Fluctuat nec mergitur

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Refugees by Jan Rembowski, early 20th century:

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Forgotten figures by Zbigniew Stec:

about the artist: wloclawek.eu: From early youth, he struggled with a disability — he suffered from muscular atrophy, which clearly influenced his perception of the world and creative determination. (…) Based on his works, exhibition reviews and letters of recommendation written by outstanding figures from the art world, he was admitted to the Association of Polish Visual Artists in 1978. His paintings were shown at many exhibitions in Poland and abroad, and their reproductions often appeared on the pages of calendars, poetry books and magazines. (...) He most often painted unreal, invented scenes in which he combined and transformed objects, architecture, landscape elements, and sometimes human figures or animals. These were a form of internal dialogue with the environment and expressed the freedom of dreams of a mind imprisoned in a weak body. Art critics describing his work classified it as surrealism or fantasy painting. Marta Ipczyńska: Zbigniew Stec's paintings reveal his fascination with surrealism. (...) The source of inspiration for the artist is, as he himself admits, "the world of the subconscious, dreams, and his own imaginations." He subjects motifs drawn from reality to fantastical metamorphoses or juxtaposes them in ways that defy the logic of the real world. This gives his canvases a unique atmosphere: dreamlike and absurd, laced with melancholy

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Butter / バター (Asako Yuzuki), Blumenbar 2022. Cover by Hirona Hara.

It took Haiti over a hundred years to pay that ransom and it's difficult to explain just how badly that fucked up their entire development, especially since France also demanded a 50% discount on everything they bought from Haiti just to make it harder. Like! No wonder they're impoverished!

Uprooted (Naomi Novik), Macmillan UK 2015. Cover by James Annal.

“That’s funny” said the child “because 2+4=6 and two pounds and four pounds is six pounds. It’s like the same as math!”

“What happens if you add 6+1?”

“SEVEN”

“What if we put one pound of mangos on the scale?” <mangos added>

“IT’S THE SAME!!”

“OK, what’s 7-4?”

“Three?”

“What if we take the four pound watermelon off the scale?” <watermelon removed>