ETC. No. 5/ 2026: Full Circle delete Layout and design by Chiraag

Layout and design by Chiraag Bhakta

screen and space over and over again

Their different perspectives do not claim to capture the city — could that even be done

Texts by Melanie Bühler

the series reflects a profound journey of physical and emotional recovery

ETC. No. 5/ 2026: Full Circle delete Layout and design by ChiraagNo matter how many times we vow not to repeat the mistakes and injustices of the past, we seem to do it regardless. In its fifth issue, ETC. Magazine turns its attention to cycles personal, political, historical and asks what it means to come full circle. This issue explores the unstable terrain between the past and history: the former subject to nostalgia and mythologisation; the latter to institutional selectivity. How much do structures of power