Features - Friends of Friends / Freunde von Freunden (FvF)

Features - Friends of Friends / Freunde von Freunden (FvF)

Features

Besides our profiles of creative thinkers, we publish a variety of features delving into the realms of social change and the arts, among many other topics.

Dance for non-dancers: a journal exploring the link between dance and everyday life
London

Dance for non-dancers: a journal exploring the link between dance and everyday life

Isabelle Bucklow and Hannah Woods met while studying History of Art in London. Their shared passion and fondness for performance...
A year of change, creativity, and collaborations: 2022 in review
Community

A year of change, creativity, and collaborations: 2022 in review

Around this time last year, we asked ourselves how creativity could inspire new, more sustainable ways of living, how it...
A Pound of Pictures: Photographer Alec Soth’s exploration of self-doubt, the act of looking, and the richness of the world
Art Photo Essays

A Pound of Pictures: Photographer Alec Soth’s exploration of self-doubt, the act of looking, and the richness of the world

Alec Soth is a Magnum photographer from Minneapolis, Minnesota, known for his long-term projects that capture the spirit of middle...
Arles Photo Festival Sneak Peek: The talents changing the landscape of contemporary photography
Arles Art

Arles Photo Festival Sneak Peek: The talents changing the landscape of contemporary photography

1. FRIDA ORUPABO We have been following Norwegian-Nigerian artist Frida Orupabo’s work for a long time. Her practice explores questions...
OSTKREUZ exhibition ‘After the Escape’ portrays the lives of Ukrainian refugees
Art

OSTKREUZ exhibition ‘After the Escape’ portrays the lives of Ukrainian refugees

Russia’s war in Ukraine is entering its third month in June, and the different social, economic, and political impacts can...
Photographer and self-declared introvert Julia Sellmann on capturing intimacy in her portraits
Berlin Art

Photographer and self-declared introvert Julia Sellmann on capturing intimacy in her portraits

In the last five years, Cologne-based photographer Julia Sellmann has been taking portraits for magazines such as National Geographic, Zeit...
Berlin art collective Pegasus.Product on embracing a messy world
Berlin Art

Berlin art collective Pegasus.Product on embracing a messy world

A Berlin-based shared artistic collective, Pegasus.Product was founded by creatives Dargelos Kersten, Anton Peitersen, and Gernot Seeliger, although they have...
From Italian indie bands to sacred rituals in India, Enrico Caputo captures the less observed
Varanasi Photo Essays

From Italian indie bands to sacred rituals in India, Enrico Caputo captures the less observed

From producing music videos for Italian indie bands, to working as a commercial photographer, launching the book and platform Designers...
O-Town House is a Los Angeles-based exhibition space where art, history, and domestic intimacy collide
Los Angeles Art

O-Town House is a Los Angeles-based exhibition space where art, history, and domestic intimacy collide

O-Town House is a self-proclaimed flexible space. Not only is art shown and discussed there, but it is also the...
Art and community breathe new life into Mallorca’s Casa Balandra
Mallorca Art

Art and community breathe new life into Mallorca’s Casa Balandra

“We treat Casa Balandra like it’s our playground for different concepts, just trying them and seeing where they go.” “We...
Ana Corrigan on clay, cooking, and staying inspired
Los Angeles Community

Ana Corrigan on clay, cooking, and staying inspired

Analuisa Corrigan is an artist working between Los Angeles and New York. Her portfolio includes different mediums—such as clay, paint,...
Ana Cuba captures the rural landscapes of Tolar Grande, where “nature flaunts itself so overwhelmingly”
Photo Essays Travel

Ana Cuba captures the rural landscapes of Tolar Grande, where “nature flaunts itself so overwhelmingly”

“I can’t take any credit for these photographs. It is really easy to take beautiful pictures when nature flaunts itself...
Exploring Soweto’s counterculture scene with Karabo Mooki
Johannesburg Photo Essays

Exploring Soweto’s counterculture scene with Karabo Mooki

Having risen out of the need for more creative spaces for disenfranchised young people to express themselves, Soweto’s counterculture scene...
A tour of some of the German capital’s innovative sustainability initiatives
Berlin

A tour of some of the German capital’s innovative sustainability initiatives

As 2020, a year in which a global pandemic has given many of us the time to reconsider our relationship...
Conversations on contemporary dining produce food for thought
Berlin Food

Conversations on contemporary dining produce food for thought

Bringing together family and friends and giving them a space to talk and reflect on their day, mealtimes are much...
A cleaner thread: Closed’s sustainable program cuts through the eco hype

A cleaner thread: Closed’s sustainable program cuts through the eco hype

In the past decade, sustainable efforts within the fashion industry have shifted from merely acknowledging the impact of its production...
Jay Thompson and his family have lived at sea for the past ten years, proving that not all who wander are lost
Community Travel

Jay Thompson and his family have lived at sea for the past ten years, proving that not all who wander are lost

This was the motivation behind Jay Thompson and his wife Natasha Gonzalez’s decision to live a life at sea. The...
Scenes from a Chinese New Year like no other, Rachel Israela documents an actionless Beijing
Beijing

Scenes from a Chinese New Year like no other, Rachel Israela documents an actionless Beijing

When photographer Rachel Israela departed for Beijing in January, 2020, she could not have predicted that her month-long trip would...
Visual Escapism for a New Reality Pt. 3: Through their eyes
Travel

Visual Escapism for a New Reality Pt. 3: Through their eyes

Visual Escapism for a New Reality Pt. 3: Through their eyes At a time when we’re stuck inside staring at...
Visual Escapism for a New Reality Pt. 2: Technological Tours
Travel

Visual Escapism for a New Reality Pt. 2: Technological Tours

Visual Escapism for a New Reality Pt. 2: Take a Virtual Tour At a time when we’re stuck inside staring...
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