Weekly Round Up of the Week of the February 2
/The Producer’s picks for this week’s news relevant to the photography, art, design and production industries
Beyond the Silence: Fight and Adaption
Beyond the Silence is a collaborative photography project by Magnum Photos and Odesa Photo Days Festival that brings together international photographers to explore themes of occupation, censorship, colonialism, and resistance. Initiated after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it uses visual storytelling to highlight shared global struggles and human responses to crisis.
Textile Alchemy: Nicolás Garrido and letting materials speak
Through light leaks, natural dyes and ancestral Andean knowledge, the artist’s Alquimia Textil becomes a meditation on chance, craft and the quiet resistance embedded in traditional textile practices.
Ania Moussawel Wins Oscar Cintas Photography Fellowship
Last week, Cuban-Lebanese American artist and educator Ania Moussawel was awarded the highly prestigious Photography Fellowship from the Oscar Cintas Foundation. Her work centers on memory, family, ritual, and personal histories, captured through intimate photographic and video narratives.
UNESCO and Onewater Announce Winners of the Global Walk of Water Photography Contest
UNESCO’s World Water Assessment Programme and Onewater have announced the winners of the Global Walk of Water Photography Contest, showcasing powerful visual stories about water, identity, and human connection from photographers in 114 countries.
What happens to the art market when humanity stops mattering?
The article argues that if wealth and power become the dominant drivers of society, the traditional cultural value of art risks being sidelined in favor of commodified “proven brands,” reducing art to a luxury asset rather than a meaningful expression of humanity.
