You are here: Homepage Results Current status of poll Question asked: Which subjects most interest you? 35.3 % I prefer your editions on individual countries! 41.2 % More burning debates, please! 23.5 % Be more creative! Latest Photo: Bas Losekoot Family life | South Korea The silent protest of women in South Korea The East Asian country has a demographic problem: its population is ageing rapidly but many women have no desire to have children By Hawon Jung 04/30/2024 Foto: Niklas Grapatin/laif Design | Monobloc Chair Today, Gone Tomorrow In Europe, critics consider the Monobloc to be tasteless plastic rubbish. But for many people around the world, it’s the only affordable chair that is actually comfortable By Heng Zhi 04/19/2024 Photo: Vanessa Ellingham Indigenous life | New Zealand A long-awaited comeback New Plymouth is on New Zealand's North Island, and before the British arrived, the Maori community of Te Ātiawa lived here. Now, finally, they are shaping the cityscape again By Vanessa Ellingham 04/16/2024 Photo: Shirin Neshat Art | Iran The body as a battleground The artist Shirin Neshat has long been concerned with the role of women in Iran. Her work has never been as topical as it is today By Jess Smee 04/15/2024 Photo: Daniel Lara Cardona Music | Colombia The beats of Bogotá Colombia’s capital is home to a vibrant and political rap scene which reaches a large audience with its powerful lyrics By Juan Álvarez 04/15/2024 Photo: BVN Architecture Architecture | Australia “Building with country” The Australian architect Kevin O’Brien fuses indigenous and colonial legacies to create buildings that reflect the culture and climate of their locations. A conversation about Torres Straits Islanders’ beach huts, clichés about modernism and loving Australia Interview with Kevin O’Brien 04/15/2024 Photo: Marvin Bonheur Society | France “People we wouldn’t notice” French photographer Marvin Bonheur grew up in the banlieue of Paris. Today, he works internationally as a documentary photographer and in advertising. In both fields, he is aiming to portray those who are most often overlooked Interview with Marvin Bonheur 04/03/2024 Photo: Rasmus Berg Indigenous rights | Norway Wind turbines on Saami land Norway spent decades trying to force the Saami to assimilate. The activist Ida Helene Benonisen is fighting for indigenous rights – in the tradition of her forefathers By Ida Helene Benonisen 04/03/2024 Photo: Azim Haidaryan Indigenous futurism “I love science fiction” Futuristic films such as “Dune” often feature desert peoples reminiscent of the Amazigh culture of North Africa — without acknowledging their influence. British-Moroccan filmmaker and designer Elias Riadi, in contrast, is building on the Amazigh tradition of his ancestors to create his very own version of an „indigenous futurism“ Interview with Elias Riadi 04/02/2024 Photo: Luisa Dörr Youth culture | Bolivia “Cholitas” on skateboards Young indigenous women skateboard through Cochabamba wearing traditional dress. Daniela Santiváñez explains what sparked them to form the collective ImillaSkate and how they stop their hats from flying off in the wind Interview with Daniela Santivañez 04/02/2024 Photo: Lisa Rose/ Collectivo Indigenous life | Kenya “Indigeneity is not a label” Maori, Inuit or Maasai: What connects indigenous people worldwide? Kenyan activist Mali Ole Kaunga talks about the power of international networking and the political space it opens up Interview with Mali Ole Kaunga 04/02/2024 Foto: Leeor Wild Playlist | Canada & Greenland The Sound of the Inuit Raucous vocals, nature-loving lyrics, love songs or simply some proper rock: the Inuit playlist by Canadian musician Elisapie Isaac By Elisapie Isaac 03/14/2024 Portrait: Victor Boyko / Getty Images Personal history | Brazil A new world in every film The Brazilian filmmaker Karim Aïnouz has always been drawn to distant horizons. From Brazil via New York, he found his way to Berlin By Karim Aïnouz 03/14/2024 Photo: Ole Witt Personal history | Myanmar “I always knew what I wanted” Doctor and author, Ma Thida, spent a long time in prison as a result of fighting for democracy in Myanmar. Regardless, she hopes to return to her country soon By Ma Thida 02/26/2024 Photo: Rosemary Gilliat Eaton / Library and Archives Canada Inuit | Canada Nunavik, my icy homeland In northern Canada, the indigenous population has always lived in balance with nature - but then Europeans found their way to the icy desert. The newcomers harvested its raw materials. A personal story about life on the periphery of North America By Sheila Watt-Cloutier 02/16/2024
