The Photography of David Murphy

The Photography of David Murphy

These photos show northern Afghanistan, especially the area around Mazar-e-Sharif, from the years 2008–2010 when American and ISAF troops were in force and the war in Afghanistan was ongoing. Mazar is an ancient city, one which could be found centuries ago on the Silk...
Refugees: The Art of Janet Biehl

Refugees: The Art of Janet Biehl

How do we depict the lives of migrants? As they appear in news broadcasts, magazine covers, and documentary subjects, refugees express the vivid precarity of their movement. Sprawled across territories, standing together in camps, or facing yet another difficult...
The Art of Lena Zycinsky

The Art of Lena Zycinsky

At the tip of my tongue: Belarus. I was born there in 1986. I left it as many times as I returned, but since 2021 there is no coming back. I come from an artistic family. My grandfather, orphaned at the age of three, once took his grief-filled rhymes to the acclaimed...
The Art of Morrie Warshawski

The Art of Morrie Warshawski

Reflecting on the subject of public unrest—both domestic and international—the role of art in a moment of explosive social change can register as ambiguous among the turmoil. What painting or photo could truly account for the hardened pain viewed endlessly, broadcast...
In Memory of Virginia Dwan

In Memory of Virginia Dwan

We learned with sadness this month of the death of Virginia Dwan, an American art collector, art patron, philanthropist, and founder of the Dwan Light Sanctuary in Montezuma, New Mexico. The tenth anniversary issue of CONSEQUENCE Magazine (the predecessor to...
From Ukraine: The Art of Yelena K.

From Ukraine: The Art of Yelena K.

Editor’s Note: Yelena K. is a pseudonym for the artist. Consequence Forum has agreed not to disclose the artist’s real name for fear of persecution for speaking out against the war in Ukraine. Only through art can I express the wound from the war within me.—Yelena K....
Brotherhood

Brotherhood

Brotherhood (25:00 min)Written and Directed by Meryam JoobeurProduced by Habib Attia, Sara Ben Hassen, Maria Garcia Turgeon, Meryam Joobeur An unintended consequence of the Arab Spring uprisings (2010-2013) was the flight of young men and women from their homelands to...

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