Circ
Circ

About

 

circ is an independent magazine and platform for the love of all things art. Rather than report, we collect.

 

Contributions of fine art, formal and informal writing, creative opportunities, and dating ads can be found tucked sweetly in its folds. circ invites the creative public to submit documentation of fine art, thoughts, essays, stories, recipes, or text in any format and tone that responds to the issue’s theme.

 

For each issue’s theme, we begin by listening backwards. Through a thematic analysis of previous contributions, a new theme emerges, creating an ongoing dialogue between contributors, readers and the issues themselves. Excavating our themes from in between the lines is a tool, obsessions repeat, and patterns emerge through attention to the minute. The physical artefact embodies vulnerability and the tangibility of words, which we hope contributors and readers alike can take as a lifeline if ever feeling lost in the vast expanse of today. We believe this slower form of public discourse is important to preserve in an age shaped by rapid digital interaction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our team:

 

Paula Pokorná

 

Paula Pokorná is a researcher, art director, creative technologist, and co-founder of Circ. Her work explores sociocultural issues emerging from internet culture, while her research focuses on the sonification of complex computer systems within the field of Human–Computer Interaction. She is currently based in London, where she conducts research at University College London.

 

Aneta Zelenka

 

Aneta Zelenka is a cultural producer, PR manager and researcher working across fashion, education and cultural initiatives. Her work centres on bringing attention to the perspectives of emerging talent, art and design students and non-profit communities operating beyond the established capitals. She is currently based in Maastricht.

 

Margarite Quaile Leahy


Margarite is a writer, editor and student at Vienna's Angewandte, studying the intersection of disciplines and cross discipline capabilities. Her work probes into the interrelations of sociology, philosophy and politics with a centre on the creation of meaning through language and symbolic thought. She is based in Vienna where she works on her writing and spins some vinyls.

 

Brina Jeffries 

 

Brina Jeffries is a painter, interaction designer, and creative manager working across digital media and the fine arts. Her practice explores the social and cultural dimensions of marginalised voices across communities. With a background in visual storytelling, she brings a critical, narrative-driven lens to her creative practices. She is currently based in London.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Past collaborators:

 

Mae Smith 

 

Dorota Kolářová

 

Svatopluk Ručka

 

Lena Knappová

 

 

 

 

About

 

circ is an independent magazine and platform for the love of all things art. Rather than report, we collect.

 

Contributions of fine art, formal and informal writing, creative opportunities, and dating ads can be found tucked sweetly in its folds. circ invites the creative public to submit documentation of fine art, thoughts, essays, stories, recipes, or text in any format and tone that responds to the issue’s theme.

 

For each issue’s theme, we begin by listening backwards. Through a thematic analysis of previous contributions, a new theme emerges, creating an ongoing dialogue between contributors, readers and the issues themselves. Excavating our themes from in between the lines is a tool, obsessions repeat, and patterns emerge through attention to the minute. The physical artefact embodies vulnerability and the tangibility of words, which we hope contributors and readers alike can take as a lifeline if ever feeling lost in the vast expanse of today. We believe this slower form of public discourse is important to preserve in an age shaped by rapid digital interaction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our team:

 

Paula Pokorná

 

Paula Pokorná is a researcher, art director, creative technologist, and co-founder of Circ. Her work explores sociocultural issues emerging from internet culture, while her research focuses on the sonification of complex computer systems within the field of Human–Computer Interaction. She is currently based in London, where she conducts research at University College London.

 

Aneta Zelenka

 

Aneta Zelenka is a cultural producer, PR manager and researcher working across fashion, education and cultural initiatives. Her work centres on bringing attention to the perspectives of emerging talent, art and design students and non-profit communities operating beyond the established capitals. She is currently based in Maastricht.

 

Margarite Quaile Leahy


Margarite is a writer, editor and student at Vienna's Angewandte, studying the intersection of disciplines and cross discipline capabilities. Her work probes into the interrelations of sociology, philosophy and politics with a centre on the creation of meaning through language and symbolic thought. She is based in Vienna where she works on her writing and spins some vinyls.

 

Brina Jeffries 

 

Brina Jeffries is a painter, interaction designer, and creative manager working across digital media and the fine arts. Her practice explores the social and cultural dimensions of marginalised voices across communities. With a background in visual storytelling, she brings a critical, narrative-driven lens to her creative practices. She is currently based in London.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Past collaborators:

 

Mae Smith 

 

Dorota Kolářová

 

Svatopluk Ručka

 

Lena Knappová