IT’S JULY 2019 AND IT’S VERY HOT. TISSUE MAGAZINE CALLS CLAIRE MILBRATH FROM THE ROOF OF SCHLOSS ISENBURG, THE OLD CASTLE ON THE CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ART & DESIGN IN OFFENBACH. WHICH IN ITSELF IS ODD: USUALLY TISSUE’S EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES ARE CONFINED TO THE APARTMENT-COME-OFFICE OF TISSUE’S EDITOR-IN-CHIEF. SOMETHING THAT CLAIRE HERSELF IS USED TO: SHE HAS BEEN RUNNING EDITORIAL MAGAZINE FROM HER BEDROOM IN MONTREAL FOR YEARS. BUT THAT’S JUST THE NEW NORMAL: AS THE MAGAZINE’S EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, WHO IS ALSO MAKING A CAREER AS A PAINTER, CLAIRE SAYS SHE NEVER REALLY TAKES MEETINGS IN PERSON ANYWAY.
