Issue 02 // Summer 2024
Signal & Noise
Finding Clarity in Digital Chaos
Table of Contents
Poetry
- "Static" by Amara Okafor14
- "Frequencies" by Jin Wu22
- "Error 404: Love Not Found" by Sam Rivera28
Fiction
- "The Filter Bubble" by Fatima Al-Rashid36
- "White Noise" by Thomas Berg48
Essays
- "The Architecture of Attention" by Clara Rousseau62
- "Digital Minimalism as Poetic Form" by Raj Mehta71
Visual Art
- "Interference Patterns" by Yuki Tanaka82
- "Data Streams" by Maria Santos88
Editor's Note
In an age of information overload, how do we distinguish signal from noise? This issue explores the challenge of finding meaning in the digital deluge.
Our contributors have created works that act as filters, amplifiers, and interpreters of the constant stream of data that surrounds us. From Amara Okafor's minimalist poetry that finds profound silence in digital static, to Fatima Al-Rashid's haunting story of a woman trapped in her own algorithmic echo chamber, these pieces remind us that clarity often emerges from constraint.
We invite you to tune in, adjust your frequency, and discover the unexpected harmonies hidden in the noise.
— The Editors