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DEMOCRACY HUMAN DIGNITY RULE OF LAW FREEDOM PEACE EQUALITY TOLERANCE SOLIDARITY let’s be more involved

↑ Europe—This collage is a reinterpretation of the famous myth of Europe. Zeus seduced princess Europe transforming himself into a bull. He finally kidnapped her and brought her to the island of Crete. This Greek myth has been represented many time at different peri­ods in the history. Léa Chassagne, FR

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DEMOCRACY Inspired by Greek philosophy, democracy as a construct was conceived to be imagined for the people, by the people as a systematic means for humans to cooperate in a structured society.

Today, the rise of populism in Europe under the leadership of individuals reminds of a time saturated with racism and nationalism, and is a threat to liberal democracy.

In a time where politicians are conducting diplomacy on Twitter and parties debate relatively unimportant topics (considering that climate change just might be the elephant in the room) it is time to remind ourselves as European citizens what values we want to uphold, what we consider important, and the state we want to leave this continent in for generations to come.

Democracies are not rigid, they change and evolve, as we the people, are empowered to change them.

Noam Chomsky asks the essential question whether democra­ cy and inherent freedom are values to be preserved or threats to be avoided? He replies, “in this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than values to be treasured, they may well be essential to survival.”

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↑ E_U_RO_P_A—Europe is diverse and generates its power from the big picture. One for all and all for one.

The con­tinent is constantly changing. Abc&D, DE

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Vote Together ↖ Alix Lacloche by Dana Lixenberg in Paris. ↑ Bea1991 and Clare Gillen by Lonneke van der Palen in Amsterdam. ↗ Timothy Garton Ash by Dana Lixenberg in Amsterdam.

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↙ Elina Brotherus and Wolfgang Tillmans by Elina Brotherus in Berlin. ↓ Rem Koolhaas by Dana Lixenberg in Amsterdam. ↘ Westbam by Wolfgang Tillmans in Berlin.

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Vote Together ↖ Vivienne Westwood by Andreas Kronthaler in Alpbach. ↑ Małgosia Bela and Anja Rubik by Zuza Krajewska in Warsaw. ↗ Noemi Smolik by Ruth Magers in Prague.

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↙ Herbert Grönemeyer in Berlin. ↓ Janka Fischer and Veronika Gulyás from the Budapest Wolves Ladies team by Peter Puklus in Budapest. ↘ Giselle Mapp by Wolfgang Tillmans in Berlin.

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↑ Culture Of Confrontation. The Night Of A Fire—“Culture of Confrontation” is a story of a turning point in the history of Ukraine and not only. Three months of protests that erupted against the government in Ukraine, characterized as an event of major political symbolism for the European Union. The photographs showcase as well beauty in chaos, the art in a political revolution.

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→ Altar In The Chiesa Madre Dei Santi Pietro E Paolo In Pisticci, Province Matera, Italy—Europe is the embodiment of love. A love that cannot be conquered by storm, but one that can be won through gentleness and cunning. She is mother, lover, and goddess—the embodiment of matriarchy in the western world. At the same time she is an idea, a movement, and a promise to the inhabitants of the European continent: as a politically and economically united, democratic, and peaceful Europe on the basis of a humanistic foundation of values. Geo­ graphical and political Europe is united by its culturalhistorical development. Through images, symbols, and myths, connections have been and are being made: from the past to the present to our future. Over the centuries, the image of the myth of Europe has constantly changed. In essence, it has remained that Europe and its descendants bear witness to and prove the unity of the people on the European continent. This is the heritage of the myth of Europe and the basis of the European idea.

Like any model, however, Europe can only exist if the majority of us continue to be guided by it. If we are already to give up our personal sensitivities and stand up for the recognition that all people have the same dignity and the same rights. Dirk Gebhardt, DE

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HUMAN DIGNITY Following World War II, human dignity (from the Greek digni­ tas) found its way into international legal articles. The Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 states that “[a]ll human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.”

On a national level, dignity was also ingrained into the German constitution as article 1, paragraph 1 which also uplifts dignity and locates it at the heart of the Grundgesetz. Subsequently, the concept of human dignity spread across the continent and in the context of human rights, it became a fundamental legal concept.

Virtually every breach of human dignity affects the individ­ ual victim, but also society as a whole and thus, it often raises questions of how we choose to live (and die) but most impor­ tantly how we choose to relate to each other and coexist on a planet fraught with increased scarcity.

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← 29 Europa—Julian Zimmermann / Deutsche & Japaner, DE → The Migration Game—Push. Play. Rebound. Try again.

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↑ Isolation Europa—The first man who, having fenced in a piece of land, said “This is mine,” and found people naive enough to believe him, that man was the true founder of civil society. Jean-Jaques Rousseau, 1754.

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↑ Carta Europa—An interpretation of how a medieval illuminator had portrayed today’s challenges.

