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 ### Grad project Description
-This is where your grad project goes
+BackPlaces is a web-based anthology that explores intimate and emotional spaces on the internet. It consists of four pages, each embodying an archetype. The sunrise, the nosebleed, the star, and the hand.
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+These pages trace a thread of online emotions: of shared grief, collective processing through writing, youthful excitement, and finally, of being on or off the internet.
+They present stories in the formats in which they were originally told, allowing you to imagine yourself as one of these pages, wearing your own clothing as a costume and reenacting the play of your first kiss.
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+This project tenderly pays tribute to the rawest emotions found online. It seeks to diversify the conversation by reminding us that the internet is a reflection of the people and feelings that inhabit it. The web is an artifice—a house built by others where we live and communicate together. If we all left, the internet might cease to exist.
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+However, the internet can be a harsh landscape where sensitive individuals find refuge in backplaces, rooms where they can be more than their physical selves allow. Here, they meet, whisper secrets, share laughter and pain, and grow together until they move on. These stories reflect these moments, drawn from the collective knowledge of people I’ve loved online. Their words have been woven into stories to protect and celebrate them. Some were social media comments, some were friends sharing cake, some were emails, and some were conversations.
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+Special Issues are publications thrice released by first-year XPUB Master's students. Each edition focuses on a specific theme or issue. The themes tie to external events and collaborations. Students and staff work together to explore these themes, rethinking what a publication can be. Each edition culminates in a celebratory release party.The structure, tools, and workflows are reset every trimester. This reset allows roles to rotate among participants and fosters an adapting learning environment. It provides a space to experiment beyond traditional collaborative methods. 
+Our inaugural Special Issue was number 19, in collaboration with Simon Browne. Garden Leeszaal was a snapshot of Leeszaal Library through the metaphor of gardening. During the release, we invited participants to engage with the library's discarded books. We pruned, gleaned, and grafted the books using pens, pen-plotters, scissors, and glue. Then we harvested a book of our collective work. Garden Leeszaal was an open dialogue. It was a tool for collective writing, a group-made collage, and an archive. For us, being a gardener meant caring for the people and books that formed the library. 
+The following Special Issue was number 20, assisted by Lìdia Pereira and Artemis Gryllaki. Console was 20 hand-made wooden boxes. It was an oracle and an emotional first aid kit to help you help yourself. It invites you to delve into its contents to discover healing methods. Console offers refuge for dreams, memories, and worries. It guides you to face the past. You will then meet your fortune and gain a new view through rituals and practices. It prompts everyday questions with magical answers, asking: Are you ready to play?
+Our last special issue was number 21. TTY was guided by kubernētēs Martino Morandi and weekly guest collaborators. We started with a Model 33 Teletype machine, the bridge between typewriters and computer interfaces. Through guest contributions, we explored the intersection of historical and contemporary computing. The Special Issue evolved into an ever-changing "Exquisite Corpse Network" chasing weekly publications. Along the way, we created gestures, concrete vinyl poetry, phone stories, and much more.