Interview

Melina
Melina
Diva, Bard and Belly Dancer

Blending Greek heritage with modern pop, Melina talks ancestors, belly dancing, and being a link between past and future ahead of her standout ESNS 2026 show.

Lluís Garau
Lluís Garau
Ser otro siendo yo

Del abismo de Chatroulette al escenario: Lluís Garau transforma la intimidad digital y la autoexplotación en una performance visceral que desafía la moral de la burguesía teatral y el tabú.

Cowgirl Clue
Cowgirl Clue
Music for Faeries to Train at a Sports Club in Nashville

The producer breaks down the creation of “Total Freedom,” a record that fuses hard-hitting synths with country touches. She discusses her DIY production process, visual identity, and the evolution of her sound since “Rodeo Star.”

Jaume Claret Muxart
Jaume Claret Muxart
Gestos, espacios, silencios, miradas y deseo

Tras recibir dos nominaciones a los Premios Goya por su ópera prima, “Estrany riu”, hablamos con el director de la poética de las imágenes, los silencios, el deseo y las miradas.

Fernando Laposse
Fernando Laposse
Listening to the Land

Soft textures conceal urgent realities. Fernando Laposse’s design practice is a slow dialogue with Mexican land, using sisal and avocado to amplify indigenous resilience and agricultural struggle.

Carla Fuentes
Carla Fuentes
Calentando los motores de la nostalgia

¡Vroom, vroom! Calienta, que sales. La pintora valenciana presenta “Los conductores”, una exposición en Madrid que habla de la nostalgia a través de los automóviles.

Hugo Winder-Lind
Hugo Winder-Lind
Moulding Memory: The Slip between Divinity, Consciousness and Land

In his new group exhibition “If it’s not magic, it’s not real” Hugo Winder-Lind walks through his notions of magic, his process and what art means to him.

Diego Céspedes
Diego Céspedes
El bastión de la familia escogida

En su ópera prima, "La misteriosa mirada del flamenco”, el director habla de comunidad, resistencia, odio, tipos de amor y supervivencia. Hoy hablamos con él sobre hacer un filme así a día de hoy.

Amani Willett
Amani Willett
Somewhere Between Image and Imagination

The photographer tells us about the lineage of his photographic style, recent experimentations, his new book “Invisible Sun”, and what he views as the role of AI in art making.

Shlohmo
Shlohmo
Navigating a Dying World

Navigating a dying world through guitar-heavy shoegaze textures, the producer turns the decayed charm of LA life into a sonic painting of deliberate imperfection and resilience.

Nava
Nava
Roots That Cut Through Concrete

Channeling displacement into electronic melodies, the Persian-Italian artist reveals how music becomes a weapon for freedom, self-discovery, and political resistance.

Table
Table
Authenticity and Community

TABLE’s “Heal” and new EP “02 DISC” deepen their jazz-tinged club world—built on touring closeness, Dublon collaboration, and a drive for real community.

Hercules & Love Affair
Hercules & Love Affair
Collaboration, Risk-Taking and Evolution

Andy Butler reconnects with the physical pulse of the club in a new EP shaped by collaboration, instinct, and a return to movement-driven songwriting.

Rory King
Rory King
Into the Wilderness

An intimate ode to the Australian wilderness in black and white. the photographer captures the raw beauty of landscapes and friends, celebrating the defiance and texture of analogue film.

Anyma & Solomun
Anyma & Solomun
From curiosity to reality

Anyma and Solomun reflect on their collaboration “Till I Die,” exploring the creative process shaped by time, trust, and shared history throughout a transformative year.

Serifa
Serifa
Between Encryption and Incognito Mode

Nastassja Abel and Christian Otto explore AI in art through their daily series, creating ambiguous visuals between encryption and incognito modes.

Amaarae
Amaarae
Power In Softness

A quiet revolution where sound transforms into colour. A deep dive into “Black Star”, a masterclass in world-building where femininity is ferocious and kindness is strength.

Claudia Fuggetti
Claudia Fuggetti
Life Inside a Black Mirror Episode

Through the photographer’s dreamlike, colourful images, Fuggetti reflects on technology, the ecological crisis, and our ever-evolving connection to the world around us. She makes a case for empathy.

Reginald Sylvester II
Reginald Sylvester II
A Spiritual and Physical Homecoming

“On the Other Side of Languish” encapsulates the blossoming art scene in Ghana, the prosperity of the African diaspora, and nature’s ability to flourish even in the harshest conditions.

HuDieGongZhu
HuDieGongZhu
There’s No Seriousness Here

We talk with Min Min, the designer behind the China-based brand about cunty designs, butterflies, face-bikinis, vases, reinterpreting traditional motifs, and modern womanhood.

Batu
Batu
On Timedance, Ten Years On

The party starter for wild spirits, Batu tells us, dance is a ritual for elastic perception, and imagination is needed for progress. With a warning: dance floors are sacred, but can be destructive.

Emilio Perez
Emilio Perez
Formidable Serenity

It’s easy to get lost in Perez’s abstract brushstrokes. As trees turn into waves, and waves turn into mountains, you don’t want to leave the canvas behind and find your way back to reality.

Germán Gómez García
Germán Gómez García
Content Destroyer

The person behind #TelevisaLeaks, which exposed Mexico’s largest media conglomerate, talks to us about corruption and mental health, but also gets cheeky discussing OnlyFans and Madonna.

Drool Jewel
Drool Jewel
Nature, Music and Value

From forensic science to viral design, Olina freezes the fleeting beauty of rain in Drool Jewel. Unique pieces where resin and nature merge into a sanctuary of calm and nostalgia.

Shih Yung-Chun
Shih Yung-Chun
Funhouse of Found Objects

Vintage trinkets turn sinister in a blend of nostalgia and horror. An inside look at transforming childhood play into adult anxieties through mixed-media installation and painting.

Lois Patiño
Lois Patiño
Romper el hechizo

El cineasta gallego hace una interpretación libre de “La tempestad” de Shakespeare en “Ariel,” un film onírico interpretado por Irene Escolar y Agustina Muñoz.

Aliina Kauranne
Aliina Kauranne
On Zodiac Signs, Nostalgia, and Chunky Boots

If you’re into Spice Girls-era chunky boots, astrology, and ‘90s vibes, you’re in for a treat. We delve into this artist’s worlds, where a sense of naive nostalgia meets zodiac signs.

Ángelo Nestore
Ángelo Nestore
Lo poético como forma de mirar el mundo

¿Cómo decir ‘te quiero’ cuando las palabras no son suficientes? Le autore explora el lenguaje, los cuidados, la disidencia y el amor en “Leche cruda”, su primera novela.

Judassime
Judassime
Let’s Be Judas in a World of Peters

Embracing the toxic and the holy. Benjamin Voortmans breaks down Judassime’s “Lost Highway” collection, David Lynch, and why the club is the ultimate church for the gender-fluid soul.

Juan Francisco Bertoni
Juan Francisco Bertoni
No hay belleza sin serenidad

Una exploración sobre cómo la intuición y lo mundano moldean la ilustración de moda. Un diálogo honesto sobre procesos creativos, bloqueos artísticos y la belleza de encontrar refugio en lo imperfecto.