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A Brief Overview of Utopias in the Tropical Forest By Aliza Yanes Since the term was coined in 2019 to describe a movement in the visual arts that originated in Brazil, the concept of Amazofuturism has taken root in that country as a subgenre of science fiction literature and raises interesting questions: how is the future of this region conceived aesthetically, and who
What does it mean to imagine from the margins? *Cartographies of the Detour* is a series of brief yet meaningful interviews that seek to balance critical depth with humanity, always from a perspective rooted in the Global South and for the Global South. While many imagine the future by looking forward, Peruvian artist Chonon Bensho does so by looking back. In her work, dreams, ancestral designs—
A reflection, drawing on the legacy of Carlos Runcie Tanaka, on shaping the conditions under which a work continues to exist.
-Gonzalo Benavente Secco, from the Global South- What does it mean to imagine from the margins? *Cartographies of the Detour* is a series of brief but meaningful interviews that seek to balance critical depth with humanity, from a perspective rooted in the Global South and for the Global South. In this conversation with Gonzalo Benavente Secco, we explore what it means to create when technology promises to automate it all
When Giving It Your All Isn't Enough -By Cristian Situ Sánchez- I started working during my final years of college, doing an internship in journalism. The pace was intense and relentless: tasks piling up, new responsibilities every day, and the feeling that it was never enough. I quickly learned that giving it my all didn’t guarantee recognition or relief; there was always something else to do.
A critical and context-specific examination of innovation, questioning its apparent neutrality and exploring how context, culture, power, and techno-social relationships influence the way we imagine and shape the future.
What happens when our memories are incomplete?
Paula Zuccotti, from the Global South What does it mean to imagine from the margins? *Cartographies of the Detour* is a series of brief but meaningful interviews that seek to balance critical depth with humanity, from a perspective rooted in the Global South and for the Global South. In a world that seems designed to render the everyday invisible, Paula Zuccotti draws attention to what we touch, use, and take for granted. With
By Mauro Fernández, with photos by Andrés Kishimoto In the heart of Lima, the Shipibo Konibo are rewriting their history and challenging the logic of a city that sees them but does not truly look at them. Cantagallo, where the jungle persists within the city, is a chronicle of how art, community, and memory become a form of resistance against a system that tends to homogenize diversity. The morning began
By Cristian Situ Generative artificial intelligence has burst onto the scene as a cultural revolution unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. Tools such as Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, Nano Banana, and others can generate in seconds images that once required years of artistic practice. On social media, users who bring these images to life through prompts already refer to themselves as—or are celebrated as—:
By Galo Zapata In the neighborhoods, people don’t just talk about innovation—they do it. Not because they have time, resources, or peace of mind to spare, but because urgency doesn’t wait. Social transformation doesn’t begin in offices or design labs. It begins on the street corner. At the communal potluck. In the soup kitchen, in the “glass of milk” committees, at the grassroots level in the neighborhoods. On the soccer field where young people organize
By Álex Hernández The film "Harta" (Straw), written, directed, and starring Tyler Perry, which premiered on Netflix in 2025, immerses us in the life of Janiyah Wiltkinson, a single mother who must navigate raising her sick daughter within a broken economic system. We watch her overcome obstacle after obstacle—as if in a race—making impossible decisions in an effort to provide her with the
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