Sirene is an international award-winning bi-annual publication, tailored for those people who feel close to the sea even when they are far away from it. Large recycled paper pages, rough and porous as only saltwater stains can be, large white spaces, pure as a sea horizon, and page-turner stories that will put you on the same wave-length with a surging community looking at the oceans as the intersection of the planet’s destinies.  Its paper is made from algae, to make use of excess algal blooms from lagoons at risk. For every half kilo of fresh algae, a kilo of wood is saved.

This autumn issue of 2023 features: William Trubridge: Beyond His Own Limits. Journey Among the Imaginary Islands. G-Land: Surfing in the Tiger’s Lair. A Stromboli Glossary. Marcela Witt: Between Ocean and Dunes. Suggestions From a Waterman’s Bookshelf. Tales of Sailing, Wood, and Surfing. Urak Lawoi, the “People of the Sea”. At the Beach. Isle of Wight. Sea Bags. Gente di Mare Award.

SIRENE N°17, Autumn 2023, English edition 💙

Photos by Anna Iltnere / Sea Library