Michael

What makes intimacy possible in public? In his latest article for oltreoceano, Michael explores Black nightlife, queer party culture, and the fragile conditions that allow people to feel seen, connected, and at ease with one another. Moving between Looking for Langston, Lovers Rock, and the photographic archive of Liz Johnson Artur’s PDA, the piece reflects on how spaces of belonging are built, …

Detroit wasn’t just a city: it was an idea of America. It was the place where technology married utopia, where every single engine produced seemed to move not just four wheels, but an entire social system. When deindustrialization hit and the social system faltered, Detroit did not stop being a symbol. It just changed the kind of symbol it represented: from capital of industry to epicentre of …