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→ Everyone Wants To Be Free—Thank you to the brave people who save lives at sea. Juliane Hohlbaum, DE

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← Dorya Glenn, The New European—Her name is Dorya Glenn. Looking curiously into the camera, she is dressed in a semi-transparent costume that vaguely re­minds us of a niqab. Through her conscious choice of clothes as well as the determination in her eyes, she tells us she embraces the cultural values of her new home country, including transparency (her clothes), tolerance and equal gender roles in the multicultural society. Filip Naudts & Julie O’yang / Guarda La Fotografia, BE / CN / NL

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↖ Band Of Brothers—Who would die to protect this flag?

Technocrats? Jean Leblanc, DE / FR ↑ Twinkle—Collage, 2019. I dreamed that the stars on the flag turned into little elves dancing while planting seeds of consciousness about climate change.

Charlène Guyon-Mathé, FR

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← Proposal For A New European Flag (2019)—There is an urgent need to rethink and restructure the concept of Europe as a supranational union. The proposal is a transparent flag that celebrates freedom, transparency, and openness. Mark Bohle, DE / ES

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↑ War Without War—Controlled explosion of mines and “UXO” (unexploded ordnance) in the unrecognized Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh on the margin of Europe.

It’s a frozen conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan— ready to erupt from time to time. Meinrad Schade, CH

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↑ Europe In Paper—An exploration of Europe’s tectonic borders focusing on some of the little details that make the visual recognizable. Lola Dupre, UK

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→ Cultural Field—A cultural field is the most beautiful system created by humans. Today it lies on the understanding of the structure of global knowledge and people’s constant clarification of our surroundings and establishing new concepts. A growing amount of ideas, methods, and assumptions make the whole system evolve as fast as never before. When information could experience borderless exchange, it might result in a better and more complex future for its participants. If a language is an archive of meanings and poetry, multiplication and variation of a few languages will enhance our overall cultural resolution. Protey Temen, DE / RU

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↑ My Sister, At Home—Europe rose to international fame in the 1980s with their third album, 1986’s The Final Countdown, which has sold over 3 million copies in the United States and 15 million copies worldwide (including album and single). Europe have sold over 25 million records worldwide. Jacques Floret, FR

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↑ Changing / Balancing—When I think about Europe I can’t realize this proper flag with blue and yellow—I see the movements and fights and those who want to escape.

I see many crazy different figures in this big community.

Martina Wember, DE

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Dancing on a Shaky Ground Music, like art and design, goes beyond borders! While economic gaps keep growing throughout Europe and political opinions tear countries apart, there is one industry that rises globally, the creative one. All over the continent, designers are successfully carv­ing their path in this turbulent time. And they have the potential to play a significant role in today’s society!

Facing the current societal and environmental challenges, we have to push the boundaries of a system that has made its time, in order to create new ways of living and working together. With no geographical limitation, the digital era has radically transformed our communication, and more broadly our lives. However, the new technologies also have a downside. As the algorithms polarize ideas and gentrify the mind, we experience a common loss of the imagination and the erasing of cultural diversity leading to a global standardization. The time has come to reinvent our modus operandi.

Europe can boast its cultural richness and local, that should definitely be preserved. At the same time, a global perspective is always insightful and often inspirational.

After all, the world, and the many opportunities it has to offer, open up in just a click.

From Reykjavik to Lisbon, the creative entrepreneurs have given a fresh impetus to their cities in a shaky time. With a broad understanding of our globalized world, they have built on the local traditions in order to create new business models.

Our society is in urgent need for solutions to reduce social inequalities and to en­courage eco-friendly habits on a large scale. As design shapes our everyday life, in terms of objects, interfaces, but also processes, designers can play a significant role in envisioning alternatives for a better living. What if all daily items would be designed with an inclusive approach, and in a sustainable manner? What if artificial intelligence would help us open up our mind, instead of categorizing our ideas? The creative class has the potential to lead a mindset shift and orchestrate this change, creating a daily adjustment in everyone’s life that would grow into a global movement.

Call me an optimistic! But I’d like to hear this music play. The strong comeback of local crafts highlighting traditional know-how is already driven by contemporary designers on a worldwide level. For daily objects, digital or social innovation, design can define a new reality that celebrates our differences, with no discrimination, that preserves the planet, and last but not least, that inspires everyone to embrace new ways of living, far away from the traditional archetypes. Beyond form, substance and intention rule.

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Europe is the best thing to have happened to Brussels since, well, forever.

