︎

v.1


Spring 2022


  1. From the Editors
  2. Brackish Water Arden Shostak
  3. Allens Ave. and Nonplaceness Maxwell Fertik
  4. Mudskipper Alisa Caira
  5. Diptych Shannon Rose Jones
  6. Black Biennial: Black W(hole) Njari Anderson
  7. someday i’ll love katherine fu Katherine Fu
  8. How Is a RISD Broken Ankle Different? Juri Kang, Alex Hoffman, and Asher White
  9. Follow the Herd Sophia Francesco
  10. Reggaetón Resiste Graciela Batista
  11. Tales of Fish in the Sky Brady Mathisen
  12. The Frictionless Plane Derek Russell
  13. La Pipopipette Alana Baer
  14. the_noise_is_noisier_than_the_city.mp3 Abdelghani Alnahawi
  15. Degrees of Urgency Anonymous
  16. in:enter blue Susie Zhu
  17. Indefinite Continued Progress Lydia Chodosh
  18. Late Christian Scott
  19. How to Love Something That Is Bad Asher White
  20. My Dad and I Are Always in New Places Samaaya Jayamaha
  21. This RI Gregory Ghilani Shark
  22. Mike Fink on the Birds of His Life Mike Fink
  23. Reenchantment in Restoration Madeleine Young
  24. Arts Education at Risk in RI Shana Cinquemani

v.1


Spring 2022


  1. From the Editors
  2. Brackish Water Arden Shostak
  3. Allens Ave. and Nonplaceness Maxwell Fertik
  4. Mudskipper Alisa Caira
  5. Diptych Shannon Rose Jones
  6. Black Biennial: Black W(hole) Njari Anderson
  7. someday i’ll love katherine fu Katherine Fu
  8. How Is a RISD Broken Ankle Different? Juri Kang, Alex Hoffman, and Asher White
  9. Follow the Herd Sophia Francesco
  10. Reggaetón Resiste Graciela Batista
  11. Tales of Fish in the Sky Brady Mathisen
  12. The Frictionless Plane Derek Russell
  13. La Pipopipette Alana Baer
  14. the_noise_is_noisier_than_the_city.mp3 Abdelghani Alnahawi
  15. Degrees of Urgency Anonymous
  16. in:enter blue Susie Zhu
  17. Indefinite Continued Progress Lydia Chodosh
  18. Late Christian Scott
  19. How to Love Something That Is Bad Asher White
  20. My Dad and I Are Always in New Places Samaaya Jayamaha
  21. This RI Gregory Ghilani Shark
  22. Mike Fink on the Birds of His Life Mike Fink
  23. Reenchantment in Restoration Madeleine Young
  24. Arts Education at Risk! Shana Cinquemani




Follow The Herd 

Sophia Francesco

B.Arch 2025


Alongside the towering green pipes
that line the very edge in which I stand
my eyes would start to wander
Gliding across the hot earth as

rubber pinched the asphalt below.
Emulating a trail of light with each iteration
then leaving little evidence of it’s departure.

Beyond the concrete barrier
each beast would bob beneath the horizon
and ascend with each crater beat into the pavement,

Left to right
Right to left.

With each atmospheric thud along the broken white lines,
the herd of silhouettes slowly drifted into the distance.
Navigating the established routes conquered by the previous generation.

Adhered to the undetermined path that has brought forth this moment in time.
In which I found myself perched up against the Exit 67 sign
Illuminated by the approaching beast’s eyes
Alongside the towering green pipes
that line the very edge in which I stand
my eyes would start to wander
Gliding across the hot earth as

rubber pinched the asphalt below.
Emulating a trail of light with each iteration
then leaving little evidence of it’s departure.

Beyond the concrete barrier
each beast would bob beneath the horizon
and ascend with each crater beat into the pavement,

Left to right
Right to left.

With each atmospheric thud along the broken white lines,
the herd of silhouettes slowly drifted into the distance.
Navigating the established routes conquered by the previous generation.

Adhered to the undetermined path that has brought forth this moment in time.

In which I found myself perched up against the Exit 67 sign
Illuminated by the approaching beast’s eyes.
Sophia Francesco is an Indigenous Mexican-American (Native American) designer, artist, and poet.

   v.1’s Art Writing Capsule - issues on campus now!   v.1’s Art Writing Capsule - issues on campus now!   v.1’s Art Writing Capsule - issues on campus now!   v.1’s Art Writing Capsule - issues on campus now!