With her newest exhibition, Non Imagined Perspectives, launching today at YARAT Contemporary Art Space in Baku, Sophie Breitsameter talks to artist and founder of YARAT, Aida Mahmudova, about the inspiration...
With the advent of the Kindle, it seemed there was no turning back from e-book world domination. A decade on, however, and traditional book stores are seeing a surge in...
This month we explore Baku’s ‘Fire Temple’, a religious hub which has been revered by Zoroastrians, Hindus and tourists alike For time immemorial, Azerbaijan has been known as the ‘land...
Words by Sophie Breitsameter Images courtesy of @grisanticussen, @micky_hurley, @katherinerahal, @enriqueconcha_co and @urban_chic_stgo
One of Formula 1’s best known and longest running rivalries was to shape the destinies of two of its most talented drivers Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna – but, asks Mark Hughes, just...
The coming of spring is fêted worldwide, but in Azerbaijan it is extra special and part of a month-long celebration leading up to the new year known as Novruz Bayrami...
Daniel Malva is a Brazilian artist whose work aims to illustrate our inability to see and feel natural world around us, particularly in his best-known series, Natural History Museum, created...
More than ever before, women hold some of the most important roles in the ever-expanding world of Formula 1. Maurice Hamilton meets some of the industry’s most accomplished figures and...
Many towns have them - rolling mountains and hospitable locals. But few are as majestic as Xinaliq in Azerbaijan. Travel photographer Oliviero Olivieri was lucky enough to go and capture...
The Middle East is providing a fertile ground for an increasingly relevant sci-fi scene, as artists and authors engage with themes of rapid socio-economic expansion, futuristic architecture, technological advancement, and...