Living in Brussels, it can be tempting to get tangled up in the more cynical commentary leveled at the EU. Indeed, a typical café conversation between two locals might go a little something like this. “These Eurocrats, paying no local taxes, increasing rents for the rest of us mere mortals, clogging up roads with their never-ending summits.” These are recurring themes here in Brussels and illustrate a deeply engrained resentment towards Europe that, although expressing itself at a hyper-local level, could also apply to the wider disillusionment currently being felt across the Continent. Truth is, it’s easy to pigeonhole the EU as the all-encompassing bogeyman of society’s current woes but, frankly, is a somewhat intellectually lazy and historically ignorant take on what is, in my view, one of the most daring economic and political experiments of the last century. Yes, it is true, at least at the Brussels level, that Europe contributes to higher rents, congested roads and wider social imbalances, something that without the shadow of a doubt needs to be addressed. On the other hand however, if it weren’t for Europe making our capital its capital, Brussels wouldn’t be able to lay claim to the many benefits it currently enjoys and would forever be relegated to second class status. Europe has made Brussels more cos­ mopolitan, more diverse and more attractive. It has given it an innumerable amount of economic payoffs and ensures a continuous stream of new arrivals to the city which make it both sexier and livelier. This last point is something I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing first hand as editor-in-chief of the now-defunct magazine I used to run and the online community radio I continue to run. Indeed, the amount of talent—writers, photographers, graphic designers, artists, radio hosts, DJs, producers, record labels and collectives— I have worked with over the years as a direct result of Europe’s policy of free movement never ceases to amaze. I’ve had interns from Holland, writers from Germany, graphic designers from France, producers from the United Kingdom, artists from Italy, DJs from Denmark and countless others contribute to the many projects I’ve been involved with over the years, and there’s absolutely no doubt in my mind that they’ve made both my personal as well as my professional journeys more enriching and rewarding. You see, the populist forces currently at work would have you look at the glass half empty and focus stubbornly at Europe’s many shortcomings—of which they are many, don’t get me wrong— but, from where I stand, Europe is the best thing to have happened to Brussels since, well, forever.

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↑ Order—Love yourself and don’t bully the weak.

Esther Czaya, DE

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↓ Berwick St, Soho, London—We owe the rich tapestry of our cities to the vibrant mix of people that make them their home, if that disappears so does the soul of the cities we love. Alexander Jenkins, UK

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PERFORMANCE GUIDE:

01. TAKE AN EU BANKNOTE. 02. WRITE A LOVE MESSAGE ON IT. 03. USE IT TO PAY SOMETHING. 04. SPREAD LOVE. 05. REPEAT.

↑ Love Letter (50 EURO)—This is an interactive artwork.

Please, follow the performance guide. Ale Apai Studio, IT

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→ Pax Europaea—Pax Europaea is the period of relative peace experienced by Europe following World War II— often associated above all with the creation of the European Union and its predecessors. With all of the European Union’s imperfections, we overlook what it has achieved for the citizens of Europe. Post Studio, IE

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A Textile Made from Nic & Nada Recently, during a panel on 100 years of Polish-Spanish diplomatic relations, I had the privilege to listen to three stately gentlemen, all in their 80s. They were diplomats and historians—and the subject matter discussed was the history of ties between the two countries located on the extremities of Europe. These extreme geographical positions were one of the reasons that made the discussion really interesting.

All three speakers maintained that nothing relevant happened during these 100 years in mutual diplomatic relations. In fact, nothing of importance happed at all throughout past 1,000 years! Poland and Spain were simply too far away to have conflicts or alliances. In the past the only threads that connected Spain and Poland were weaved by few individual contacts, while between 1945-1970 these amounted almost to zero. And yet the conclusions these men drew from discussing these feeble relations turned out to be a valuable metaphor for Europe as such!

All agreed that one can’t properly understand European history omitting political and cultural influence of both countries, once great empires, whose might diminished rapidly in modern times. Not being provincial yet located on continental extremities, both shared the pressures as well as political, cultural, and military consequences of these very locations. This resulted in their particular historical responsibilities towards the European continent. At the same time both produce problems—to which the only answer is: Europe.

Since design is a problem solving occupation, I thought that this account might be appropriate for this issue of Slanted. I am not fit to expand on issues of European competitiveness in a globalized economy, nor on joint diplomatic potentials, nor on dangers of possible inter-European conflicts.

For me, the most important facts are created daily by hundreds of thousands Poles in Spain and Spaniards in Poland. Most of them are there for jobs, study or tourism, most have a vague idea about respective histories, cultural geographies and such. Some create common businesses or art projects, some get married. And each and all with their particular agendas are knitting today an European fabric.

This fabric is a wholly new material. Weaving a multilayered material today—one that does not just serve to patch the voids of the past­—offers innumerable perspectives and possible applications. We are only learning now how to use it.

