A. Young is a Seoul-based artist with a degree in Fine Arts from UAL-Central Saint Martins in London. We feature monthly her photo album titled: Point-and-Shoot (camera); as she shares her discoveries of her hometown.
Beatrice Galilee
Explore the innovative work of Beatrice Galilee, an internationally renowned curator, author, and the founder of nomadic platform: “Architecture is site-specific—so we (The World Around) go where the conversations are.” With Galilee, we trace her influential career from her groundbreaking role as the first Curator of Contemporary Architecture and Design at The Metropolitan Museum of Art—where she created the "living archive" with conferences: A Year of Architecture in a Day—to the establishment of the global platform. Learn how The World Around, through institutional partnerships with the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Fondation Cartier, champions urgent themes such as Radical Repair; and actively supports future climate leaders through Young Climate Prize, which fosters intergenerational dialogue across design and architecture.
PADMA YANGCHAN + NAMZA COUTURE
In an exclusive interview with Sursuma, fashion designer Padma Yangchan, shares her mission to celebrate culture: “Namza Couture—the word Namza is an honorific term for a garment in Ladakhi and also Namza means weather. So, we have Namza Dining as well as Namza Couture, which reinterprets our region’s textiles and dress traditions. Both branches preserve, document, and celebrate Ladakh’s heritage in contemporary contexts.”
Yangchan details the process of natural dyeing with local herbs like nettle, the revival of endangered Ladakhi textile techniques, and her mission to create a sustainable marketplace for local artisans. A deep dive into sustainable fashion and cultural preservation offers a unique lens on the future of craft-based couture.
Ficus Punica 787g/ARTISTS’ PHOTO ALBUMS
We are excited to present the work of Tijana Radenković in the latest edition of Artists’ Photo Album. Tijana Radenković: “My artistic practice is directed towards examining identity, as well as the function and perception of the human body, beauty, and ideals. I also explore the relationship between word and record, whether through linguistic structures or inscriptions on the body. By using methods of collecting and archiving objects and bio-elements (such as bacteria, skin, or bodily residues), I investigate the stability of organisms and things within both personal space and the spaces we share with others, with a particular focus on boundaries at the micro and macro levels.”