Editor/Writer
Simulacrum Magazine - May 2020 - 72 pages

'Silence and stillness are scarce - and even in embracing them, we remain riddled with guilt; both challenged by and cherishing the space for reflection and regeneration that goes against the constant requirement of being available, productive and performing. Although our silence might not protect us, Audre Lorde recognises that 'caring for myself is not self indulgence, it is self preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.' Slowing down and stillness offer spaces of resistance 'against the grind' but also a space where we can better know ourselves. The personal nature of many of the texts in this issue reflects this need. In boredom we learn to cross our own boundaries, because in facing the emptiness we can release ourselves from our old beliefs and opinions.

In all the ways we frantically try to manage ourselves, each other and our time, silence might be always waiting for us to stop talking. Because honestly, 'what a relief to have nothing to say, the right to say nothing, because only then is there a chance of framing the rare, and even rarer, thing that might be worth saying.' This issue of Simulacrum takes a moment of Stillness and Silence'

Simulacrum is a magazine for arts and culture that serves as an accessible and high-quality publication platform for students and experts from the field. Four issues are published each year, each time with a specific theme. The subjects are always approached from different disciplines within the arts and cultural sciences, and placed in both historical and contemporary perspective.

Contributions by me (editorial), Joke Hermsen, Patricia Nistor, Amelia Groom, Luca Penning, Nadeche Remst, Katja Mater, M.C. Julie Yu, Guy Livingston, Patience Williams, Laura Kneebone, & Julia Alting.

Editor/Writer
Simulacrum Magazine - May 2020 - 72 pages

'Silence and stillness are scarce - and even in embracing them, we remain riddled with guilt; both challenged by and cherishing the space for reflection and regeneration that goes against the constant requirement of being available, productive and performing. Although our silence might not protect us, Audre Lorde recognises that 'caring for myself is not self indulgence, it is self preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.' Slowing down and stillness offer spaces of resistance 'against the grind' but also a space where we can better know ourselves. The personal nature of many of the texts in this issue reflects this need. In boredom we learn to cross our own boundaries, because in facing the emptiness we can release ourselves from our old beliefs and opinions.

In all the ways we frantically try to manage ourselves, each other and our time, silence might be always waiting for us to stop talking. Because honestly, 'what a relief to have nothing to say, the right to say nothing, because only then is there a chance of framing the rare, and even rarer, thing that might be worth saying.' This issue of Simulacrum takes a moment of Stillness and Silence'

Simulacrum is a magazine for arts and culture that serves as an accessible and high-quality publication platform for students and experts from the field. Four issues are published each year, each time with a specific theme. The subjects are always approached from different disciplines within the arts and cultural sciences, and placed in both historical and contemporary perspective.

Contributions by me (editorial), Joke Hermsen, Patricia Nistor, Amelia Groom, Luca Penning, Nadeche Remst, Katja Mater, M.C. Julie Yu, Guy Livingston, Patience Williams, Laura Kneebone, & Julia Alting.