Metachrosis literary magazine is an online publication that strives to be the place where the foundations of the world around us are explored and celebrated. Created as part of the Art, Science, and Visual Thinking MFA at Dundee University, this magazine is open to all forms of writing, art, and Hybrid work, whether creative or factual. We’d love for you to check out our first issue, available as a downloadable pdf here.
If you’re looking for inspiration or just interested in some excellent pieces, here are links to work that resonates with our interests.
Donna Haraway: A Cyborg Manifesto (Download)
Bassam Al-Sabah: A Paradise Our Of A Common Field
Dennis Overbye: Music of the Heavens Sounds a Lot Like B Flat
Tina Claffey: Encountering the Emperor (Audio Link)
Cornelia-Hesse-Honegger: Field studies in the nuclear fallout areas from Chernobyl
Editor-In-Chief
Ellen Harrold is an artist and writer focused on science and nature. She is completing a master’s degree in Art, Science, and Visual thinking at Dundee University and working as an artist, writer, and editor-in-chief of Metachrosis Literary. A core aspect of her practice is the use of text, drawing, and painting to explore the connection between decay and renewal in the world around us. She has recently published written pieces with Shearsman, Die Leere Mitte, and skylight 47. She has also recently published her first book ‘Aesthetics and Conventions of Medical Art.’.
Editor
Dearbhla Hanney is an artist and curator with a strong focus on the various modes of engagement. With an interest in examining how society, education and backgrounds inform our connections and shape individual meanings. From a primarily sculptural background, her practice involves ceramics, metal, woodwork and elements of nature. Recently completed a master’s degree in Curating Art and Public Programmes from London South Bank University. As part of her MA studies, Dearbhla co-curated It All Starts With a Thread (August – December 2023) at Whitechapel Gallery.