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The Greatest Colonizers of the Land
When we think of colonialism, we often imagine distant nations, foreign occupations, and external powers. Yet sometimes the greatest colonizers of a place are those who govern it, those who exploit its resources for their own interests. For years, this country's natural wealth, labor, and collective assets have been steadily transferred to privileged interest groups. The close relationship between political power and capital has pushed the public good aside, allowing resource
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Not Fate, but Profiteering!
Earthquakes are part of the natural cycle of the planet we live on. The tectonic movements of the Earth are, much like rainfall or the changing of the seasons, a result of the planet’s living and dynamic structure. For this reason, an earthquake itself is an ordinary natural event. The real issue, however, is how this natural event turns into a major disaster, even a mass-scale destruction. Humanity’s reckless attempt to dominate nature, the construction of cities on unsuitab
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Jul 52 min read


The Commodification of Art and the Decline of Consciousness
The artist does not have a romantic duty or an inherently given mission, as is often assumed. This romantic meaning attributed to the artist obscures the intellectual and conscious foundations of art. Today, many artists, gallerists, and curators know very well how to sell ideas. They either present art as a superficial cultural activity or consciously transform it into a commercial commodity. Society, in turn, often develops its understanding of what art is from within this
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Jul 12 min read
The Invisible System of Exploitation in the Art World
Some gallery owners, galleries, platforms, collectors, and self-proclaimed business figures have become part of a system that increasingly resembles a regime of inherited privilege. Within this structure, there exists a class that sustains itself through inherited capital rather than production, profits from money itself, or participates in exploitative mechanisms while attempting to render them invisible. The greatest contradiction of this system lies in the fact that it pre
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Jun 292 min read
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