Umarèl – Maximilian Virgili Palm* Studios It’s Nice That

It’s Nice That

Three female Arab writers were invited to choose and discuss ten books that shaped their understanding of poetry and translation

and a very English kind of communal identity

image-making and sculpture

Umarèl – Maximilian Virgili Palm* Studios It’s Nice ThatIn Umarl, Berlin based photographer Maximilian Virgili turns his lens toward the city he calls home, tracing its quiet choreography of construction, observation, and time. The book takes inspiration from the Italian archetype of the Umarl, the elderly man who stands at the edge of a building site, hands clasped behind his back, watching, and reimagines it within the perpetual reconstruction of Berlin. Known for his work across travel, still life, and