Opposition and Sister Squares

From the photographic series “Geometric 香港 (Hong Kong)” by Jason Au. Photo © Jason Au/World Photography Organisation.

Lonely But Not Alone

Tommy Fung, That uncomfortable moment when a stranger sits next to you when there are plenty seats, 2018. Photomontage © Tommy Fung/My Surreal Life in 香港 (Hong Kong).

Wuthering Heights

Tommy Fung, Hard to Get, 2020. Photomontage © Tommy Fung/My Surreal Life in 香港 (Hong Kong).

Hats and Cigars

SuperDuper Hats on display at the former Manifattura Tabacchi (Tobacco Factory), Florence, Italy, December 19, 2021. Photo: Stefano Marmino.

Coup de foudre

The more they leave me alone, the more I shine. Alda Merini

Scossa (High voltage), October 26, 2021. Photo: Stefano Marmino.

As an absence as well as a presence

I like people who choose carefully the words not to say. Alda Merini

Untitled, October 23, 2021. Photo: Stefano Marmino.

Popeye and Olive Oyl

Uldus Vildanovna Bakhtiozina, Her name was Ledaldus, 2017. Photo courtesy of the artist.

The Queen’s Hat

Anna Devís and Daniel Rueda, Checkmate, 2019. Courtesy of Anna Devís and Daniel Rueda.

A Taste of The Invisible

Nael al-Barghouthi’s suit is still hanging in his bedroom in the village of Kobar, north of Ramallah in the West Bank. Al-Barghouthi’s wife, Iman Nafi, keeps all her husband’s clothing and belongings in the house. Al-Barghouthi was arrested after an anti-Israel operation in 1978. He was released in 2011, married Iman Nafi, but re-arrested in 2014 and sentenced to life imprisonment. He has spent more than 40 years in prison — the longest-serving Palestinian inmate in Israeli jails. Photo © Antonio Faccilongo.

The Ego and the Id

Meditation, photo elaboration by French artist Niko Photographisme from The Robot Next Door series. Photo © Niko Photographisme.

Toy Story

张嘉莉 (Zhāng Jiālì), 《“卢亭”玩具故事——向卖鱼的外婆致敬》 (Lú-tíng Toy Story — A tribute to my grandmother who sold fish), 2017. 卢亭 (Lú-tíng) the Merman as a storyteller and a stall of plastic Barbie dolls do serve to portray for the photographer a stunning allegory of her grandmother and grandfather, who one time used to sell salted fish on the streets of 石硤尾 (Shek Kip Mei), 香港 (Hong Kong), China. Photo courtesy of 上海外滩美术馆 (Rockbund Art Museum), 上海 (Shànghǎi).

欢乐颂 (Ode to Joy)

王子文 (Wáng Zǐwén) breaking out of the pink. Her new urban fantasy series Bureau of Transformers is currently airing. Photo: CFensi.

Brief (but not brief enough to be forgotten because of its brevity)

Anonymous, Lot 55: Brief Encounter, Palazzina Cinese, 2018, 2018. Photo courtesy of Art on a Postcard.

The Storyteller

“The Storyteller” by British fine art photographer Kirsty Mitchell, “Wonderland”, 2010. Photo © Kirsty Mitchell.

He thought it was love, but it was a sofa

Eva Stenram’s, Part 5, 2014. Photo: Eva Stenram/The Ravestijn Gallery, Amsterdam.

Once Upon a Sofa

André Kertész, Burlesque (Satiric Dancer), 1926 Kertész took this picture in the Montparnasse studio of sculptor Étienne Beőthy, in which dancer Magda Főrstner (who, like the photographer and sculptor, was also a Hungarian émigré) mimics one of Beőthy’s sculptures. Photo credit: André Kertész c/o Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication/Médiathèque de l’architecture et du patrimoine, Dist Rmn © Donation André Kertész.

The Bind

Lisa Hilli, In a bind. Inkjet print on Platine fibre rag, 760mm x 515mm. Edition of 8. Photo courtesy of lisahilli.com.

Tales of the Crown

Kourtney Roy, Self-portrait. Photo: Kourtney Roy/Galerie Catherine et André Hug.

Unportraits

Accessoriesy For 20 years, artist Patty Carroll has turned women into part of the furniture for her series “Anonymous Women”, which has just been collected in a new book, published by Daylight Books. Photo: Patty Carroll.

Lost & Found

即使失去了一切，你还有未来。
Jíshǐ shīqùle yīqiè, nǐ hái yǒu wèilái.
When all else is lost, the future still remains.

Artwork © gotosumeet