June 2025

From digital artists to photographers, body sculptors and hair stylists to makeup and nail artists, in our Spotlight series we profile the creatives tearing up the rulebook in their respective industries. “I’m trying to put a mirror in front of people,” science fiction artist Esmay Wagemans says, “so we can discuss future possibilities of technology by means by sculpture.” Esmay Wagemans, the Dutch artist who makes wearable art and body moulds, came to the attention of the art world in 2015, when she was still just a student, with her series of work Second Skin. The project saw Esmay create latex tops that replicated her own breasts which she then wore and posted pictures of on Instagram, with the aim of tackling online censorship...