In this new BAG TALK episode, Elizaveta Federmesser is joined by Al Hassan Elwan, a writer, creative consultant, and instigator of POSTPOSTPOST: a publishing project spanning Instagram carousels, print books, film, and talks that has become a reference point in online discussions of meme culture, the avant-garde, and internet aesthetics. Following the release of POSTPOSTPOST vol. 2 The Real, the second PPP publication for which Elizaveta contributed an essay, “Poser Potential”, they meet at a park bench in Amsterdam for a new video special. And to touch some grass.They talk scroll hijack, gesamdkunstvibe, manifestos as emotional manipulation, why nobody wants to WERK anymore, Chimpanzee posting, edgelording for the better future, Madonna face, a total work of art and a total piece of s**t, the Odyssey, black holes, press juncet, Dirk Bag supremacy, the limit-experience, being on the chin of Bianca Censori, memes by Jean-Luc Godard: the proto-text-overlay, amaizing use of free will, being Trump for a day, variations of nothing and the ultimate nightmare blunt rotation. Al Hassan Elwan Instagram POSTPOSTPOST InstagramElizaveta Federmesser Instagram BAGMAG + BAG TALK Instagram Get a copy of BAGMAG Elizaveta Federmesser is a cultural strategist and researcher. She is also the founder and editor of BAGMAG, an independent cultural research publication distributed internationally by Antenne Books London. Elizaveta hosts BAG TALK, a video and audio interview series on fashion, media theory, and internet culture, and works as a brand and culture strategist and creative consultant for organizations. She has presented original cultural research as an invited keynote speaker for Chanel's European Head Office and guest-lectured on fashion, AI, and media theory at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam.Al Hassan Elwan is the founder of POSTPOSTPOST (PPP), a publishing project spanning Instagram carousels, print books, film, and talks that has become a reference point in online discussions of meme culture, the avant-garde, and internet aesthetics. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit federmess.substack.com
