Gardening, biases & the neurodivergent city

The Gardener

Lou-Lou van Staaveren’s The Gardener exhibition explores the connection between photography and gardening. To her, both a photographer and a gardener observe the landscape, both work with reality and distortion of reality. What is wild and natural, and where do you intervene and curate?

Her images celebrate the beauty of cultivated nature, elevating plants, flowers, and vegetables to subjects of admiration. On view at Galerie de Schans in Amsterdam until March 2, the exhibition invites visitors into an imagined garden, to question our relationship with greenery, our desire to be surrounded by it, and our urge to control it. See more here

The Neurodivergent City

Cities and schools are not typically designed by, or for, people with conditions such as autism, dyslexia, intellectual disabilities, or mental health conditions like anxiety, depression, and PTSD. This project, The Neurodiverse City, aims to develop new prototypes for public spaces and develop a broader understanding of what urban comfort can be.

Hands-on prototyping allowed participants to reshape their environment physically. Through active participation, from photographing discomfort to crafting new urban furniture, the project empowered communities to shape spaces that genuinely reflect their needs. Read more here and here

200 Years of Heritage

For 200 years, Clarks has been crafting shoes, growing from a small workshop in Street, Somerset, into a globally recognized brand. It began in 1825 when Cyrus and James Clark transformed leftover sheepskin into shoes.

This year, they celebrate two centuries of heritage and the people who have made Clarks their own, told through the voices of Liam Gallagher, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Martine Rose, and others. Watch the video here

Media Bias Awareness

Ground News is a platform that makes it possible to compare news sources, read between the lines of media bias to break free from algorithms. Bias in the media affects everything from what events receive coverage to how a news outlet frames events in their reporting.

Bias shapes how information is presented, making it necessary for readers to seek multiple perspectives to form a more balanced understanding. Ground News aggregates diverse news sources and categorizes them by bias, allowing readers to compare perspectives and make informed judgments. See more here

Thinking Machine

The Thinking Machine is the story of Jensen Huang, the co-founder and CEO of Nvidia, a video game hardware designer who transformed Nvidia into a leader in AI computing, reshaping the industry. Their GPUs have been central to developing AI technologies, enabling faster machine learning and data processing while also powering innovations in autonomous vehicles, robotics, healthcare, and entertainment.

The book describes an AI future, the ‘next industrial revolution,’ a future of autonomous robots, self-driving cars, and new movies, art, and books, generated on command. Read more here

Exploring Masculinity

The Bluemarble Fall 2025 show by Anthony Alvarez was based around the countryside and the intergenerational ritual of the French 4 o’clock break called Le Gouter. He described the collection as making the ordinary extraordinary.

It was an exploration of masculinity of different ages, life stages and diverse references. The show challenged traditional gender norms, emphasizing different roles and self-expression rather than rigid definitions. See more here