As 2022 sprints to an end, the world is filled with more trouble than joy and this is reflected in the submissions we received for this issue. More than before there seemed to be a dominance of introspective and brooding work, if not in theme and concept, then in the aesthetics of the images.

Uncanny were the two A Visual Dialogue responses in this issue. Both pairs, unknown to each other, used Sisyphus as a reference point in their dialogues. Is there a deeper meaning in this? Here are five artists in different corners of the world (Greece, Taiwan, Spain and Chile), and there is this unanticipated connection. What is the role of this creative exchange on a deeper level? That there is indeed connectedness where distance and borders are irrelevant? We hope you find inspiration in both these deeply thoughtful visual dialogues. Read more about that here.

The featured theme queen was an idea triggered by the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September, not long before our first editorial meeting for this issue. For the British this was a major event after her 70-year reign. It was a pivotal juncture in one corner of the world with the beginning of a new era, but as a magazine with global reach we didn't want to limit our feature only to UK artists. See more here.

Issue #6 includes the work of artists from some of the most troubled parts of the world, including but not limited to Ukraine, Russia and Iran, who, despite the challenging times in their home countries, still manage to create. It seems there aren’t many bright spots in the world these days but art and creativity remain as a bright spot.

Other artists come from Bolivia, Chile, China, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, India, Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand and the UK.

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