Dreaming

other worlds

Where the Leaves Fall ran for 16 issues from 2019 to 2024. The magazine considered local and global experiences and knowledge as a pathway to healing our relationship with nature, with culture, with community and with our home, the Earth. It offered a critique of the prevailing narratives that shape our lives: challenging oppressive systems, revitalising cultural narratives, unveiling obscured histories, embracing paradigm shifts, while fostering transformation, imaginative realities, community solidarity, collective liberation and affection. As we seek to rethink and repair our relationship with our home, the Earth, we hope this magazine envisioned alternative paths, emphasising interconnectedness, recognising the wisdom of marginalised communities and advocating for transformative actions and expansive solutions rooted in cultural, social and environmental consciousness.

Where the Leaves Fall was crafted by a small team, ideated by Luciane Pisani, from Brazil, and David Reeve, from the UK, the magazine was co-founded with Karen Leason, the director of OmVed Gardens. Luciane also served as the art-director and co-edited the magazine alongside David. The first 10 issues were sub-edited by Patrick Steel, before Niellah Arboine joined the team as deputy editor from issue 11. The newsletter was written and edited by Ameena Rojee and The Rhizome and Confluences columns written and edited by Madeleine Bazil. However, the magazine is a journal of many voices - of the many people that have come together on its pages and inspired, influenced, shared and protested. We acknowledge the significance of these voices, and the many more that we haven’t yet found space for. These voices play a crucial role in tackling the multiple crises at the core of the climate emergency. We stand in solidarity. We dance with affection. We join you, dreaming other worlds.