Kinfolk #49 2023 - Scandinavia Special Modernism the medium of the dialectical

the medium of the dialectical image

Alexandra Midal declares the autonomy of design

accompanied by examples of students’ work

photographers MERT & MARCUS

Mark Gonzales as well as a selection of interviews and essays commissioned specially for this book

Kinfolk #49 2023 - Scandinavia Special Modernism the medium of the dialecticalJoin us in Scandinavia and get a deeper look inside the cultural powerhouse. In this issue, we examine Scandinavia through a different lens than most, looking beyond the quality of life tropes to interrogate the regions darkness and the creativity it can breed. We speak to pop icon Tove Lo, provocative filmmaker Ruben stlund, and Swedens preeminent painter Karin Mamma Andersson, among others. Plus essays on the mainstream, hotel art and how to make a