I am a co-founder and co-editor of Drain Magazine, an online arts journal established in 2004 with Adrian Parr, Avantika Bawa, and Gregory Minissale. The journal promotes lively and well-informed debate around theory and praxis, with each biannual issue exploring a specific concept.
I have conceptualized and edited several issues related to art and ecology, including:
This issue examines the intersection of art, ecology, and the concept of the garden as a space of cultivation, transformation, and resistance. It explores how expanded forms of gardening—such as research-creation, 'feral' art practice, fostering new communities, addressing mental health, and resistance to capital—interact with the ever-challenging effects of climate change.
"Junk Ocean" (2016), Edited by Celina Jeffery and Ian Buchanan
This issue focuses on the environmental and socio-political implications of oceanic pollution, particularly the pervasive issue of plastic waste in marine environments. It addresses how art can engage with and respond to the challenges posed by pollution in our oceans.
This issue considers the relationship between art, technology, and the natural world, examining how contemporary artistic practices engage with ecological and technological transformations.
An exploration of syncretism - the collision or reconciliation of disparate beliefs, systems of thought and forms of expression.