Seen is a journal of film and visual culture focused on Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities globally, published by BlackStar Projects twice each calendar year.

Martine Syms leans across two chairs, wearing a flowy cream colored dress and sporting bright green braids. They look at the camera directly.

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With Her Latest Film, Martine Syms Is Pursuing Pleasure

by Yume Murphy
Photo of Seen Issue 004 cover shows Martine Syms screaming upside down, her name and the magazine title in yellow. She wears green braids.

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Installation view of Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme: May amnesia never kiss us on the mouth. There are two large projections. The one on the left has an image of a person with big curly hair and a yellow t-shirt, they are in a forest-like setting. The text on top of the image says "WE ARE IN THE NEGATIVE" in English, beside that is Arabic text that presumably says the same. The projection on the right is a blown-out image of a group of people, their silhouettes are a bright white. The text on the image says "WE ARE IN THE NEGATIVE" in English, beside that is Arabic text that presumably says the same.