SALIVA

A 15th century depiction of Ivar and his brother Ubba sailing to England. Ivar and Ubba stand in the front of the ship each wearing armor, a weapon resembling a spear and a crown. They are surrounded by multiple people also wearing armor and holding up weapons. The waves and clouds that surround the ship indicate a stormy sea.

Ivar’s Sea

Audio transcription. Historical Anecdotes: Ivar the Boneless (Ívarr hinn Beinlausi) was a 9th century Viking leader who is best known for leading, alongside his brothers, a large…

A pencil style drawing of a bunch of small black non-detailed figures trapped in an interior space made of 2D walls. Some of the figures are in motion, bouncing chaotically off one another, and others are struggling to leave the enclosure or sitting alone. The tone is sad and trapped.

A Return To The Scene of the Crime: Sex, Intimacy, and Healing From Childhood Trauma

It wasn’t until I was in my early 20s and living with my first partner that I began to realize just how much the physical abuse I faced as a…

Animorphs, revisited

Do you remember them? Did you read them, or do you just remember the covers? Girls turned into starfish, boys into tigers, and it was beyond wacky. I remember staring…

An image of installed art. A cement tire sculpture is visible in the foreground, and other artwork can be seen through the center and around the sides of the sculpture.

LUCKY Collective Statement and Exhibition Guide

COVEN BERLIN met four years ago with the idea of pursuing a sex positive, genderbending, non-dogmatic project based on feminism, art, and love. It was born around a kitchen table…

A sketch in blue ballpoint pen of a person with a head covering holding an object. A yellow-green ghost is to the right of the figure. The left side of the frame is blank. The levels of the image have been adjusted to make the contrast appear more extreme.

The Little Gaze

Last winter I came to visit my partner in Berlin. I noticed that I was spending a lot of time thinking about which homeless person to give my money to….

The word 'power' repeated over and over down the middle of the image, in red and in gold glitter layered on top of each other on a dark yellow background. One 'power' in the middle of the screen is brighter red.

A Power Note

I want to talk about power, the great enabler of so much negative so-called ‘asshole’ behavior. We are more aware than ever that power by domination through degradation is…

In the center, a group of eight people stand in a circle holding each other’s arms/wrists outstretched in a naturally lit rehearsal/dance studio. They are all barefoot and wearing loose white underwear briefs, in addition to varying white tops (tanks, tees, hoodie). There is a large white fabric hanging loosely from the ceiling onto the floor behind and to the left of the performers.

FLUSS

box. box. box. box. inside the box, establish the points & hit them. stay within the designated lines. 7. 6. 4. 3. 6. 2. 2. 6. i turn around nothing…

EDITORIAL ISSUE #6: ASSHOLES

We have proudly produced a deep and potent mini-theme: ASSHOLES. This subject, so pervasive and visible in our society when it comes to patriarchs, remains unspoken, odorless, douched, and shamed…

UNWANTED COMMENTS A column by Eve T A collection of unfortunate prejudiced remarks and conversations we’ve heard, which somehow make for stupendous anecdotes. Valérie. Montreal. Mid-twenties. Winter….

UNWANTED COMMENTS #1

UNWANTED COMMENTS A column by Eve T A collection of unfortunate prejudiced remarks and conversations we’ve heard, which somehow make for stupendous anecdotes. Geneviève Montreal. Québécoise with…