Issue 25

In this special anniversary issue, we are pleased to feature an interview with Nika Oblak & Primož Novak. They have been working as a collective since 2003. They are based in Ljubljana. They have exhibited worldwide, in venues like the Sharjah Biennial (UAE), Japan Media Arts Festival, Tokyo (JP), Istanbul Biennial (TR), Transmediale Berlin (DE), FILE Sao Paulo (BR)... Oblak & Novak received numerous grants and awards, including the CYNETART Award (DE), an honorary mention at Biennale WRO (PL), White Aphroid Award by MMC KIBLA (SI) and Rihard Jakopic honorable mention, highest national award for visual arts (SI). As part of ContemporaryIdentities’ anniversary celebrations, we are excited to announce the group exhibition ‘The Unseen’, held in Metaverse. With the expert guidance of Stefano Favaretto, our Metaverse Arts Manager, this exhibition brings together a diverse collection of works in a digital space, pushing the boundaries of how art is experienced and interacted within the virtual realm. We would also like to extend our deepest gratitude to the exceptional artists and writers whose contributions continue to inspire and elevate our publication. A special thank you is due to our dedicated board member, Zoltán Somhegyi (Hungary), whose insightful input has significantly enriched the magazine’s content, and to our esteemed international art critics: Clive Barstow (Australia), Maryam Esfandiary (Iran), Sophie Kazan (UK) and Brajan Vojinovic (Serbia).

Our gratitude also goes to Fabio Gamberini, our editor for the Artificial Intelligence section, who conducted an insightful interview with Alberto Puliafito. He is the editor-in-chief and co-founder of Slow News. Puliafito participated in the IVLP for Responsible Journalism in 2019 in the US and served as a Cátedra Europa professor in 2024 in Colombia. In addition to his work as a director, he is a journalist, digital consultant, and digital strategist. Currently, he focuses on covering and investigating topics related to urban transformations, emergencies and their exploitation, surveillance, artificial intelligence, poverty, and the intersection of technology and social issues.