Art 18 News Surveying large-scale photography events in Paris, seminal light art exhibitions in London and a celebration of 20th century art in Milan. contents 28 10 to See Forgotten or hidden histories are celebrated by Bristol Photo Festival, Brooklyn Museum, NGV Fotografiska, Hayward Gallery, Tate and more. 32 Sense of Detachment Out in the landscape, Bootsy Holler harnesses the self-portraiture genre as a way to visualise and work through difficult, personal emotions. 44 Soc ie t y Tr a n s for ms Right now, Cao Fei is one of the biggest names in the art world. She is making multimedia work about technology and urban change in China. 50 Distilled Atmosphere Colour dances across Onoko's pages, forming complex, textured, impressionistic images that bleed into the paper like watercolour paintings. 60 Uplifting Narratives Fares Micue returns to Aesthetica with positivity and optimism, sharing a joyful outlook on life through a meticulous image-making process. 74 Spatially Responsive Site-specific sculpture and installation are used to push back against art's commodification and reproduction in Cerith Wyn Evans' latest exhibit. 80 Moments of Nostalgia Based in Accra, Ghana, Carlos Idun-Tawiah is tapping into childhood memories and family photo albums to construct fictional narratives. 90 Details Up Close Unnoticed moments are the subjects of Lotte Ekkel's images, from single leaves to moonlit raindrops and eerie, lonesome tree branches. 102 Boundless Imagination A new architecture book shows what happens when we combine the human imagination with powerful digital tools to realise escapist ideas. 108 Echoes Preserved Brendan George Ko's portraits of friends, often bathed in light and shadow, meet high-quality, crisp close-up shots of foliage to set the scene. 120 The Self Reflected Charting the role of mirrors in the history of art, from Renaissance paintings to the latest in photography and immersive installations. Reviews 126 Exhibitions We highlight exhibitions that stand up and speak out, like Peter Kennard's Archive of Dissent and a journalism award foregrounding Afghan women. 131 Fi lm Chloe Abrahams' The Taste of Mango looks at intergenerational trauma and healing, whilst The Outrun navigates addiction and recovery. 133 Music The bands Nice Biscuit, Merope and Half Waif present an eclectic mixture of disco, jazz and folk influences in their fresh album releases. Books 135 The Latest Publications Magnum, the iconic photo agency, establishes a history of photojournalism in the USA, whilst For Freedoms uses billboards to prompt civic action. A r t ists’ Director y 14 0 Featured Practitioners We foreground creatives who take a variety of bold artistic directions, spanning abstraction to figuration and everything else in-between. Last Words 14 6 Aisha Olamide Seriki Brighton's Photo Fringe 2024 presents a show about the complex, evolving nature of identity, and how a sense of selfhood is shaped by love. Aesthetica Magazine is trade marked worldwide. © Aesthetica Maga zine L td 2024. IS SN 1743-2715. All work is copyr ighted to the author or ar t is t . All r ight s reser ved . No par t of this maga zine may be used or reproduced without permission from the publisher. Published by Cher ie Feder ico and Dale Donley. Aesthetica Magazine 21 New S t reet Yor k , YO1 8R A , UK Newstrade Distribution: Warners Group Publications plc . Gallery & Specialist Distribution: Central Books. Pr inted by Warners Midlands plc . The Aesthetica Team: Editor: Cherie Federico Creative Producer: Eleanor Sutherland Content Creator: Emma Jacob Junior Content Creator: Diana Bestwish Tetteh Media Sales & Partnerships Manager: Megan Hobson Marketing & Communications O ffi cer : Phoebe Cawley Education Coordinator: Anna Gallon Production Director: Dale Donley Operations Manager: Helen Osbond Projects Administrator: Fruzsina Vida Designer: Matt Glasby Contributors: Diana Bestwish Tetteh Eleanor Sutherland Emma Jacob Iman Sultan Vamika Sinha Reviewers: Diana Best wish Tetteh , Duncan Ball antyne-Way, Emma Jacob, Frances Johnson, Fruzsina Vida, James Mottram, Jennifer Sauer, Katie Tobin, Kyle Bryony, Matt Swain, Patrick Gamble, Rachel Pronger, Shirley Stevenson. Advertisement Enquiries: Megan Hobson (0 04 4) (0)8 4 4 568 2001 advertising@aestheticamagazine.com Subscriptions: subscriptions@aestheticamagazine.com General Enquiries: info@aestheticamagazine.com Press Releases: pr@aestheticamagazine.com Awards & Events Fruzsina Vida office@aestheticamagazine.com Follow us : aestheticamagazine.com facebook.com/aestheticamagazine twitter.com/AestheticaMag pinterest.com/AestheticaMag instagram.com/AestheticaMag Ae s t he t i c a 17