Issue 001 explores the moment something shifts — the instant of realization, beautiful or haunting, when truth breaks through and everything looks different.

AWAKE is about emotional clarity, creative revelation, and the spark that starts something new. It’s the feeling of coming back to yourself, noticing what you’ve ignored, or seeing the world with fresh eyes.

This is a beginning that isn’t soft or simple — but vivid, alive, and impossible to unsee.

THIS IS A PAID COLLABORATION
+ a full artist feature in Issue 01 of PASTED.

Interpreting the Theme

Artists are invited to interpret AWAKE however it resonates

This might show up as:

• Revelation or realization

• Discomfort or vulnerability

• Joy, renewal, or new energy

• Truth-telling

• The tremor that signals something beginning

The theme is a doorway, not a boundary.
Literal or abstract interpretations are welcome.