Nobody #3
175 x 230 mm, 130 pages
Berlin, Germany (English-language)
First published 2022
Annual
Editors: Sami Emory and Tessa Love
Art director and designer: Eva Gonçalves
Nobody is a publication concerned with 'people and the stories, places, and things they carry.' Created by two self-identified 'deeply uncool adults' as a space to share writing beyond the realm of celebrities, headlines and clickbait. Instead, we venture 'into the lives of strangers, and at the everyday experiences that teach us about ourselves.'
The cover of their third issue features an ominous burnt-orange and black sky, as well as the usual lower-case title logo in that same orange. The theme? 'Burning', reflecting the many images of flames that have met our eyes in recent times: From the flames left behind during conflict, to rovers on the ochre surface of Mars, to the extreme heat of our current Climate Crisis. Still, their response is a nuanced one. What does it really mean to burn?
'Think passion and fervor, consumption and destruction, tragic ends and stubborn new beginnings. Things that generate energy and things that devour it, leaving only ashes in their wake.'