← 101 ← Fingers Crossed—Some cross their fingers to feel better Along For The Ride—For the dumb and the distracted. about a lie, others do it for good fortune. It feels like the It’s gonna be a good day today. Jari Johannes, FI EU is facing some uncertain times, and that all we have right now is hope—hope for the future and for setting bet-­ ter trends. With a little bit of luck, we will continue to maintain Pax Europaea, together. Claudiu Ștefan, DK / RO

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← Journey Into Europe—This poster symbolizes the ideal destination to Europe. My Name is Wendy, FR ↑ Euro(pe)—Sarp Sozdinler has lived in Europe five times, for various lengths, including the two times in the European side of Istanbul. As a Turkey native, his relationship with the European continent has always depended on the Euro / Lira dynamics, which has kept fluctuating over the years to a point of no return following its steep increase after 2012 and put many citizens down in the state of crisis. The work notes down the coordinates of the European cities he’s lived in, along with their respective years and the currency of Euro at the time of each entry. Sarp Sozdinler, NL / TR

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↑ EUROPE ACCEPTS—“United in diversity” is the motto of the European Union. In our view, in order to be accepted as a part of EU’s diverse unity, you need to have the passport of money. Unfortunately, nowadays this becomes even more evident through the refugee crisis.

Money and the ability to spend more are the ultimate “VISA” someone needs in order to make it in the European Union. o.right studio, GR

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↑ Grigri Starterkit—Jewelry collection handmade out of Euro coins. Product design by Paul Bauer for DakarParis, 2009. Daniel Fischer / Stegmeyer Fischer, DE

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This Is Not an Essay.

This Is the Memory of a Different Future.

DakarParis was the simple plan to restore Europe through a fashion brand. To be more precise, to breathe a soul into the European Union by founding an African fashion label.

Because Africa had everything Europe was missing: youth, chaos, sex, faith, family, community—most importantly, it had a European dream. It was the year 2001 and thousands jumped into boats off Dakar’s shores, crossed the stormy sea, climbed over the fences in Fuerteventura and Melilla, all to live the European Dream.

A movement of African pioneers, who discovered Europe. Among the young in Dakar, almost nothing else was talked about but their vision, bravery, adventurous spirit.

We sat on Dakar’s flat roofs on those warm nights and saw it in front of us: We would create a brand, create products with this story, and send them to the West. To people thirsty for meaning and vision, to the starving Europeans, who had no idea who and what they were. That’s how we would found the most valuable brand ever seen.

We would turn social values into commodities, export them, and plant them right in the hearts of European youths. Europe was the place to do it, since Nike had imploded.

After all, what’s true about the American dream—just do it!—if it’s based on slavery?

And what is the Chinese dream, if its people suffer and be shot? Our dreams are different.

African. European. Afropian. Afrotopia.

We decided in 2001 that Europe was the place to make the world a better place.

DakarParis was what we called our brand. We would base our new company near the beaches of Dakar and design the most beautiful clothes the world had ever seen, build a flourishing production in the sub-Saharan region. Europeans had no idea what kinds of shapes and colors this place had to offer. What’s more elegant than Dakar? Than Yoff-Plage?

One of our “essentials” was Saharan Sand, sold as an African “beauty mask”—as a peeling for getting rid of western stress. Also, we created “GriGris,” by sending shiny 1 Euro coins from Finland, Europe’s northernmost country, to Dakar to have them be cutout with the shape of Africa—effectively destroying European money—and lastly be blessed by Marabouts. Local priests, instead of the common central banker would create the value in this world. In Europe our “GriGris,” equipped with magical powers, were resold at a steep price. Europe, Euros, the ring of stars, all of it was fancy, because nobody had discovered it as a product yet.

We also started producing a sneaker in Dakar. It was meant to be the first African sneaker. Replacing NIKE. At Berlin Fashion Week 2009 we featured a collection that showcased the incredible ascension from passenger on a boat to becoming a captain.

To us it was all capitalist realism.

We shipwrecked, however, once we collided with capitalist reality.

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↑ FINIS EUROPAE SS17—UEG spring summer 2017 collec­tion inspired by refugees crisis in Europe.

Michał Łojewski / UEG, PL ↗ Commemorative Euro Coin—A commemorative coin draws attention to current events of special importance.

As of this date, over 35,000 migrants are believed to have drowned trying to reach European borders since 2000, according to the IOM. Daniel Siim, DK

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The Black Country As you walk through the sloping main street of the town, the castle slowly disappears. A stretched landscape in front of you: residential districts, flats, industrial buildings, and chimneys. In the distance, forests emerge that extend beyond the horizon. If you start digging the ground here, you’ll find remains of a short but intense period of European history.

The first fireplaces, the first farms. Remnants of enormous coalmines that dominated this place. As long as people lived here in this country, they lived on this hill, making this street the main street. Here they quarreled with their neighbors, fought against the village on the next hill and eventually traveled all over the world to war and trade. Between the castle and the hill, a sober concrete memorial commemorates the young men who died elsewhere, far away from their hill surrounded by forests and industry.

Once this country was home to the lords of industry and mining. Dozens of railway lines crossed the area. Mansions were furnished, theaters were set up. The castle became the magnificent backdrop to a zoo. The industrial present overshadowed its history. Now that it’s all gone, the rail tracks meander through the city like empty river valleys. Only some sleepers can still be seen.

