Shoebox is a self-published, self-funded and independent magazine founded in 2024, dedicated to fostering open conversation and critical thinking through discussions on art and culture and their connection to social and political issues.
Set firmly in the belief that no creative work is ever finished, Shoebox does not suggest itself to be a finished product, but is in perpetual accumulation, constantly rethinking, revisioning and retracing its steps in order to stay relevant and grow. Shoebox includes work in all stages of its development, offering contributors a space to share their ideas in a laid-back and inclusive format.
Springing from an urgency to preserve, record and share the many ways people think, question, and engage with the world, Shoebox collects work guided by curiosity, aiming to give space to discussions beyond the confines of rigid hierarchies, gatekeeping and hoity-toity artspeak.
While primarily in English, Shoebox includes work in any language By publishing original texts alongside an English translation, we aim to further facilitate an inclusive and accessible space that tackles language barriers and crosses our arbitrary borders.
In line with these commitments, all previous issues are available as free PDFs through the respective links below.
Shoebox Magazine is based in The Hague, partly in Stockholm and previously in Cairo. We operate within an international network on social media and in the cities we manoeuvre, reaching out through open calls and direct invitations.
Submissions to participate in coming issues of Shoebox Magazine are read on a rolling basis and sent to magazineshoebox@gmail.com. We aim to release three issues per year, with open calls for submissions being spread on our website, social media and across our immediate network.
We translate from Arabic and Swedish, and will collaborate with translators from other languages when needed to the best of our ability.
Printed in limited numbers, each original copy of Shoebox Magazine is bound by hand before being distributed in bookstores at events and privately.
You are free to reprint, distribute and share Shoebox Magazines in any way you like. Sales of all issues go to covering printing and paper costs. We are currently unable to pay contributors for published work.
SOLD OUT
Shoebox #5 — Postcombobulation January 2026
San Serriffe
Sint Annenstraat 30
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Royal Academy of Art, Library
Prinsessegracht 4
The Hague, The Netherlands
Stroom Den Haag, Library
Hogewal 1
The Hague, The Netherlands
Rönnells Antikvariat
Birger Jarlsgatan 32
Stockholm, Sweden
Nord Books
Sankt Paulsgatan 20
Stockholm, Sweden
The Alexandria Deli
27 Ismalia St.
Kafr Abdo
Alexandria, Egypt
Available for purchase online through San Serriffe
SOLD OUT
Shoebox #4 May 2025
Page Not Found
Boekhorststraat 102
The Hague, The Netherlands
Royal Academy of Art, Library
Prinsessegracht 4
The Hague, The Netherlands
Papercut
Krukmakargatan 24-26
Stockholm, Sweden
MMAG Foundation, lesser amman library
30 Othman Bin Affan Street
Jabal Amman
Amman, Jordan
Falak Book Store
7 Gamal Al Din Abou Mahasen
Garden City
Cairo, Egypt
The Alexandria Deli
27 Ismalia St.
Kafr Abdo
Alexandria, Egypt
Available for purchase online through Papercut
Shoebox #4 - External links:
Crafts of Cairo - Aleksandar Columby
CHILDTHERAPIST (Ashtray, Abortion Clinic)
Non-Institutional Art as a Means of Protest: Speed, Urban Space, and Social Commentary - Milo Hatfield
SOLD OUT
Shoebox #3 December 2024
Royal Academy of Art, Library
Prinsessegracht 4
The Hague, The Netherlands
Papercut
Krukmakargatan 24-26
Stockholm, Sweden
Archive Souq
John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10
Berlin, Germany
MMAG Foundation, lesser amman library
30 Othman Bin Affan Street
Jabal Amman
Amman, Jordan
SOLD OUT
Shoebox #2 September 2024
Rönnells Antikvariat
Birger Jarlsgatan 32
Stockholm, Sweden
Larrys Corner
Grindgatan 35
Stockholm, Sweden
Page Not Found
Boekhorststraat 102
The Hague, The Netherlands
Contemporary Image Collective, Library
Etehad El-Mohamein El-Arab Street 2
Garden City
Cairo, Egypt
SOLD OUT
Shoebox #1 April 2024
Activities
Grupptryck: Magasin- och zinefestival 2026, May 2026. Stockholm, Sweden.
Interviewed by Bättre Stadsdel for Grupptryck: Magazine and Zine Festival 2026, May 2026. Stockholm, Sweden.
Dopamin Issues, group show at Issues Gallery. March 2026. Stockholm, Sweden.
Interviewed by Dylan Murray for Revolutionary Publishing? in Reaching Out: A Book on Agency, Care, Identity and… February 2026.
