WICKED GAME

Czech glass artist Anna Jožová transforms molten glass into synthetic paradises that question our curated relationship with nature. In today's interview, you will learn how New Zealand's wild landscapes awakened her practice, and why her artificial Eden might be more unsettling than darkness itself.

Brace yourselves, the cultural highlight of the Prague autumn season is on. The iconic and boundary-smashing Lunchmeat Festival just launched in Prague and, as with every edition, we plan to savour everything it has to offer – and invite you along for the ride. The festival’s entire programming runs between September 22 and 28.

Giusy Amoroso, also known as Marigoldff, is an Italian artist currently living and working in Berlin. Her singular work encompasses immersive media, 3D sculpting and animation, VR, and XR, and her creations feel like creatures that would be right at home in the Primordial Soup Hypothesis. Enjoy the extensive interview with the artist below, where we talk about shifting meanings, deep sea fascination, sculpting hidden reality, and “the beauty in the unfamiliar”.

Blue gold is a mystical metal; it could be everything that’s fleetingly shimmering, seducing, gently luring, glinting under the caustic light reflections of water surfaces. Another in-house editorial by house SWARM MAG will drag you down to cobalt depths only to discover Hades’ and Persephone’s guest house that you’ll never want to leave. Shot by Ondřej Szollos.