Edited by trans magazin

Unfolding across five parts, this issue frames the notion of pseudo along and beyond its ties with the “fake”. While part one, “Simulation,” blends the artificial with the familiar – whether in scale models or controlled biomes – the following part, “Promise,” explores how futures are staged to organise the present. “Role” examines how identities become naturalised through space, claiming to be neutral, caring or traditional. “Scam” investigates architecture and urbanism as credible deceptive practices, where authenticity is fabricated and images pave the way for a collective participation in illusions. “Construction” examines how territorial interventions, such as camps, corridors, or quarries, produce political realities and stabilise power, turning narration into infrastructure. Ultimately, pseudo emerges as a condition that both shifts and suspends reality: not fully true, yet never entirely false.

Contributions by Camila Alba, Ludovica Amaro, Carlo Anonimo, Emily Bardenz, Malik Becker, Enrico Berta, Debasish Borah, Daniele Boschesi, Shriya Chaudhry, Olga Cobuşcean, Marine de Dardel, Lieselotte Düsterhus, Franziska Gödicke, Isabel Grohe, Nora Hochuli , Florian Kilian Jaritz, Renée Lou Jungo, Emma Kaufmann LaDuc, Salomè Kipiani, Clemens Krüger, Hanna Lindenberg, Lisa Maillard, Matteo Marangione, Kian Matine, Markus Peintner, Julia Pingeton, Inès Plasencia, Alberto Toscano, Alexandros Trivizas, Robin Weber, and Sofia Weidner.

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