The October / November issue of Aesthetica is here. This edition shines a light on the current moment, featuring groundbreaking artists who have something urgent to say about our collective future. We are living in a state of flux. This is a moment that demands attention, courage and action. And yet, even in the face of such turbulence, art reminds us of what is possible. It is more than aesthetic pleasure – it is a compass, a bridge and a vessel for connection. It carries voices across boundaries, illuminates hidden truths and offers spaces where empathy, understanding and solidarity can take root. It is against this backdrop that those featured in this issue resonate so strongly. Here is a taster of the photographers, artists and galleries that you can discover in the magazine.
Evoking Paintings | Cristina Spagnolo showcases crisp photographic portraits and nature images inspired by the light, detail and form of art from the 1500s and 1600s.
Playful Disruption | Staged scenes from Margeaux Walter are built on location, taking everyday household objects out of their usual context to create an uncanny effect.
Latent Memories | Albarrán Cabrera’s photographs traverse luscious, light-drenched forests and lakes, where sunbeams dapple through tree branches and over the water.
Shaping Elements | Lachlan Turczan, one of this year’s Lumen Prize finalists, experiments with natural phenomena in order to shape multisensory installation artwork.
Garden Up Close | Marine Lanier’s Le Jardin d’Hannibal series is set in one of Europe’s highest botanical gardens, home to a variety of plants from the largest mountains.
Renewed Viewpoint | A year in the Sonoran Desert is charted through billions of captured data points, illuminating the beauty and fragility of a well-known landscape.
Silent Interiors | Architecture is Satijn Panyigay’s subject of choice, creating brooding depictions of empty buildings and cinematically-lit homes under construction.
Encoded Messaging | In Vienna, the major Brigitte Kowanz retrospective reflects on society’s rapid virtualisation, as well as the transformative impact of the information age.
Visuals Dissolve | Tommy Goguely’s glitch-like abstractions emerge via a process of damaging camera sensors, where colours smear, crack and split across every page.
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Image Credits:
1. Margeaux Walter, Green Juice, (2022). From Don’t Be A Square. Image courtesy of the artist.
2. Image courtesy of Cristina Spagnolo.
3. Image courtesy of Cristina Spagnolo.
4. Margeaux Walter, Sugar High (2022). Image courtesy of the artist.
5. Albarrán Cabrera, The Mouth of Krishna #1019. Image courtesy the artists.
6. Albarrán Cabrera, The Mouth of Krishna #60200. Image courtesy the artists.
7. Image courtesy Studio Lachlan Turczan.
8. Marine Lanier, Anémone #2, from the series Le Jardin d’Hannibal, (2023). Image courtesy of the artist.
9. Marine Lanier, Agaves, from the series Le Saut de l’ange, (2023). Image courtesy of the artist.
10. ScanLAB Projects, FRAMERATE: Desert Pulse, Echinopsis Bourne Mischief, (2025). Pointcloud animation still. Image courtesy of the artist.
11. Satijn Panyigay, Afterglow 03, (2019). Image courtesy of the artist.
12. Satijn Panyigay, Afterglow 02, (2019). Image courtesy of the artist.
13. Detail, Chances, (2020). Neon, aluminum, enamel paint. 170 x 160 x 10 cm. Photo: Dirk Tacke © ESTATE BRIGITTE KOWANZ / Bildrecht, Vienna 2025.
14. Tommy Goguely, from Digigrams (2023-Present). Image courtesy of the artist.
15. Tommy Goguely, from Digigrams (2023-Present). Image courtesy of the artist.
