gg place is an independent multilingual folding magazine about everything human: where research blends with creative expression and where inspiring ideas can thrive.
Where gg means good game, grave groove, generation global, growing gardens and glowing guide.
The publication consists of a single 3.8-meters long folded photo-paper. This unique design is inspired by traditional manuscript folding techniques, such as orihon in Japan and pustaha in Indonesia. By combining the past knowledge with novel printing techniques, this double-sided accordion format creates an absorbing reading experience.
The curation process is inspired by the practice of cultural anthropology. gg place aims to utilize the therapeutic potential of this dicipline, with each issue following a specific theme, responsive to the needs of this troubled world that we all share.The scroll features impactful stories from all around the planet, in collaboration with writers, journalists, artists, and translators.
The magazine was created in 2026 as a direct response to the collective anxieties that we feel right now, as the future is uncertain, caught between geopolitical tensions and rapid climate crisis escalation. The way out of this leads us back to each other, to compassion, cooperation, curiosity, learning, and unity in our shared struggles.
In the era of blue-light, we decided to go physical. gg place is a publication that travels across independent stores and culture centres around the world, carried by a distribution community.
Our goal is to make it to your favourite bookshop!
Dorota Olsavska, a nomadic anthropologist, journalist, and writer. She studied social and cultural anthropology at Leiden University, Sungkyunkwan University, and the University of Amsterdam. Along her journey, she found interest in marginal knowledge, poetics of translation, and combining academia with creative expression. She started gg place to connect with inspiring people, and explore the intriguing layers of life.
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KVK 96300930
ISSN 3118-1392