Guest Lecturer, On publishing NO NIIN, NODE Centre Berlin and Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki

Elham Rahmati and Vidha Saumya will introduce their newly established platform ‘NO NIIN’ which is an independent online monthly magazine at the cusp of art, criticality and love. NO NIIN aims to publish rigorous and engaging writing on current ideas, debates, and disputes around contemporary art and culture. It functions as a platform for commissioning writers of any background to express their thoughts in the form of essays, reviews, interviews, art, poetry, short fiction, podcasts, and playlists. What is NO NIIN and why did we choose to do this? How are we maintaining a space of genuine transparency and accountability within NONIIN? We will focus on these topics and issues, which run across our practice: contracts, conflict resolution mechanisms, where did all the money go? and causes of sleepless nights.