Caribbean Surrealism and Ancestral Memory Merge in Kelly Sinnapah Mary’s Lush Portraits — Colossal
Tattooed with verdant foliage, the central figure in Kelly Sinnapah Mary’s portraits is both a product of and…
Woo Jin Joo Conjures Mythic Tales from Uncanny Sculptures of Fiber and Found Objects — Colossal
Stumbling upon a battered end table or lost mitten is an opportunity for magic in Woo Jin Joo’s…
Hannah Lim Draws on Her British-Singaporean Heritage in Sculptural Snuff Bottles — Colossal
In playful, anthropomorphized sculptures, Hannah Lim takes inspiration from historical ceramics, classical Chinese literature, and her British-Singaporean heritage.…
Rithika Merchant’s ‘Pillars of Fruit and Bone’ Imagines New Worlds
Exoskeleton, gouache, watercolor and ink on paper, 2024. Contemporary artist Rithika Merchant centers her practice on building intricate…
Discovery in Georgia Reveals How Bronze Age Smelters Sparked the Iron Age
A groundbreaking study from Georgia’s Kvemo Bolnisi site reveals that Bronze Age metallurgists were experimenting with iron oxides…