Ark Journal #8 AW 2022 interior design Williams and painter Josh Smith

Williams and painter Josh Smith discuss the “belligerent magic” behind their latest collaboration on the Givenchy SS22 collection—with an original photo story by Jason Nocito

Haptic Dimension

and the ekphrastic experience of reading Ashbery

Merging visuals and text to dance between fundamental confusion and total irreverence

Ark Journal #8 AW 2022 interior design Williams and painter Josh SmithIn Ark Journal Volume VIII we reflect on the idea of a more fluid and holistic way of thinking and creating. We visit perfumer Barnab Fillion of Arpa Studios in Paris whose work is inspired by his own synaesthesia, visualising fragrances as invisible landscapes. In New York, Landon Metz, an artist whose practice explores painting as a fluid meditative activity, has created an exclusive series of artworks for Ark Journal. We also share a personal