say that this sound of silence that accompanies me on my walk is great company […]

About Healing Qinlin Huang 2.1号，我们举行了线上展览，International festival, 这是我第一次参加线上展览，在还没开始我的研究生学习之前，我想着我们可以在切尔西举办很多次展览，亲眼看看同学们的作品，和同学们面对面讨论想法，可以在英国看很多的展览，去欧洲旅游、看展。但是疫情打乱了所有计划和常态，加上家里突然发生的事故，让我陷入绝望之中。而这个过程，我必须完成自我拯救，这个过程痛苦而又漫长……. On the 2.1th, The MAFA family held an online exhibition, International festival. This is my first time to participate in an online exhibition. Before I started my MA studies, I thought we could hold many exhibitions in Chelsea and see my classmates’ works in physical, discuss ideas face-to-face, and can visit many exhibitions in the […]

Toxic Masculinity and Femininity and how Women always bear the Brunt of it By Kristen Elizabeth Donoghue-Stanford The term “toxic masculinity” has become a common phrase we hear through mainstream media. As the #MeToo movement rose in 2016, so did the call out towards toxic masculinity and those associated with upholding it. By definition, toxic […]

The scent of freedom, Christmas holiday, been on the Moon forgetting everything… see you next year!

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zhexi xu About MAFAzine ISSUE 4, I want to discuss a young artist who is not known by most people in China, his name is Xiangwei Li. Some people who know him think that he is not an artist, but just a online celebrity, but in my opinion, he is only good at using the network media […]

Playfulness and Identity (by Alberto Maggini) I decided to talk about the work of Martin Gutiérrez because I find it an extremely well done job, which manages to convey with elegant and subtle irony important themes such as  gender identity  and  indigenous South America cultural background. I love about this work the playfulness with which […]

Artspeak Google document with reading list and the segments we talked about in the video

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We are a group, we are a family, we are artists and we created a house for all of us. We invite you into our house (online only because of the lockdown rules) to have a look wherever you want, in what room you want. Enjoy 🙂 https://sorinprodea0.wixsite.com/thesweetheartshouse

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