This is the Black Country. Its history is majestic and proud. This is where the steam engine was used for the first time, and where the foundations for the industrial era were established. Socialism, social democracy, and climate change—this hill town was at the cradle of it. What remains now? The local newspaper talks about the smaller crime, and attempts to keep the poor city tidy. The Black Country has definitively become the periphery of world history. Like rotten teeth, empty shops, and theaters stare at you.

Under the ground, thick layers of black coal and limestone, plants and animals are buried that dominated previous times. Ground workers regularly find gigantic woodlice beds, octopuses, and dinosaurs. As if in a Droste effect, they dig up a grand history while theirs slowly disappears.

Europe is made up of an endless number of countries like the Black Country, Europeans and their identities. Photographer Rob Hornstra and writer Arnold van Bruggen will be visiting these countries in the coming years, all those areas in Europe where the Europeans live.

→ Black Country, 2019—Nicola and Paul are getting ready for their wedding in the majestic ballroom of the Station Hotel, built more than a hundred years ago during the heyday of the Black Country’s industrial past. For 25 years now, there have been no trains running on the adjoining railway tracks, the majestic theater on the other side of the street is to be shattered, and the Station Hotel itself is mainly used as a low-cost location for weddings and events. Rob Hornstra, NL

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← Europa Endlos—Europa, endlos; Endlos endlos, endlos endlos; Europa, endlos; Endlos endlos, endlos endlos (Chorus from Europa Endlos by Kraftwerk, on Trans Europa Express, 1977). Stahl R & Elisabeth Suter, DE

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P 127 #2605 BERLIN (DE) 26-05.eu The initiative #2605 was formed as a cooperation of the merchandise label Brufuture Berlin, the society Stadtraumkultur Berlin, the Representation of the Euro­pean Commission in Berlin and the photographer and activist Thomas Mandl for the European elections in 2019. The initiative had a big impact on the election par­ti­cipation and reached a million audience in Germany.

P3 ABC&D MUNICH (DE) abc-and-d.com Abc&D is a design studio that focuses on branding and corporate design, art direction for print, digital and spatial communication. They think of design as an element of a so­cial development. They create clear, stable statements for their clients through intelligent design. They firmly believe in design as essential part of communication to provide orientation and highlight values.

P 110 JANO VIÑUELA AGRA A CORUÑA (ES) janoilustra.com Jano Viñuela Agra was born in A Coruña in 1979. He grad­u­ated in Fine Arts and joined a scholarship Erasmus in Bergen (Norway), also studied Illus­tration in Barcelona at Massana School. He works as a graphic designer, cartoonist, and illus­trator in different companies and fields. He won some awards like Injuve (2002), the Certame Ourense (2003), and the Golden Globes (2011).

P 94 ALE APAI STUDIO MILAN (IT) alessandroapai.com Ale Apai is difficult to label within the stereotype of artist or designer. His work plays in the area that could be defined as contemporary visual communication. He creates original contents using different media and tech­niques, breaking the line between commercial works and art. Ranging from the appropriation of fashion advertisement and existing objects through INTERVENTI.

P 47 HUGO D’ALTE HELSINKI (FI) hugoalte.com Hugo d’Alte is a creative director, illustrator, and graphic designer from Portugal, currently based in Helsinki. He’s planning to travel the world with his camera in an attempt to document disap­pearing sites and human identities threatened by the homogenization of culture.

P 15 VASSILIS AMANATIDIS THESSALONIKI (GR) Vassilis Amanatidis, born 1970, is a poet, writer, translator, performer, and art curator. He has published two volumes of short stories and eight collec­tions of poetry, most recently in 2017, You: The Elements, for which he was awarded for the Poetry Prize of the Athens Academy, µ_otherpoem: monologue, 2014, and 7: Poetry for Video games, 2011. His texts have been translated into 14 languages.

P 195 KHAJAG APELIAN BEIRUT (LB) debakir.com Khajag Apelian is a lettering artist, type and graphic designer. He has an affinity for different languages and writing systems, including Arabic, Armenian, and Latin. He currently operates under the name debakir, Armenian for “printed type,” and works between Yerevan, Beirut, Amsterdam, and Montreal.

He also teaches Graphic Design courses at the American University of Beirut.

P 162 NANDO VON ARB ZURICH (CH) nandovonarb.ch Born in 1992 in Zurich. Apprenticeship as graphic designer.

Completed his Bachelor of Arts in Illustration Fiction at Lucerne University of Arts in 2018. Published his first graphic novel Drei Väter in 2019. Works as a freelancing illustrator, comic author, and graphic designer in Zurich.

P 89 HALLDÓR ARMAND BERLIN (DE) facebook.com/halldorarmand Halldór Armand is the author of three novels, including Again & Again (2017), published

by Forlagið publishing house in Reykjavík. His writings have appeared in various magazines and newspapers.

