Fotograf Zone – Linda Zhengová

It started in May 202, when I made a radical decision to move out of my studio in The Hague without necessarily knowing the reason behind it. I just knew that I didn’t feel happy. I moved to Amsterdam instead and nomadically transported myself to different places. These circumstances
allowed me to open myself to novel energies and affective encounters with strangers, pure
moments...
I have been transgressing geographical borders in search of happiness, yet walking the thin line between sanity and madness.

In the project Maybe, Happiness Is... I am preoccupied with the questions of what does happiness mean, what is the emblem of ultimate freedom, and whether can we even describe it in words or perhaps through photography. In my quest for joy, I try to present a contradiction, an intangible idea to reflect upon.

All images: Linda Zhengová, Maybe, Happiness Is..., 2022–2025

Linda Zhengová

Linda Zhengová is a photographer, writer, and curator based in Paris. Her work is rooted in an exploration of human emotions, ranging from vulnerability and trauma to the search for happiness. Through photography and interdisciplinary methods, she strives to capture fleeting emotional states, intimate connections between strangers, and personal transformation.

#49 Talk Together

This issue explores language – its forms, possibilities, and limits. We look at how we communicate in the digital space, how the language of artificial intelligence changes our notions of creativity, and how visual images can replace words. You will discover why language is never neutral and how it shapes identity, creates inequalities, and opens paths to liberation. The issue features a reflection by bell hooks, the artistic practice of Eszter Magyar, projects documenting the Roma community in Brno, and visual essays by Claudia Larcher and Tabor Robak. The magazine presents language as a tool of communication, power, and resistance and invites you to reflect on what it truly means to talk to one another today.