the anniversary issue - issue V
we believe that every year is a theme in itself. that’s why perediza has never had a theme associated with its print issues, as we believe in the theory of collective consciousness.
however, given the 5-year anniversary of our print issue, this year we decided on a theme, and that is:
the garden issue
this is to commemorate our perediza name in origin, history, and meaning.
the garden does not need to be a literal one, and we are not asking for pieces that stay within its walls. you might find the garden in a kitchen, in a memory, in a city block, in the body, in the way a community tends to itself. wherever you locate it, the theme is meant as an opening rather than a limit, and we trust you to follow it where it wants to go. as long as research + theory are involved.
submissions are now officially open. Please read the details in this post for the requirements. Don’t hesitate to ask us questions and DM us, we are here to help and support you every step of the way.
we welcome every writer, artist, creator, there’s no requirement except to think critically and philosophise the structures of society.
link in bio to submit
#opencall #magazinesubmissions #getpublished
what a way to start september !
perediza issue IV launch at @shreejinews
thank you to the crowd of readers, thinkers, philosophers, and creatives who joined us on this special evening — perediza is about dialogue, community, and intersecting eastern and western schools of thought, and we are so immensely grateful for the support and love you all showed us at our launch event!
we want to thank our sponsors for providing drinks & canapés for the evening:
@cantbebotheredwine for the wine
@wearesomethingandnothing for the soda
@avobarlondon for the canapés
and @buttermilkaccessories for providing special pearl-like accessories to match our burgundy issue in our limited gift bags.
thank you also to:
DJ Nightfall for an evening of great tunes that embraced our audience splendidly.
@limastudio.ldn for the beautiful burgundy bouquet to match issue IV.
@shreejinews team for supporting us and the event.
photographers @smhlorn & @pkra.vch for capturing the energy and aura of the evening in unique and beautiful ways.
videographer @vmbut for producing a memory we can keep close to our hearts (coming soon).
our talented art director @dairy_fucking_king who set up our table of contents beautifully and curated the space to the heavens as always.
worry not, we have more content and details coming — more photos and memories to be posted x
love in burgundy, issue IV is out 🏹
At the 61st Venice Biennale, the works that stayed with us were the ones that slowed us down.
From Malta’s No Need to Sparkle: Experiments in Love and Revolution to Amanda Heng’s meditations on waiting, Andreas Angelidakis’ cave of shadows and screens, Adriana Varejão’s wounded surfaces, and Abbas Akhavan’s humid blue-hour ecology, this year’s national pavilions repeatedly returned to doubt: not as weakness, but as method.
As Gigi Surel @gigisurel_ writes, in a culture that demands immediate visibility and certainty, to pause, hesitate, or “doubt well” can itself become a form of resistance.
Link in bio for full article.
#art #venicebiennale #61stvenicebiennale
What does a 1785 novel, banned in Britain until the 1980s, tell us about Jeffrey Epstein?
In 120 Days of Sodom, Marquis de Sade wrote about four wealthy libertines who pool their fortunes, build procurement networks, and retreat behind walls of wealth and prestige to abuse minors. He argued that cruelty was natural, that anyone with enough power would do the same.
Epstein was Sade’s theory in practice.
The most dangerous person in the room is never the one who is openly cruel. It is the one who has built a system and a philosophy to defend it. The one who has presidents of colleges writing them emails that say “miss you.”
Full essay live on perediza.com (link in bio) and our Substack.
#philosophy #epstein #essay
Dr. Emma Syea spoke at The Philosophy Edit, Part I of our Frieze Connect evening at Shoreditch Arts Club. A Visiting Fellow in Philosophy at King’s College London, she lectured on what if looking at art is looking at yourself.
And the garden she speaks about leads us to Issue V. Our fifth anniversary issue, our first-ever theme. The Garden Issue, rooted in the origin, history, and meaning of perediza itself.
Submissions are open. Writers, artists, creators — all welcome.
Link in bio to submit, deadline May 28!
Organisers:
perediza @perediza
Frieze @friezeconnect
Shoreditch Arts Club @shoreditchartsclub_
Lecturers:
Dr Emma Syea
Dr Angela Breitenbach
Production & Creative Team — perediza
Editor-in-Chief:
Aryana Arian @aryanaarian
Visual & Brand Lead:
Polina Kravchenko @pkra.vch
Art Director:
Diego Fernández @dairy_fucking_king
Video by: Dmitrii Mironenko @mr_miron__
#magazine
On the first Monday of May, the Met Gala @metgalaofficial_ once again declared that fashion is art.
