12F Issue 00 – Fuck it, I'm European

‘We made a flag. Twelve flowers instead of twelve stars’

A timely riposte to the divisive post-Brexit political zeitgeist, 12F is a new independent magazine from Austria ‘that treats European identity not as a political programme but as a cultural practice.’ Features are divided into three subcategories—‘Unity in Diversity’, ‘Humanism’, and ‘Savoir Vivre’—combining interviews with activists, creative practitioners and facilitators, entrepreneurs and political leaders, with historical trivia, infographics, an alternative events calendar, and an abundance of social impact photography.

This inaugural issue, titled ‘Fuck it, I’m European’, features a cobalt blue cover—in reference to the EU flag—and is one of a limited edition of 500 hand numbered copies, primarily distributed to friends, contributors and fellow members of the creative community. Inside, you’ll find conversations spanning Moldova-Russia relations, St Pauli’s fan-owned co-operative, the legacy of the Troubles, subversive condom packaging and the human cost of digitally optimising public space, with contributions from the likes of Kae Tempest, novelist Robert Menasse, former Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister Nicu Popescu, and the people behind CERN, FC St. Pauli and Vienna’s ImPulsTanz festival.