P 92 DÜNYA ATAY THE HAGUE (NL) dunyaatay.com Dünya Atay is a visual artist and designer who works with different mediums across various branches of art—from illustration to graphic design, street art to sculpture. Playing, questioning, destroying, and most of the times rejecting what is given as real and creating her own reality is what she does. She works mainly with ink, gouache, and assorted print media.

P 155 ATTAK POWERGESTALTUNG ’S-HERTOGENBOSCH (NL) attak.co ATTAK is a creative studio.

We think trends are boring.

Search—to create and destroy!

Photo: © Nikita Velasquez.

P 46 JIM AVIGNON BERLIN (DE) jimavignon.com Jim Avignon is painter, illustrator, and conceptual artist and one of the rather unusual figures in the contemporary German art scene. His paintings are a mash up of cartoonish figuration, expressionist composition, and dominantly featured titles—always in line with the mantra “a maximum of expression with a minimum of lines.” His art remains affordable and is meant for everyone.

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P 115 MAGDA AZAB PAOLA (MT) magdaazab.it Magda Azab is an Italian illustrator freelance. She was born in a small town near Milano in Italy, then she studied in Switzerland and now she's living in the tiny island of Malta.

In her work, she likes to play with graphic elements, geometrical shapes, and textures. She often uses visual metaphors because she thinks it’s a really effective way to hit the target and let people immediately understand a concept.

P 165 MICHAL BAČÁK PRAGUE (CZ) michalbacak.com Michal Bačák is a Czech illustrator based in Prague. He is a passionate observer, storyteller, and gardener—both he is using in his work to turn the world into a poetical and sometimes gleeful image of magic realism. He was awarded by Elle Decoration Design Award and Czech Grand Design Award as Illustrator of the year. He likes nature, sci-fi, Biedermeier, and beer.

P 155 BAKLAZANAS VILNIUS (LT) baklazanas.com Baklazanas is a graphic design studio from Vilnius focusing on visual branding and communication design for cultural institutions. Their motto is: you cannot not communicate.

Whether we work on a visual identity, poster, or illustration their designs seek to transform ideas into pure communication.

They strive for simplicity, geometry, direct typography, and functionalism in all of their solutions.

P6 DORA BALLA BUDAPEST (HU) balladora.hu Dora Balla is a Hungarian designer, professor, and researcher. Her primary field of research is the history of graphic design and its Hungarian aspects. She is the author, editor, and designer of many books that deals with the development of the modern teaching methodologies and she created several selfpublished art books based on complex graphic and typographic projects.

Member of AGI since 2018.

P 22 PETER BANKOV PRAGUE (CZ) bankovposters.com Peter Bankov spent the last 9 years living between Moscow and Prague. He studied Statuary in Minsk, where he was born and Book Design in Moscow. He has settled down in Prague in 2010 after he organized a studio called Design Depot and edited the KAK design magazine in the hero city of Moscow in 1997.

Now, constantly rosy-cheeked, and cheerful, he is designing a poster everyday. 900 and counting.

P 2, 28, 52, 64, 100, 112, 140, 172 TOM J. BARBEREAU BERLIN (DE) medium.com/@tbarbereau Tom grew up in a bilingual setting attending the European School of Karlsruhe. Thereafter he went on to graduate in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics from the University College Groningen. With a broad interest from design to disruptive technologies, Tom seeks to make a continuous impact on society by thinking critically.

P 155 ANNA BÁRDY BUDAPEST (HU) annabardy.com Anna Bárdy gained her Master’s degree in Graphic Design in 2013 at Moholy-Nagy Uni­versity of Art and Design, Budapest. Since then she works independently mainly with partners from the scenes of culture and commerce. Her conceptual approach stands out in straightforward visual answers. She looks on her field as a playground, which gives her space to technical experi­mentation.

P 128 THIERRY BRUNFAUT / BASE DESIGN BRUSSELS (BE) basedesign.com Thierry co-founded Base Design in 1996 with his friends J. Cavenaile, D. Jeurissen, M. Panero, and G. Cook. Today Thierry leads the Brussels team and oversees all the important strategic and conceptual decisions with the New York, Geneva, and Melbourne studios. He is the author of the 5-minute poster series—50 typographic works each showcasing a short piece of design wisdom.

P 202 VASJEN KATRO AKA BAUGASM TIRANE (AL) katro.me Vasjen Katro aka Baugasm is a visual designer from Albania.

He has been designing since he was 14 years old. His most recent project called Baugasm gained wide popularity. He challenged himself to design a poster every day for 1 year.

That project helped Vasjen get recognition worldwide and have the possibility to work with a lot of brands. Such as Adobe, Apple, Samsung, and CocaCola.

P 42 ROMAN BECK TRIESENBERG (LI) romanbeck.net Roman Beck, born 1982 in Liechtenstein, studied Graphics and Advertising at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. Since 2013 he is back in Liechtenstein, working as graphic designer and illustrator in Vaduz.