It did not resolve the debate. It staged it.
Who decides what counts as art? Whose belief makes a garment a work, and whose money keeps that belief in circulation? The “Fashion is Art” dress code was a bold and seductive statement. It promised clarity. As ever, it produced ambiguity.
In our latest essay, Kseniia Butenko @kvbutenko works through these questions with Bourdieu, Kant, Dewey, Valerie Steele, Karl Lagerfeld, and Marco Pedroni.
Bourdieu on cultural capital and the structures that produce it. Kant on autonomy, and how fashion never quite fits that definition. Dewey on art as experience rather than institutional walls. Pedroni on fashion as a site where power, memory, and aspiration are negotiated and lived.
To read our thoughts on the Met Gala, the controversies, and the looks themselves in relation to the art they symbolise or present, head to perediza.com. Link in bio.
#MetGala2026 #FashionIsArt #CostumeArt #FashionCriticism
perediza is the magazine that questions, read by creative professionals, cultural researchers, and the intellectually restless.
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a critical, philosophical audience is already reading. the brands beside us don’t interrupt the page, they belong to it.
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It’s easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism. In Issue IV, Philipp Prüller explores what Thomas More’s Utopia and Slavoj Žižek can teach us about freedom. What if we’ve confused freedom with consumer choice? On ideology hidden in our habits, why utopian thinking interrupts rather than plans, and how the systems we live in shape who we are
text by Philipp Prüller @p_prueller
artwork by Evgeni Gordiets @evgenigordiets
read full piece in perediza issue iv — perediza issue iv is available in select stockists, visit our website or dm for more
#utopia #philosophy #criticalthinking
The Philosophy Edit: Marginalia perediza × Frieze Connect zine is now live on our new webshop called ‘perediza bazaar’ where you can find all perediza related publications.
A limited-edition print publication produced in partnership with @friezeconnect . The Philosophy Edit: Marginalia brings together eight philosophers working at the intersection of aesthetics, perception, and value — featuring essays, notable publications, and original artwork throughout.
Printed in full colour on recycled natural paper with a recycled natural cover. Saddle-stitched. 44 pages.
Available to order now - link in bio for £8 (free UK shipping included)
Zine Credits:
Editor-in-Chief: Aryana Arian @aryanaarian
Visual & Brand Lead: Polina Kravchenko @pkra.vch
Graphic Designer & Creative Director: João Pereira @o__joaopestana
Art Director: Diego Fernández @dairy_fucking_king
Art Editor: Gigi Surel @gigisurel_
Proofreader: Sara Yazdi
Writers & Contributors: Dr. Angela Breitenbach, Dr. Vanessa Brassey
Artists: Vanessa Brassey @vanessa.brassey Duncan Poulton @duncpoulton
photos by @abelinskaya
Today’s spring vibrant energy matches the mood we experienced at Margherita Missoni’s @maccapani.insta FW26 presentation in Milan. Models danced, lounged, and sipped cocktails behind glass windows while guests watched from the street. The clothing moved with them: openwork dresses that accentuate the body’s natural form without constraint. From the dolce vita of Italian parties to redefining the model as a living presence, Alexandra Dudarenko @everythingisunfashionable explores everyday wearability, authentic movement, and why Maccapani’s philosophy centers on clothing shaped around the woman’s corporeality and naturalness
read full piece at the link in bio
#MilanFashionWeek #Maccapani #MargheritaMissoni #FW26 #ItalianFashion
“Why should I learn to solve these problems if ChatGPT can do it in a second?” Sometimes children say what adults are thinking.
In perediza issue IV, Anastasia Zhukova reveals how a 10-year-old’s question exposed our deepest fear: will AI destroy our ability to think? Through the story of Ivan—a child who refused to learn until he discovered the pleasure of slow thinking—Anastasia shows what we actually need to cultivate in the era of AI: curiosity and delayed gratification.
read full piece in perediza issue iv — perediza issue iv is available in select stockists, visit our website or dm for more
text by Anastasia Zhukova @zhukova_edtech
visuals by João Pestana @o__joaopestana
#AI #ChatGPT #education #genalpha #technology futureoflearning criticalthinking curiosity slowthinking
