Volume 18: ART AND THE MACHINE
If nostalgia has defined recent seasons, perhaps this spring signals a shift. Frustration with repetition often precedes recalibration. “Art Against The Machine” explores the nature of curiosity itself: the relentless drive to ask, to see, to imagine what hasn’t yet been done. Our contributors navigated this through works that took us back to where we feel most inspired, spotlighted underappreciated faces, and questioned how we define creativity and evaluate the socio-cultural effects of this drought of innovation.
As you turn these pages, lean into curiosity with us. Learn to spot work that’s genuinely inventive versus trendy or hollowly redundant. Pause and ask yourself where your own ideas come from: what informs them, what shapes them, and what is missing. Seek out the voices that have been quieted, overlooked, or ignored. We hope that as you digest these stories and narratives, you feel compelled to ask, to see, and to make with intention, curiosity, and authenticity.
On Curiosity
An Interview with Ava Hudson
RE: Temptation
The first issue of RE: asks what it means to lean towards the forbidden, to bite the apple, like Eve, and to give into Temptation. Please reach out to us via our website or Instagram to purchase a copy.
Volume 17: Artemis
EMBODIED’s Spring 2025 Print Issue, entitled Artemis, is centered around the Olympian goddess of hunting, the wilderness, nature, and desire. Please reach out to us via our website or Instagram to purchase a copy.
love, Embodied