The summer of 2024 is one of games, marked by the Paris Olympics, and the Olympics in art known as the Venice Biennale. LEAP’s Spring/Summer issue is set in a gaming mood too. The issue focuses on themes related to sports, competition, games, and the myriad rules we set up in order to play these games. Through the lens of games, LEAP delves into the aesthetic experiences in contemporary life and the rules that govern them.

Contents

The Aesthetic Transformation of Motion
Text by Luan Zhichao

Imagination of the Other 
Project by Gai Qizheng

War Reflections and the Apocalypse Imaginations in Fallout
Text by Lu Yahuai

Burning Image, Chilling Memory
Text by Wang Shuman

my playbench in the workground 
Project by Huidi Xiang

Life as Game: The Boys of Summer 
Text by Clara Che Wei Peh

Pot Notes: Dual Basis
Project by Shao Jie

Dark Play: Ontological Life Experience of Game Modification
Text by Lan Jiang

Trophy 
Project by Zhou Yan

The Phantom Pain of Language
Text by Yuxiang Dong

Dysdance 
Project by Yao Qingmei

Xiao Long Hua: Don’t Tire Yourself Out
Interview by Nie Xiaoyi

 
We lovingly devise your public flop 
Project by Chao-Ying Rao & Rachel McBrinn

Biennales and the Exhibitionary in the Global South: Notes from Diriyah
Text by Ho Rui An

The Only Exit  
Project by Wang Yifan