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PICTURESQUE ENVIRONMENT
Currency Collages Have Micro and
Nanoplastics Become
Part of Our Diet?
Text and Photos C. K. Wilde
WHY cut up money? C. K. Wilde showcases “Alternating Currency”,
the first currency collage he made with currency from all over the world.
The piece was a critical reconfiguration of the system of capitalism
and the cult of personality propaganda that banknotes represent. The
material used and its handling necessitated deep reflection on the use of
symbolic capital as a system of inter-human relations.
Text Rachel Kwek and Terence Koh
It is a well-known fact that
microplastics swimming in our
oceans are a huge problem but
have they already found their
way into our stomachs?
CULTURE, HERITAGE
Back from the Dead
Text and Photos Claudio Sieber
Eternal rest is a lifelong task for the
indigenous people of South Sulawesi, who
congregate to serve their dead relatives once
every few years. Follow Claudio Sieber as he
gets a first-hand look at the bizarre practices
of the Toraja who believe their deceased
loved ones never really die.