P 199 BEN&JULIA BERLIN (DE) benandjulia.com Ben&Julia is a Berlin-based creative studio founded in Paris in 2007. The duo Julia Gaudard and Benoit Créac’h relocated to Berlin in 2010 where they work as multi­disciplinary artists, video and art directors. They create exceptional mixed media work through 2D and 3D animation, puppetry and live action.

To date their work has been enthusiastically commissioned and activated on a wide spectrum of platforms.

P 8 / 9 BETWEEN BRIDGES BERLIN (DE) betweenbridges.net Between Bridges is a foundation (est. 2017) for the advancement of democracy, international understanding, the arts, and LGBT rights by Wolfgang Tillmans. From 2006–2011 Between Bridges was a non-profit exhibition space in London, since 2014, it is located in Berlin.

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P 153 SEBASTIAN KUBICA ŁODYGOWICE (PL) sebastiankubica.pl Sebastian Kubica was born in 1975 in Żywiec, Poland and graduated from the Academy of Fine Art in Cracow (Depart­ment in Katowice). He has been teaching since 2004 at University of Silesia, Institute of Fine Arts in Cieszyn. In 2012 he obtained a title of PhD with his habilitation. In his class he is teaching Poster Making and Illustration. Since 2015 he is a member of AGI (Alliance Graphique Internationale).

P 205 IDA KUKKAPURO HELSINKI (FI) idakukkapuro.com Ida Kukkapuro is a journalist specialized in design, and the editor in chief of Helsinki Design Weekly. She has written for several culture and design publications, both in Finland as well as internationally, done research for design and archi­tec­ture TV programs and taught at Aalto University. She hosts the Helsinki Design Weekly radio show on Radio Helsinki.

P 185 KURPPA HOSK STOCKHOLM (SE) kurppahosk.com Kurppa Hosk is a design agency with offices in Stock­holm and New York. They help brands that are in the process of transformation by defining and designing outstanding experiences. They fuse solid business insights and highly creative expression to deliver compelling stories through design innovation at every touch point.

P 31, 181 L2M3 STUTTGART (DE) l2m3.com L2M3 communication design was founded in 1999.

P 132 L² STUDIO BUDAPEST (HU) l2studio.co The L² studio was formed from the collaboration of two young creative graphic designers, also twins. The exponent in its name refers to the effect of cooperation: working together as a team we can achieve a lot more than we could do alone.

P 198 LA BOCA LONDON (UK) & AMSTERDAM (NL) laboca.co.uk La Boca is an independent design studio working between London and Amsterdam.

Specialized in illustration and image making, they work without borders for clients across the globe.

P 62 LADIES WITH AN ATTITUDE AMSTERDAM (NL) lekkerbelangrijk.nu LADIES WITH AN ATTITUDE is a group of writers and graphic designers that all work from the Netherlands but represent different countries in one: Merel Boers, Jessica Hollinshead, Pien Kars, Roosje Klap, Nicole Martens, Pauline Le Pape, Jochem Ruares, Nadine Stijns, Nina van Tuikwerd. Also by Ladies With An Attitude: The campaign I Ain’t No Houellebecq Girl, responding to the misogynistic book Serotonin.

P 41 FEDERICA LANDI RIMINI (IT) federicalandi.net Federica Landi (born 1986) is a practicing artist working mainly with photography, professor at the Academy of Fine Arts of Rome, and an independent curator. She got a MA in Pho­tog­raphy from London College of Communication and worked for the agency Millennium Images as a curator and talent scout. She came back to Italy in 2016 where she founded Riu, an artist run space dedi­cated to research in the visual art field.

P 125 KERSTIN LANDIS ZURICH (CH) hubertus-design.ch Kerstin Landis is a Swiss graphic designer whose work is dedicated to books, editorial design, art direction, and corporate identity. She is a business partner of Hubertus Design Zurich, which is an award-winning design studio specializing in the development of unique and specific visual communication solutions within the art, archi­tecture, culture, education, and political sectors.

P 26 / 27 ANTON ROLAND LAUB BERLIN (DE) antonlaub.de Born and bred in Bucharest, Anton Roland Laub lives and works in Berlin. He received an Master’s degree from the weißensee kunsthochschule in Berlin having previously completed studies at the New School for Photography. His work is included in the Book and Media Art Collection of Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, the Archive of Les Rencontres de la Photographie, Arles, and the Collection of the Berlin Wall Memorial. Photo: © Lotte Laub.

P 51 LAURA LAUBER LEIPZIG (DE) zitronengrau.design In her studies of Visual Communications in Hanover, Germany she focused on the question of how to use graphic design to discuss social and political questions. After graduating with a BA she started working freelance in the vibrant city of Leipzig and is now part of the small team of the design agency Zitronengrau specializing in brand identity, graphic design, and web design.

