crisis
The politics of exhaustion: Enduring at the end of the world
Prologue: Collapse
Advantageous is a 2015 film directed by Jennifer Phang. Set in the near future, the film follows the protagonist, Gwen. Gwen carries out research for a global cosmetics company, the Center for Advanced Health and Living, but also acts as its face, promoting their products. Despite her many contributions, the company decides that Gwen can no longer connect with their younger customer base.
Quarantined ideas
The current pandemic is coming to redefine our lives in so many ways, both real and symbolic. It has already changed the way we travel, the way we work, the way we live. And it will continue to have far-reaching effects on all of us for the foreseeable future. In the face of the current re-organization of public and private life on an unprecedented scale, ephemera’s editorial collective has made the decision to cancel one issue and postpone forthcoming issues by three months.