Photo: Bas Losekoot Family life | South Korea The silent protest of women in South Korea The East Asian country has a demographic problem: its population is ageing rapidly but many women have no desire to have children By Hawon Jung 04/30/2024
Foto: Niklas Grapatin/laif Design | Monobloc Chair Today, Gone Tomorrow In Europe, critics consider the Monobloc to be tasteless plastic rubbish. But for many people around the world, it’s the only affordable chair that is actually comfortable By Heng Zhi 04/19/2024
Photo: Vanessa Ellingham Indigenous life | New Zealand A long-awaited comeback New Plymouth is on New Zealand's North Island, and before the British arrived, the Maori community of Te Ātiawa lived here. Now, finally, they are shaping the cityscape again By Vanessa Ellingham 04/16/2024
Photo: Shirin Neshat Art | Iran The body as a battleground The artist Shirin Neshat has long been concerned with the role of women in Iran. Her work has never been as topical as it is today By Jess Smee 04/15/2024
Photo: Daniel Lara Cardona Music | Colombia The beats of Bogotá Colombia’s capital is home to a vibrant and political rap scene which reaches a large audience with its powerful lyrics By Juan Álvarez 04/15/2024
Photo: BVN Architecture Architecture | Australia “Building with country” The Australian architect Kevin O’Brien fuses indigenous and colonial legacies to create buildings that reflect the culture and climate of their locations. A conversation about Torres Straits Islanders’ beach huts, clichés about modernism and loving Australia Interview with Kevin O’Brien 04/15/2024
Photo: Marvin Bonheur Society | France “People we wouldn’t notice” French photographer Marvin Bonheur grew up in the banlieue of Paris. Today, he works internationally as a documentary photographer and in advertising. In both fields, he is aiming to portray those who are most often overlooked Interview with Marvin Bonheur 04/03/2024
Photo: Rasmus Berg Indigenous rights | Norway Wind turbines on Saami land Norway spent decades trying to force the Saami to assimilate. The activist Ida Helene Benonisen is fighting for indigenous rights – in the tradition of her forefathers By Ida Helene Benonisen 04/03/2024
Photo: Azim Haidaryan Indigenous futurism “I love science fiction” Futuristic films such as “Dune” often feature desert peoples reminiscent of the Amazigh culture of North Africa — without acknowledging their influence. British-Moroccan filmmaker and designer Elias Riadi, in contrast, is building on the Amazigh tradition of his ancestors to create his very own version of an „indigenous futurism“ Interview with Elias Riadi 04/02/2024
Photo: Luisa Dörr Youth culture | Bolivia “Cholitas” on skateboards Young indigenous women skateboard through Cochabamba wearing traditional dress. Daniela Santiváñez explains what sparked them to form the collective ImillaSkate and how they stop their hats from flying off in the wind Interview with Daniela Santivañez 04/02/2024
Photo: Lisa Rose/ Collectivo Indigenous life | Kenya “Indigeneity is not a label” Maori, Inuit or Maasai: What connects indigenous people worldwide? Kenyan activist Mali Ole Kaunga talks about the power of international networking and the political space it opens up Interview with Mali Ole Kaunga 04/02/2024
Foto: Leeor Wild Playlist | Canada & Greenland The Sound of the Inuit Raucous vocals, nature-loving lyrics, love songs or simply some proper rock: the Inuit playlist by Canadian musician Elisapie Isaac By Elisapie Isaac 03/14/2024
Portrait: Victor Boyko / Getty Images Personal history | Brazil A new world in every film The Brazilian filmmaker Karim Aïnouz has always been drawn to distant horizons. From Brazil via New York, he found his way to Berlin By Karim Aïnouz 03/14/2024
Photo: Ole Witt Personal history | Myanmar “I always knew what I wanted” Doctor and author, Ma Thida, spent a long time in prison as a result of fighting for democracy in Myanmar. Regardless, she hopes to return to her country soon By Ma Thida 02/26/2024
Photo: Rosemary Gilliat Eaton / Library and Archives Canada Inuit | Canada Nunavik, my icy homeland In northern Canada, the indigenous population has always lived in balance with nature - but then Europeans found their way to the icy desert. The newcomers harvested its raw materials. A personal story about life on the periphery of North America By Sheila Watt-Cloutier 02/16/2024