As the world becomes increasingly urbanised our lives become more characteristically urban in experience. The sensory experience of urban living and its architecture in its evolving forms is a recurrent theme in contemporary art. Sophie Hoyle looks at the 2d and 3D architectural reflections in the work of Neil Ayling and Frauke Dannnert

For the inaugural issue of the Jotta publication we present a poster-sized compendium containing some of the best emerging artists and designers we discover through jotta.com and our adventures in the real world.

“Innovation is born when art meets science,” according to pioneer of the arts and technology, John Maeda. As the modern day prophet sat upstairs at the Riflemaker Gallery in a sandpit, on a wooden throne-like chair with an iPad resting in his lap, I listened to Maeda’s inspiring insight and watched as he fluidly drew words and numbers in the sand. Enlightening and relatable, the ten minute “confessional” with Maeda provided an important outlook on the future, and led me to think about a passion of mine, darkroom photography, and how it may or may not fit into the big picture.

Writer and MA student in curatorial studies at Royal College of Art, Lily Hall speaks to jottaContemporary curator Ellen Greig about the curatorial concept behind forthcoming jotta exhibition, The Marquise Went Out at Five O’Clock, a collaboration between the gallery, Edel Assanti, and jottaContemporary.