This issue is a collection of misunderstandings, cravings, and attempted manifestos—to redefine what we thought we already knew.

Instinctually, our first reaction to anatomy collapses into the arms of structure and the workings of the isolated body. Our world is crumbling, and our bodies are responding. Surrendering to an interconnected network, we continuously seek to create spaces that resonate with the human experience. Our raw reality is declaring war on the prosthetic digital age, and the yearning to belong to the self has never felt more urgent.

The expressive dimension of our reality is shaped by our understanding of anatomy, which extends beyond its apparent physical aspects. Anatomy represents the inherent connection between the construction of living things and the pervasive composition of matter across all scales. This connection reflects the enduring relationship between order and life. Viewing disorder and death as intertwined, anatomy transcends mere structure—it becomes a framework that balances order and entropy within an otherwise oblivious ecology.

EL DEPARTAMENTO + GLENN LIGON + STUDIO OSSIDIAN + KATE CRAWFORD + VLADAN JOLER + RUIDA SI + NOELLE MASON + SERGEI STROITELEV + COMMON ACCOUNTS + ANDRES LEPIK + PAREID STUDIO + HOLLY SAMUELSON + GRANDEZA STUDIO + MARINA OTERO VERZIER + SYDNEY MAUBERT IBRAHIM AL MARASHI + DARRAGH CASEY + ILIYA FREYMAN + GREGORIO ASTENGO + ALESSANDRO RABOTTINI + LUCA MONTERASTELLI 

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

ARIANNA CHOW SZE AI

CREATIVE DIRECTION

MARTIN JITENSKI + YUSUF SÜHAN BOZKURT

LOGISTICS LEAD

VICTORIA ROSSI

EDITORIAL ROOM

JON DURAND + YARA AL MAALOUF + STEFANIA KOROLKOVA

DESIGN ROOM

YARA TARHINI + SOFIIA KALMYKOVA + NATHALIE HEMAYA

PRODUCTION

CATALINA GROS PEREIRA + AMANDA BARRIOS CORONA + HATEM TARHINI