by Ziba Ardalan (Editor), Carla Arocha (Text by (Art/Photo Books)), Stéphane Schraenen (Text by (Art/Photo Books))

Artists and writers on the aesthetic appeal of the unexpected

First presented in 2021 as a digital magazine in 12 issues, The Strangeness of Beauty was, after O Sole Mio, the second digital project curated by Ziba Ardalan during the repeated pandemic lockdowns. In it, artists and other art professionals consider how "strangeness" often produces beauty.