Urban scene with tall buildings, tree illustration, and a "Window Seat" magazine cover featuring cut-out drawings of a food stall and a small library box, labeled 'Issue 2'. Dripping green paint accents.
Black and white photo of a city with colorful banners, text overlay reads 'The Queer Archives,' and additional text about the solarpunk movement. Lower text: 'Swipe for story.'
Text discussing the solarpunk movement and the Queer Archives exhibition, highlighting themes of political ideology, artistic representation, and historical curation in Melbourne.
Text about a photo exhibition featuring magazine covers, drag shows, undeveloped film, posters, and more. Describes an obsolete TV used as an art piece for nostalgia. Highlights a contemporary room with studio portraits of queer individuals in Naarm,
Text document discussing the importance of archiving and documentation, highlighting its role in resistance and memory. Mentions "Wicken Women" magazine and the significance of connecting generations.
Text excerpt discussing preservation and hope for queer history, written by Grace Milligan.
Poster with the text 'Deadzone Twelve' overlaid on a city street scene, featuring illustrated green sludge and a comic-style manhole, with arrows and 'Swipe for story' at the bottom right.
An image depicting a page from a science fiction story or journal. The text describes a character's journey toward possible planetary discovery. The narrative reflects on finding inhabitable planets, the allure of pioneering, and mentions the home wo
Text excerpt from a science fiction story about space travel, featuring a description of illegal ship modifications, traveling to a mysterious planet, encountering an asteroid, and exploring an abandoned overgrown city.
Page of a science fiction book with text about exploring a planet
Text box on a background of a street scene, containing a note about not registering a planet and preserving its peace, written by Al Barratt-Boyes.
A black and white photo of a busy city street featuring vertical signage with "SIBERIA" text and various banners with Asian characters. People walk along the street, and buildings line both sides. Overlay text says "Swipe for story" and "an analysis.
Image of a booklet page discussing solarpunk and Abel Ferrara's films, mentioning themes of hope and exploration. Cites Ferrara's trilogy "Pasolini," "Tommaso," and "Siberia" starring Willem Dafoe, focusing on self-discovery and solarpunk ethos. Ment
Text on a movie narrative about a character named Clint played by Willem Dafoe, who is in a snow-covered setting. The text discusses Clint's fear of failure, a scene involving a bear attack as a metaphor for fear, and his journey towards redemption a
A black and white page with text discussing Jung's concept of the basement, the film "Siberia," and character Clint's transformative journey, including confronting an apparition. Quotes include: "Just because you don't understand doesn’t mean it cann
Text from a story narrative about Clint's journey, his father, and themes of violence and healing. It references a scene with Willem, a cave of injured people, and a mantra "Teach me how to die."
Text page from a story about Clint's journey, exploring themes of healing, compassion, and the transition from Arctic to desert environments. It discusses Clint's search for healing, rejecting his father's medical approach, and learning compassion as
Text describes a movie scene where Clint dances with children and finds inner peace. A wizard-like figure tells him to enjoy life. The film concludes with Clint finding his home destroyed but sharing a meal with a stranger, showing compassion even to
Collage featuring a skyscraper with text 'The Resistance', a floating city illustration, a rope, and an arrow with 'Swipe for story'.
Page from a story about a dystopian future, featuring characters Isaac and Sally. They plan an operation against Martian occupiers in an anarcho-socialist society. The setting includes a consulate building and mentions a historical migration to Mars.
Page from a storybook featuring a narrative about children at a gathering, focusing on characters Isaac and Sally, engaging in minor vandalism and discussing societal themes.
Page of text from a book, describing a tense scene involving Sally's work and capture.
Page from a book featuring a story about a young girl named Sally Verne sentenced to death, with a town crowd witnessing. Themes include betrayal, fear, and defamation against the state.
Text excerpt from a story about a girl in her final moments, observing her parents' sorrow.
Sepia-toned image of a beach scene with a lighthouse in the distance. Poem titled 'I See Glimpses' by Al Barratt-Boyes is overlaid, exploring themes of memory and imagination.

Thank you for reading this issue of

“Window Seat”

Writings by Grace Milligan and Al Barratt-Boyes

Art & Design by Al Barratt-Boyes

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