P 55 JEAN LEBLANC BERLIN (DE) lezilus.fr/illustrator/156 Jean Leblanc (born 1982) is a French illustrator, based in Berlin. He graduated from Gobelins, Paris and Fine Art School of Nantes. His clients are Printemps Haussmann, Ray Ban, Louis Vuitton, Wall­paper Magazine and many more. He has been published in publications like IDN Internationals, Computer Art, Gestalten Verlag, Juxtapoz, and others.

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P 83 CLARA WILDBERGER GRAZ (AT) clarawildberger.com Clara Wildberger (born 1989) is a photographer and information designer who works on scientific and cultural projects, as well as projects within the local independent scene. Since 2017, she has been responsible for the Department of Photography at the Forum Stadtpark Graz. Her personal photographic approach questions gender positions and deals with diversity and the realities of different cultural spheres.

P 130 TANIA YAKUNOVA KIEV (UA) yakunova.com Tania Yakunova is an award-winning illustrator from Kiev. She finds inspiration in avant-garde art and design of the 20th century and considers her work to be on the edge of art and design. She creates illustrations for posters, books, editorial, advertising, digital product, and runs personal projects. Lately, most of her works are dedicated to the ideas of unity, diversity and mutual care.

P 10 PAWEŁ ZANIO ELK (PL) solovsky.com Portrait and live music photographer, based in Warsaw, Poland. Documenting Polish rap and jazz scene. Portraying artists from around the world.

Working for Red Bull Music Academy and Noisey.

P 43 ZEITGEIST AARAU, BASEL & ZURICH (CH) zeitgeist.ch zeitgeist was founded 2001 in Switzerland and is based in Aarau, Basel, and Zurich. They create concepts, graphics, and code. They work for a wide variety of clients such as NGOs, governmental institutions, cultural projects, and companies, releasing web projects, editorial design, exhibitions, and advertising. There’s no typical zeitgeist-DNA in their works—we just do things the way they like it in the frame set.

P 29 JULIAN ZIMMERMANN MANNHEIM (DE) deutscheundjapaner.com Julian Zimmermann is a graphic designer and part of the creative studio Deutsche & Japaner, based in Germany.

When he is thinking about Europe, he is thinking about the responsibility Europeans have and should take over.

P 45, 50 MARKOS ZOURIDAKIS ATHENS (GR) nodataism.tumblr.com Markos Zouridakis (born 1987) studied History and Method­ology of Science and Graphic Design continuing with a MFA degree from the University of Edinburgh. He works primarily with the medium of digital and analog collage, developing a personal visual language which combines a conceptual interpretation between his­torical narrative and fantasy surrealism. He is a tutor of Graphic Design and a member of graphic design studio BEND.

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P 129 CATHERINE ZASK PARIS (FR) catherinezask.com Graphic artist, poster designer, writer—Zask is as multifaceted as the building blocks of her visual language. She works with institutions and private companies. Her self-initiated projects are irrevocably intertwined with her commissioned projects. In 1993 she created Alfabetempo, an experimental alphabet based on decomposing the beats of letter strokes. She is a member of the AGI (Alliance Graphique Internationale).

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Last year, Slanted editor in chief Lars Harmsen visited the Venice Biennale with his students from the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts, together with students from universities in Italy, Spain, and Turkey. They worked on the theme Behind the Scene—with the aim of directing the observer’s gaze to “the foreign” and “the other,” to better define one’s own positions, and to break down prejudices.

In the subsequent presentation, they turned to the British Pavilion, transformed by the architects Caruso St. John. “In the year before Brexit,” St. John commented, “we plan to transform the building into a generous public space that can be a popular meeting point within the gardens of the Biennale.” The project Island created “an elevated public space, offering views of Venice and a unique place for both meeting and reflecting. The interior, with all of the white-walled rooms left completely bare, allowed the building itself to exhibit the many themes of the pavilion: refuge, exile, sanctuary, Brexit, isolation, colonialism, and climate change.”

For Sarah Mann, Director of Architecture Design Fashion at the British Council, “the uncertainties that exist in today’s world give the British Pavilion a new imperative, and Island promises to be a thought-provoking installation.”

The request of the students (“Can we use one of the rooms for a discussion round and presentation for about two hours”) was rejected (“This could only be done on written request. Such a spontaneous request is not possible under any circumstances!”).

The group went to the Belgian Pavilion. The curators—architecture trio Traumnovelle and fellow architect Roxane Le Grelle—saw the space as a sanctuary where people can come to imagine “a new Europe” and called the project Eurotopie. Visitors were invited to take a seat within the ultramarine blue amphitheater (references the Agoras of ancient Greece), a perfect place to debate about the future of Europe while hearing Friedrich Schiller’s Ode to Joy, set to Beethoven’s 9th Symphony.

For this issue, we invited over 300 designers, authors, and activists from all over Europe. As Jonny Leya (Traumnovelle) says, we “really don’t want to imagine a Europe divided again, even if it’s the direction being taken everywhere ... So let’s try to be more involved.”

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