Perpetually curious about the nebulous experiences of being human, interdisciplinary artist Jaleesa Johnston uses her art practice to investigate the complexities of Black femininity, as it exists within social consciousness and physical forms. Not...
Waiting Game, the latest full-length album from Junior Boys, is the Ontario duo of Jeremy Greenspan and Matt Didemus’ first album in six years. Billed as contemplative, the nine-track record certainly sets the tone for such sentiments from its...
Interdisciplinary Seattle artist Leah Meridoc Nguyen (they/she) has come to understand their body, mind, and soul as an instrument that — when tuned to the right frequency — has the capacity to heal themselves and others. As a self...
In the recent past, the term “new media” has grown to encompass artists who work in any sort of digital medium. Under that blanket term, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) have been gaining traction in many techno-social...
A project unlike any other, Changer: A Hand Telling, is a shapeshifter which has taken on many forms. First conceptualized by Native artists Fern Naomi Renville (Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate) and Roger Fernandes (Lower Elwha S’Klallam, Makah) as a...
Drawing upon a musical practice that is deeply rooted in her sense of embodiment and spiritual understanding of the world, Japanese vocal musician Hatis Noit ハチスノイト uses voice as her primary instrument. Her latest record, Aura, was released in...
Arami Ullón Interview: Nothing But the Sun Chronicles Colonization’s Damage to the Indigenous Ayoreo
Nothing But the Sun (2020), a searing documentary from Paraguayan-Swiss filmmaker Arami Ullón, explores the plight of the Ayoreo, an Indigenous group living with the aftermath of colonization. Translated from its Spanish title, Apenas el Sol, the...
REDEFINE’s annual Album Covers of the Year feature consolidates interviews from artists and musicians to highlight philosophical, thematic, and conceptual significance of great album cover artwork spanning a wide range of visual and sonic...