BOOT MAG #4 'Earth Synthetic'

BOOT MAG ISSUE 04 ÈÄR†H §¥ñ†HȆÌÇ Issue 04 is titled EARTH SYNTHETIC- we’re exploring how existing today has changed the way we experience reality, nature, and human connection. We’ve curated a selection of artists to examine at the tension between the organic world and synthetic systems: that even with most artificial technologies, we can trace ourselves back to the earth itself; without forgetting the space that exists between these realities. To fully succumb to the earth, and simultaneously destroy it, relishing in both, what does it mean to be human in a burning world? We’ve been thinking a lot about isolation, control, and our growing dependence on the synthetic, how we embrace and our place on earth. Featuring: Lara Verheijden (COVER STORY) Eric Kroll Rei Hertzler Vex Ashley Archie Finch Total Coverage K.T. Kobel Joe Singleton With written contributions from: Dudley David Steans Sam Batley Noah Ringrose Lurker_signal_404 Zameen-A BOOT MAG is a magazine and publishing platform established in 2023, by artist Sam Hutchinson. BOOT MAG stems from discourse on on contemporary photography and related visual aesthetics, exploring the politics of image-based work through an international range of contributors. The publication engages with themes such as subculture, sexuality, fantasy, online culture, underground and DIY communities, and transgressive visuals that challenge conventional representations of reality and society.