Wolfgang Tillmans guest-edits Aperture's "Spirituality" issue, which
features contributions by artists, scientists, and writers who examine
the different ways photography has been used to represent humanity's
longing for spiritual connection and solidarity.
In a time of hyperactive communication, unending consumerism, and
political confusion, Wolfgang Tillmans guest-edits an issue of
Aperture on the subject of spirituality and its connection to
solidarity. "People are touched and moved by experiences of genuine
solidarity," Tillmans notes. "Solidarity describes a degree of
selflessness, or experiences that remind people of values higher than
the pure materialistic culture we're in."
This issue, featuring contributions by leading artists, scientists,
novelists, and philosophers, will look at different ways of considering
humanity's longing for spiritual connection--from the shared sense of
purpose behind global mass protests, to the collective spirit of the
dance floor, to how image-makers have strived to visualize the
intangible and the inexplicable.
Key features include: a look at the role of spiritualism in the work of
Minor White, Aperture's founding editor; esteemed physicist
Peter Galison on the recent landmark image of a black hole; David
Swindells's chronicle of underground rave culture in London;
Siddhartha Mitter on images of protests in Hong Kong, Cairo, and
Standing Rock; a collaborative project by Olivia Laing and Mary
Manning; Sean O'Toole on Santu Mofokeng and South Africa's
spiritual landscapes; plus portfolios by Susan Hiller, Mare
Nero, Harit Srikhao, and more.
