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SWIM Issue 03

posted by Robyn Pitts November 19, 2019

SWIM magazine is back with their third issue celebrating art, photography, collaboration and exploration. Issue 03 is an exploration of changing mediums, with the contributing artists presenting and discussing work which signifies a conceptual or technical shift in their practice. In accordance with this theme, the cover for Issue 03 has been hand-painted and screen printed in order to change the medium through which a magazine cover is typically created.The third annual issue explores how and why artists change mediums; from photographs by painters to paintings by musicians. SWIM ventures deeper into the subject of the medium, investigating topics such as how mediums change over time, how one can be used to imitate and create another, and how the medium affects the message.

The pages of issue 03 include essays that look at the history of the medium, the roles it can play and the boundaries it can transcend. Izabela Anna Moren examines the work of multidisciplinary research group Forensic Architecture, asking the reader to define its unique, many-sided approach to investigating human rights violations. Andrew Hunt speaks to visual artist Polly Apfelbaum about “opening painting up” to encompass sculpture, tapestry, fashion, publishing and handwriting, and Juliet Perry explores the influence of word-art through the position it can take in multiple mediums.

Issue 03 is not just about breaking boundaries, but also changing what those boundaries are; redefining what a painting can be, what constitutes a photograph, and what qualifies as graphic design.