212 Magazine – Issue 18

212 Magazine Issue 18 (the Cura Issue) is available now on loremnotipsum.com. With our new theme Cura, we are in search of compelling stories and artistic expressions that highlight the multifaceted nature of care—focusing on how we emotionally adapt to rapid changes in the world. This includes a special emphasis on the experiences of both compulsory and non-compulsory immigration, the daily mental migrations we undertake as we navigate global events, and the process of renewal and emotional healing through art.

Our cover story ‘Vaulted Ceiling, Painted Sky’ features the fashion special for Prada Autumn/Winter 2024-25 Collection, shot by Ethan Hart and styled by Nilo Akbari.

212 magazine is a new biannual publication from Istanbul. It contains short fiction and long-form reportage; distinctive photo essays and revealing interviews. Even though it was born in the city where east meets west (as the love-worn cliche goes), the magazine seeks to transcend the loaded dichotomies of Istanbul’s favourite metaphor, and extends its gaze far beyond the region. The name “212” comes from the area code for Istanbul, but it also happens to be the area code for New York – a piece of misdirection that’s characteristic of the magazine’s ethos: as soon as you try too hard to close in on your subject it has a habit of defying you. Rather than pigeonholing ideas into narrow parameters, 212’s contributors trace connections that will surprise and delight. Each issue is centred around a loose theme – the first is Strange Days. 212 aims to be as challenging as it is influential – to provide an inclusive space for ideas and perspectives to mix without prejudice and better interrogate social, artistic and cultural phenomena from the region and around the world.

Content

• FASHION STORIES by ETHAN HART and JOSS MCKINLEY,
• INTERVIEWS with DR. JANE GOODALL and KAVEH AKBAR
• ARTIST PROFILE of NAN GOLDIN
• PHOTO ESSAYS by TAMAKI YOSHIDA, SIÂN DAVEY, RAPHAËL NEAL, MICHAL SIAREK, XIN LI and HODA AFSHAR
• STORIES and PIECES
• WHAT IS LIFE, IF FULL OF CARE, WE HAVE NO TIME TO STAND AND STARE by ARTHUR SAVILE
• A POOL PROBLEM AND A GRAMMATICAL ERROR by ZEYNEP YILMAZ
• THE HAPPY PRINCE by OSCAR WILDE

Contributors

Hoda Afshar, Nilo Akbari, Sunay Akyıldız, Deniz Aytekin, Sian Davey, Dan Delgado, Francis Oliver, Ethan Hart, Hazem Hussein, Tara Karaçizmeli, Mee Kee, Xin Li, Luiza Ludiada, Flint McDonald, Joss McKinley, Douglas Miller, Moe Mukai, Raphaël Neal, Aslıhan Niksarlı, Claudia Rose, Arthur Savile, Anne-Gael Senic, Michal Siarek, Dominik Slowik, Jon Simpson, Cindy Veleva, Zeynep Yılmaz, Tamaki Toshida, Emily Young, Annie, Awek, Grace, Qun Ye.

Details: 212 Magazine – Issue 18

168 pages, 28 x 38 cm, 1100 grams