25/03/2021
’’𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘵 𝘶𝘴. 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴. 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘸, 𝘤𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥? 𝘈𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦? 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘴, 𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦’’
It had been decades since Pluto began building its curious little society. It was much-remarked upon at first, the first truly weird form of social organisation formed among the stars. The first
one to work, at least. Everything else, an export from modern Earth, a direct descendent of
something that had come about just before. Mirror Four is a science fiction short story about Ester’s time in the colony of Pluto on an academic trip to study Plutonian society when first contact is made with aliens. Ester becomes wrapped up the events that follow as society unravels in the chaos caused in attempts to communicate with the extraterrestrials.
This story is accompanied by an essay from the author reflecting upon the death of science-fiction author Ursula K. Le Guin in 2018. Oscar discusses the science fiction canon and its relationship to society and politics, inspired by the anthropological science fiction texts of Ursula K. Le Guin. He outlines a thesis for the effect artistic fiction can have on the political sphere and its importance in our time.
These texts are also accompanied by an illustrative portrait of Ursula K. Le Guin by our own co-founder and editor-in-chief, Maïté Moloney.
Maïté is an arts administrator working in galleries and artist residencies and starting to curate exhibitions, also working as a freelance illustrator.
@sumosketches
@steaminghotbitch
Oscar Leonard was born in 1994, and will probably stick around until about 2074. In the meantime, he can be found at @campaign_mngr
🎨 @babysteps.123
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’’𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘵 𝘶𝘴. 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴. 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘸, 𝘤𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥? 𝘈𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦? 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘴, 𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦’’
It had been decades since Pluto began building its curious little society. It was much-remarked upon at first, the first truly weird form of social organisation formed among the stars. The first
one to work, at least. Everything else, an export from modern Earth, a direct descendent of
something that had come about just before. Mirror Four is a science fiction short story about Ester’s time in the colony of Pluto on an academic trip to study Plutonian society when first contact is made with aliens. Ester becomes wrapped up the events that follow as society unravels in the chaos caused in attempts to communicate with the extraterrestrials.
This story is accompanied by an essay from the author reflecting upon the death of science-fiction author Ursula K. Le Guin in 2018. Oscar discusses the science fiction canon and its relationship to society and politics, inspired by the anthropological science fiction texts of Ursula K. Le Guin. He outlines a thesis for the effect artistic fiction can have on the political sphere and its importance in our time.
These texts are also accompanied by an illustrative portrait of Ursula K. Le Guin by our own co-founder and editor-in-chief, Maïté Moloney.
Maïté is an arts administrator working in galleries and artist residencies and starting to curate exhibitions, also working as a freelance illustrator.
@sumosketches
@steaminghotbitch
Oscar Leonard was born in 1994, and will probably stick around until about 2074. In the meantime, he can be found at @campaign_mngr
🎨 @babysteps.123
#illustration #illustrations #illustrationart #illustrationoftheday #illustrationartists #illustrationgram #illustrationartist #illustrationmagazine #illustrationdaily #illustrationdesign #illustrationage #illustrationwork #illustrationfashion #illustrationfriday #illustrationsketch #illustrationstudent #illustrationnow #illustrationer #illustrationforkids #illustrationbook #illustrationofinstagram #illustrationoninstagram #illustrationdrawing #illustrationaday #illustrationworks #illustrationday #illustrationtattoo #illustrationchallenge #illustrationcharacter