Interviewed by Layla Raik for Within the Folds of Zine-Making in Egypt February 2026.
bring your own book fair, October 2025. Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
An Invitation & Introduction to Shoebox, Design Talk at German University in Cairo. April 2025. Cairo, Egypt.
Shoebox at Shelter Art Space, (In collaboration with Felix František’s Haven). March 2025. Alexandria, Egypt.
Cairo Art Book Fair. December 2024. Cairo, Egypt.
bring your own book fair, May 2024. Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Open calls
Open call for our sixth issue (PAST)
Open call for our fifth issue (PAST)
Open call for our fourth issue (PAST)
Open call for our second issue (PAST)
Shoebox is a self-published, self-funded and independent magazine founded in 2024, dedicated to fostering open conversation and critical thinking through discussions on art and culture and their connection to social and political issues.
Set firmly in the belief that no creative work is ever finished, Shoebox does not suggest itself to be a finished product, but is in perpetual accumulation, constantly rethinking, revisioning and retracing its steps in order to stay relevant and grow. Shoebox includes work in all stages of its development, offering contributors a space to share their ideas in a laid-back and inclusive format.
Springing from an urgency to preserve, record and share the many ways people think, question, and engage with the world, Shoebox collects work guided by curiosity, aiming to give space to discussions beyond the confines of rigid hierarchies, gatekeeping and hoity-toity artspeak.
In line with these commitments, all previous issues are available as free PDFs through the respective links below.
Shoebox Magazine is based in The Hague, partly in Stockholm and previously in Cairo. We operate within an international network on social media and in the cities we manoeuvre, reaching out through open calls and direct invitations.
Submissions to participate in coming issues of Shoebox Magazine are read on a rolling basis and sent to magazineshoebox@gmail.com. We aim to release three issues per year, with open calls for submissions being spread on our website, social media and across our immediate network.
Set firmly in the belief that no creative work is ever finished, Shoebox does not suggest itself to be a finished product, but is in perpetual accumulation, constantly rethinking, revisioning and retracing its steps in order to stay relevant and grow. Shoebox includes work in all stages of its development, offering contributors a space to share their ideas in a laid-back and inclusive format.
Springing from an urgency to preserve, record and share the many ways people think, question, and engage with the world, Shoebox collects work guided by curiosity, aiming to give space to discussions beyond the confines of rigid hierarchies, gatekeeping and hoity-toity artspeak.
While primarily in English, Shoebox includes work in any language By publishing original texts alongside an English translation, we aim to further facilitate an inclusive and accessible space that tackles language barriers and crosses our arbitrary borders.
In line with these commitments, all previous issues are available as free PDFs through the respective links below.
Shoebox Magazine is based in The Hague, partly in Stockholm and previously in Cairo. We operate within an international network on social media and in the cities we manoeuvre, reaching out through open calls and direct invitations.
Submissions to participate in coming issues of Shoebox Magazine are read on a rolling basis and sent to magazineshoebox@gmail.com. We aim to release three issues per year, with open calls for submissions being spread on our website, social media and across our immediate network.
We translate from Arabic and Swedish, and will collaborate with translators from other languages when needed to the best of our ability.
Printed in limited numbers, each original copy of Shoebox Magazine is bound by hand before being distributed in bookstores at events and privately.
Printed in limited numbers, each original copy of Shoebox Magazine is bound by hand before being distributed in bookstores at events and privately.
You are free to reprint, distribute and share Shoebox Magazines in any way you like. Sales of all issues go to covering printing and paper costs. We are currently unable to pay contributors for published work.
Shoebox #5 — Postcombobulation January 2026
San Serriffe
Sint Annenstraat 30
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Royal Academy of Art, Library
Prinsessegracht 4
The Hague, The Netherlands
Stroom Den Haag, Library
Hogewal 1
The Hague, The Netherlands
Rönnells Antikvariat
Birger Jarlsgatan 32
Stockholm, Sweden
Nord Books
Sankt Paulsgatan 20
Stockholm, Sweden
The Alexandria Deli
27 Ismalia St.
Kafr Abdo
Alexandria, Egypt
Available for purchase online through San Serriffe
Open call for our first issue (PAST)
For inquiries, critique, ideas
or to be part
in shaping coming issues,
please reach out to magazineshoebox@gmail.com
or via Instagram @shoebox.magazine
Dennis Farnsworth, founder and editor-in-chief
Lumi Androvic Muzio, co-editor
For inquiries, critique, ideas
or to be part in shaping coming issues,
please reach out to magazineshoebox@gmail.com
or via Instagram @shoebox.magazine
Dennis Farnsworth, founder and editor-in-chief
Lumi Androvic Muzio, co-editor