Jill Hartley’s photographs of life in Poland.
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Poland
Jill Hartley
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Introduction
Thomas Meaney
‘Culture has been bound up since the beginning with extraction.’
The editor introduces the issue.
Wagner in Africa
James Pogue
‘Many people in the country seem happy to accept mercenaries in exchange for stability.’
James Pogue on the Wagner Group in the Central African Republic.
Prairie Dogs
Benjamin Kunkel
‘After making sure our guests all had the drinks and/or drugs they required, I put on a Sun Ra record.’
A short story by Benjamin Kunkel.
Working the Soil and the Cloud
Danny Franzreb & Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
‘Like all money, Bitcoin is valuable only to the degree that people believe in its value.’
Photography by Danny Franzreb, introduced by Atossa Araxia Abrahamian.
Where the Language Changes
Bathsheba Demuth
‘I am on the hunt for the Russian Empire, or what traces might still exist of its colonial enterprise.’
Bathsheba Demuth travels the Yukon river, following the history of the fur trade and the Nulato massacre.
João’s War
Julia Rochester
‘He repeatedly said, “I should have been a priest.“ He was right. People sought his benediction.’
