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Selvàtico Magazine Launches Second Issue on Margins

publication · 2026-04-26

Selvàtico, an independent magazine founded in 2024 by photographers Simona Pavan and Simon171, with editor Michela Arfiero as director, publishes only on solstices. The second issue, released in summer 2025, explores the theme of 'margins' through texts, interviews, and photographic essays. Contributors include Lorenza Pignatti on Laurence Abu Hamdan's 45th Parallel, Bartolomeo Cafarella on ayahuasca, and Nicolò Michielin on marginality. Interviews feature curatorial duo Francesco Urbano Ragazzi, gardener Susanna Magistretti, artist-orafo Giampaolo Babetto, and producer Populous. The magazine, printed on rough yellowish paper with staple binding, is published by Fortino Editions. Its website hosts 'Spazio Selvàtico,' a Proust Questionnaire series. The next issue, on 'origins,' is due December 21, 2025.

Key facts

  • Selvàtico is an independent magazine founded in 2024 by Simona Pavan and Simon171.
  • Michela Arfiero is the director of Selvàtico.
  • The magazine publishes only on solstices: June 21 and December 21.
  • The first issue (December 2024) was on the theme of thirst.
  • The second issue (summer 2025) explores the theme of margins.
  • Contributors include Lorenza Pignatti, Bartolomeo Cafarella, Nicolò Michielin, Francesco Urbano Ragazzi, Susanna Magistretti, Giampaolo Babetto, and Populous.
  • Selvàtico is published by Fortino Editions.
  • The next issue on 'origins' will be released December 21, 2025.

Entities

Artists

  • Simona Pavan
  • Simon171
  • Michela Arfiero
  • Lorenzo Molteni
  • Lorenzo Piccinini
  • Lorenza Pignatti
  • Laurence Abu Hamdan
  • Bartolomeo Cafarella
  • Nicolò Michielin
  • Francesco Urbano Ragazzi
  • Susanna Magistretti
  • Giampaolo Babetto
  • Populous
  • Matteo Arrigoni

Institutions

  • Artribune
  • Fortino Editions
  • Tod's

Locations

  • Bollate
  • Italy

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