SOAP #3 “Corner Shop”
SOAP Magazine, 2025
Periodical

“With SOAP #3, we look to the often overlooked—the corner shop. This universal entity sits quietly on the periphery, tucked into the city’s folds, easy to ignore but impossible to live without. […] From fictional sketches of London’s corner shop clientele to a reimagining of the Parisian streets as boutique-like enclaves, we’re mapping the many roles of the Greek peripteros and dedicating odes to Japanese konbinis. The corner shop evokes heartbreak and consolation on Valentine’s Day, homesickness eased by the familiar shelves of a Polish sklep, and a deep dive into the hidden processes keeping its goods ’alive’.” Source : Luiza Kohtanena and Rasuole Sukaityte, SOAP #3 “Corner Shop”, Paris, mai 2025, “Note on SOAP #3 Corner Shop”, p. 5

This issue was supported by the Lithuanian Council for Culture. Issue launched on 31 May 2025 at the Galerie du Petit Prieuré, in the 11th arrondissement of Paris. Photographs of the event: Jenia Filatova.