About
Modern society is progress-driven and places extreme value on action and productivity. At the same time, the limits of this lifestyle are becoming undeniable. As a counterpoint to progress and movement, standstills have gained particular importance over the last few centuries — they fascinate us and terrify us. This magazine is dedicated to standing still.
STILLSTAND is a continuation of the collaboration between colleagues in Montreal, Munich, New Delhi, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., that began in 2020 with FEHLER, a digital zine celebrating mistakes. For STILLSTAND, colleagues in Boston, Chicago, Guadalajara, Mexico City, San Francisco, and Seattle joined the party. Together with wonderful authors, artists, and partners, this international team filled the STILLSTAND magazine with essays, anecdotes, photography, films, and music that exemplify standstills in all of their many forms.
STILLSTAND is a continuation of the collaboration between colleagues in Montreal, Munich, New Delhi, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., that began in 2020 with FEHLER, a digital zine celebrating mistakes. For STILLSTAND, colleagues in Boston, Chicago, Guadalajara, Mexico City, San Francisco, and Seattle joined the party. Together with wonderful authors, artists, and partners, this international team filled the STILLSTAND magazine with essays, anecdotes, photography, films, and music that exemplify standstills in all of their many forms.
Partners
The Goethe-Zentrum Guadalajara is a German cultural center located in Guadalajara, Mexico, where members of the local community can take language courses and attend events.
Pitzilein Books is an independent publisher in Mexico City that specializes in books on literature, visual art, and philosophy.
Das Wetter is a literature and music magazine based in Berlin, Germany. The publication highlights outstanding artists and writers.
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago is an art school based in Chicago, Illinois. SAIC’s interdisciplinary approach allows students ample freedom to develop as artists and scholars.
Weston Game Lab is a lab at The University of Chicago, where students, faculty, and staff collaborate on the research and development of games — digital, board, card, and alternate reality.
