A Word from the Creative Director
A word from Creative Director Moeed Tariq on the art featured in this art-themed issue
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The Twins
“Hey kickle kicklee,†said Anand, tickling its bloated stomach. “Hey kicklee paya.â€
“Fuck off,†it said, trying to kick Anand in the chin.
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Passage Through the Zone
Fear of the new and unexplored take center stage in this essay by Senior Film Critic Rhea Cinna on Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker.
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The Man of Propaganda
The Missing Slate’s Jay Sizemore on how film can suffer when pandering to an often unknowing public.
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Spotlight Artist: Umer Wasim
The Missing Slate’s Creative Director, Moeed Tariq sits down with Umer Wasim to talk about his work, dreams growing up, his choice of art school, and the pros and cons of group versus solo exhibits.
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Journey / सफर
From our tenth issue, Rahul Soni translates Prahbat’s Hindi original (running side-by-side) of plumbing the depths of sadness.
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In Memory of Kailashpati Nishad
“who could have thought/ that death would come like this –/ like a bird.” By Kedarnath Singh, translated from the Hindi by Rahul Soni.
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Camp X-Ray
“Sometimes on my knees, before the orange hood was raised, the blindfold bound, I faced the hills…” By Ravi Shankar.
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The Wailing Wall, Revisited
“Time had preserved/ memory,/ … Was I the same then/ as I am now?” By Sudeep Sen.
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Living With Earthquakes
“…the devourer of form,/ once a genteel termite,/ now at your jugular, foaming…” By Arundhathi Subramaniam.
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