Part one of this series explored the role of art in encouraging an active  awareness of the ecological crisis, but surmised rather pessimistically that environmental art often falls short. Whilst encouraging an underlying ethic of eco-art can help prevent mindless institutional greenwashing, placing undue pressure on any particular piece for not doing will not exactly lead anywhere. During a time of global ecological, political, and social turmoil, it can feel futile to dedic

Discover the vision of Gemma, a London-based artist whose practice fuses memory, mythology, and material experimentation. With a transatlantic upbringing and a foundation in both traditional and experimental techniques, she creates paintings that bridge natural and industrial worlds, populated by imagined figures that resonate with history, emotion, and narrative. In this interview, Gemma reflects on her evolution as an artist, her engagement with Neolithic sites and funerary

From the Mona Lisa’s smile to the Scream’s existential panic, how timeless art found a second life online. If Part one explored the theory of how memes mirror the irreverence, humor, and accessibility of modern art, Part two steps into the feed itself. Because the internet didn’t just create new images; it gave old ones a new afterlife. Somewhere between irony and admiration, the world’s most famous artworks have become meme templates endlessly remixed, captioned, and repurpo